Biography
Dr Khalifa Elmusharaf is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He is the Director of the Public Health Master Programm at the School of Medicine. He was trained and began his career as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. He has worked for twenty years as a researcher, project manager, lecturer and health system specialist in academia, ministries of health, and international organizations in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Dr Elmusharaf is a consultant in public health, biostatistics, and research methods, with experience in qualitative research, community-based initiatives, and health system & service research.
Dr Elmusharaf's research interest is in Global Maternal Health in developing countries and conflict-affected fragile states.
Research Interests
Dr Elmusharaf's research interest includes:
- Women's health
- Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health
- Health systems in developing countries and conflict affected fragile states.
Professional Activities
Education
- 2020 Faculty of Public Health Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom - FFPH
- 2016 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Postgraduate Certificate
- 2012 National University of Ireland Galway - PhD
- 2011 Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Postgraduate Certificate
- 2007 UMST University - Postgraduate Diploma
- 2002 UMST University - MBBS
Association
- 2020 FFPH, Faculty of Public Health Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
- 2016 Advisor to on the Mother and Newborn Information for Tracking Outcomes and Results (MONITOR), World Health Organization WHO
- 2015 Member of Board of Directors , The Network: Towards Unity for Health TUFH
- 2015 Advisor to the steering committee , Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict Affected States at Health Systems Global
- 2011 Fellow, Royal Society of Public Health RSPH
Committee
- 2019 Clinical Transformation working group , Clinical Transformation working group on ULHG Health Sciences Academy
- 2018 WHO CHAT Technical Advisory Group, Act as a Technical Adviser to WHO on Child Health Accountability Tracking (CHAT) to provide a standard set of indicators for monitoring and reporting on child health globally.
- 2017 EHS Internationalization Committee,
- 2016 National Undergraduate Curriculum Working Group , National Undergraduate Curriculum on Health Behaviour Change for Chronic Disease Prevention & Management
- 2016 WHO MONITOR Technical Advisory Group, Advise World Health Organization WHO on matters of measurement, metrics and monitoring of maternal and newborn health for the Departments of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MCA) and Reproductive Health and Research (RHR) as part of The Mother and Newborn Information for Tracking Outcomes and Results (MONITOR) technical advisory group.
Award
- 2017 - Ambassador Recognition Award
Employment
- 2016 University of Limerick - Senior Lecturer in Public Health
- 2012 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Lecturer in Epidemiology & Public Health Medicine Population & International Health Coordinator
- 2010 Reproductive & Child Health Research Unit (RCRU) - Director
Language
- English
- Arabic
Publications
Other Publication
Effective coverage measurement in maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition: progress, future prospects, and implications for quality health systems
Marsh A.D.;Muzigaba M.;Diaz T.;Requejo J.;Jackson D.;Chou D.;Cresswell J.A.;Guthold R.;Moran A.C.;Strong K.L.;Banerjee A.;Soucat A.
The Lancet. Global Health
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30104-2
Methodological approaches for assessing the cost of diabetic foot ulcers: A systematic literature review
Mairghani M.;Jassim G.;Elmusharaf K.;Patton D.;Eltahir O.;Moore Z.;Sorensen J.
Journal of wound care
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2019.28.5.261
Social inclusion in the Irish health context: Policy and stakeholder mapping
O’Donnell P.;O’Donovan D.;Elmusharaf K.
Irish journal of medical science
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-019-02060-1
Sabemos realmente quem é deixado para trás e quem corre o risco de ficar para trás?
Elmusharaf K.;Daboin B.;Crocetta T.
Journal of Human Growth and Development
DOI: 10.7322/jhgd.152135
Measuring social exclusion in healthcare settings: a scoping review
O'Donnell, P,O'Donovan, D,Elmusharaf, K
International Journal For Equity In Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0732-1
Community challenges when using large plastic bottles for Solar Energy Disinfection of Water (SODIS)
Borde P.;Elmusharaf K.;McGuigan K.;Keogh M.
Bmc Public Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3535-6
Peer Reviewed Journal
Heart rate variability helps to distinguish the intensity of menopausal symptoms: A prospective, observational and transversal study
Martinelli P.;Sorpreso I.;Raimundo R.;Junior O.;Zangirolami-Raimundo J.;Malveira de Lima M.;Pérez-Riera A.;Pereira V.;Elmusharaf K.;Valenti V.;Carlos de Abreu L.
Plos One
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225866
Legislation targeting head shops selling new psychoactive substances and changes in drug-related psychiatric admissions: A national database study
Smyth B.;Daly A.;Elmusharaf K.;McDonald C.;Clarke M.;Craig S.;Cullen W.
