Dr Souci Frissa
Research Programme Coordinator
Biography
I studied Medicine and gained MSc in Public Health at Addis Ababa University. I have clinical and public health experience in Ethiopia. I joined KCL as a PhD student, working on the course and outcome of Major depression in the rural Ethiopia. I subsequently went on to coordinate a large epidemiological cohort study in South East London (SELCoH), and for two years I have been the Programme Leader for the MSc in Global Mental Health and MSc in Applied Mental Health Research programmes at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN). I am now the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Health System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa (ASSET) programme coordinator.
Start date at Kings: 4/01/2010
Role now: NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Health System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa (ASSET) programme coordinator.
Past roles: MSc GMH lead, MSc Applied Mental Health Research course lead.
Research coordinator: South East London Community Health (SELCoH) study.
Qualifications: PhD in Psychiatric Epidemiology from KCL, MSc in public health from Addis Ababa University, MD from Addis Ababa University.
Research Interests
- I have Public health research interests and the enthusiasm to improve the health service delivery in low income settings.
- Inequalities in mental health and health services.
- Discrimination/unfair treatments and the consequence on health.
Research
Centre for Global Mental Health (CGMH)
The Centre for Global Mental Health (CGMH) aims to address inequities by closing the care gap, and to reduce human rights abuses experienced by people living with mental, neurological and substance use conditions, particularly in low resource settings with a view to contributing to a world where all people living with mental, neurological and substance use disorders can live a life of meaning and dignity.
Research
Centre for Global Mental Health (CGMH)
The Centre for Global Mental Health (CGMH) aims to address inequities by closing the care gap, and to reduce human rights abuses experienced by people living with mental, neurological and substance use conditions, particularly in low resource settings with a view to contributing to a world where all people living with mental, neurological and substance use disorders can live a life of meaning and dignity.