Early Intervention In Psychiatry
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12807
Mention of ethical review and informed consent in the reports of research undertaken during the armed conflict in Darfur (2004-2012): a systematic review.
Hussein G;Elmusharaf K;
Bmc Medical Ethics
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-019-0377-7
Social exclusion in primary healthcare settings: The time for measurement has come
O'Donnell P.;Elmusharaf K.
Journal Of Human Growth And Development
DOI: 10.7322/jhgd.157747
Developing a national undergraduate standardized curriculum for future healthcare professionals on “Making Every Contact Count” for chronic disease prevention in the Republic of Ireland
Sinclair D.;Savage E.;O’ Brien M.;O’Reilly A.;Mullaney C.;Killeen M.;O’Reilly O.;Field C.;Fitzpatrick P.;Murrin C.;Connolly D.;Patterson A.;Denieffe S.;Elmusharaf K.;Hickey A.;Mellon L.;Flood M.;Sweeney M.
Journal of interprofessional care
DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2019.1684884
Effect of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) supplementation on visceral adiposity index (VAI) and blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as indicators of cardiovascular disease (CVD): a randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial
Babiker, R,Elmusharaf, K,Keogh, MB,Saeed, AM
Lipids In Health And Disease
DOI: 10.1186/s12944-018-0711-y
Do we really know who are left behind and who are at risk of being left behind?
Khalifa Elmusharaf;Blanca Elena Guerriero Daboin;Tania Brusque Crocetta;
Journal Of Human Growth And Development
DOI: 10.7322/jhgd.152135
Barriers to progressing through a methadone maintenance treatment programme: perspectives of the clients in the Mid-West of Ireland's drug and alcohol services
Moran, L;Keenan, E;Elmusharaf, K
Bmc Health Services Research
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3717-2
Measuring social exclusion in healthcare settings: a scoping review.
O'Donnell, P; O'Donovan, D; Elmusharaf, K
International Journal For Equity In Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0732-1
Opioid substitution treatment and heroin dependent adolescents: reductions in heroin use and treatment retention over twelve months
Smyth, BP;Elmusharaf, K;Cullen, W
BMC pediatrics
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-1137-4
Ghana health services and the Irish health system - bridging the gap.
Akaateba D;Andan M;Hadfield K;Elmusharaf K;Leddin D;Murphy F;Ofosu W;Sheehan C;Finucane P;
Irish medical journal
Patterns and determinants of pathways to reach comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (CEmONC) in South Sudan: Qualitative diagrammatic pathway analysis
Elmusharaf, K; Byrne, E; AbuAgla, A; AbdelRahim, A; Manandhar, M; Sondorp, E; O'Donovan, D
Bmc Pregnancy And Childbirth
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1463-9.
The prevalence and incidence of diabetic foot ulcers among five countries in the Arab world: a systematic review.
Mairghani M;Elmusharaf K;Patton D;Burns J;Eltahir O;Jassim G;Moore Z;
Journal of wound care
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2017.26.sup9.s27
Social and traditional practices and their implications for family planning: A participatory ethnographic study in Renk, South Sudan
Elmusharaf, K; Byrne, E;, O'Donovan, D
Reproductive Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0273-2
Evaluation of the natural coagulant Moringa oleifera as a pretreatment for SODIS in contaminated turbid water
Keogh, MB; Elmusharaf, K; Borde, P; Mcguigan, K
Solar Energy
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.10.010
Metabolic effects of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): Randomized, placebo controlled double blind trial
Babiker, R,Elmusharaf, K,Keogh, MB,Banaga, ASI,Saeed, AM
Functional Foods In Health And Disease
Participatory Ethnographic Evaluation and Research: Reflections on the Research Approach Used to Understand the Complexity of Maternal Health Issues in South Sudan
Elmusharaf, K;, Byrne, E; Manandhar, M; Hemmings, J; O'Donovan, D
Qualitative health research
DOI: 10.1177/1049732316673975
Violence toward health workers in Bahrain Defense Force Royal Medical Services' emergency department
Rafeea, F,Al Ansari, A,Abbas, EM,Elmusharaf, K,Abu Zeid, MS
Open Access Emergency Medicine
DOI: 10.2147/OAEM.S147982
Prevalence and presentation of tuberculosis among hemodialysis patients in Khartoum, Sudan
Banaga, ASI,Siddiq, NK,Alsayed, RT,Babiker, R,Elmusharaf, K
Saudi Journal Of Kidney Diseases And Transplantation
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.190873
Community challenges when using large plastic bottles for Solar Energy Disinfection of Water (SODIS)
Borde, P; Elmusharaf, K; McGuigan, KG; Keogh, MB
Bmc Public Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3535-6
From local to global: a qualitative review of the multi-leveled impact of a multi-country health research capacity development partnership on maternal health in Sudan
Elmusharaf, K,Tahir, H,Donovan, DO,Brugha, R,Homeida, M,Abbas, AMO,Byrne, E
Globalization And Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0153-0
A balancing act: A phenomenological exploration of medical students' experiences of using mobile devices in the clinical setting
Rashid-Doubell, F; Mohamed, S; Elmusharaf, K; O'Neill, CS
BMJ open
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011896
Strategies to increase demand for maternal health services in resource-limited settings: Challenges to be addressed
Elmusharaf, K; Byrne, E; O'Donovan, D
Bmc Public Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2222-3
Sero-prevalence of dengue infections in the Kassala state in the eastern part of the Sudan in 2011
Sayed Himatt;Kamal E. Osman;Somia I. Okoued;Osama E. Seidahmed;Mark E. Beatty;Mohammed A. Soghaier;Khalifa Elmusharaf;
Journal Of Infection And Public Health
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.04.023
Causes of end stage renal failure among haemodialysis patients in Khartoum State/Sudan
Banaga, AS; Mohammed, EB; Siddig, RM; Salama, DE; Elbashir, SB; Khojali, MO; Babiker, RA; Elmusharaf, K; Homeida, MM5
BMC research notes
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1509-x
Misunderstanding of the Term "DNR" in a Middle-Eastern Teaching Hospital
Ismail, Mohamed;Khashaba, Shehab;Elmusharaf, Khalifa;Etman, Mahmoud;Hakim, Karim Abdel;Tierney, Eamon;
Bahrain Medical Bulletin
Awareness of healthcare workers to total parenteral feeding in neonatal units
Keogh, M.B.;Ahmed, D.;Abouzaid, C.;Elmusharaf, K.;
Bahrain Medical Bulletin
Cross-sectional community-based study of the socio-demographic factors associated with the prevalence of dengue in the eastern part of Sudan in 2011 Infectious Disease epidemiology
Soghaier, MA; Himatt, S; Osman, KE; Okoued, SI; Seidahmed, OE; Beatty, ME; Elmusharaf, K;, Khogali, J; Shingrai, NH; Elmangory, MM
Bmc Public Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1913-0
Awareness of Healthcare Workers to Total Parenteral Feeding in Neonatal Units
Keogh, Michael B.;Ahmed, Duaa;Abouzaid, Catherine;Elmusharaf, Khalifa;
Bahrain Medical Bulletin
To click or not to click: Introducing audience response system during undergraduate teaching to improve academic performance
Rashid-Doubell, F.;Doubell, T.;OâSullivan, R.;Elmusharaf, K.;
Bahrain Medical Bulletin
Reconstructive Surgery for Female Genital Mutilation Starts Sexual Functioning in Sudanese Woman: A Case Report
Fazari, AB; Berg, RC; Mohammed, WA; Gailii, EB; Elmusharaf, K
Journal Of Sexual Medicine
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12286
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) IN SUDAN: WHAT DO MEN THINK? Abstracts
Abdalla, M.;Omer, A.;Elmusharaf, K.;
Contraception
Effects of gum Arabic ingestion on body mass index and body fat percentage in healthy adult females: Two-arm randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind trial
Babiker R; Merghani, TH; Elmusharaf, K; Badi, RM; Lang, F; Saeed, AM
Nutrition Journal
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-111
POSITIVE ROLE OF MEN IN MATERNAL HEALTH IN POST CONFLICT SOUTH SUDAN
Khalil, A.;Elmusharaf, K.;Mekki, H.;
Contraception
KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZATION OF FAMILY PLANNING METHODS: A STUDY FROM POSTCONFLICT SOUTH SUDAN
Abdalla, Seifeldin M.;Elmusharaf, K.;
Contraception
Risk factors of post renal transplant anemia among Sudanese patients, a study in three renal transplant centers
Banaga, AS; Yousif, ME; Elmusharaf, K
Bmc Nephrology
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-12-37
Core competencies for patient safety research: a cornerstone for global capacity strengthening.
Andermann A;Ginsburg L;Norton P;Arora N;Bates D;Wu A;Larizgoitia I;Patient Safety Research Training and Education Expert Working Group of WHO Patient Safety;
BMJ quality & safety
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.041814
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON SUDANESE PATIENTS AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS
Ibrahim, W.;Elmusharaf, K.;Ali, M.;
Contraception
Husbands' attitude toward sudanese women living with urogenital fistulae after vaginal delivery and its psychological consequences
Elmusharaf, K.;Fadulallah, S.;Fazari, A.;
Contraception
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.04.106
Evaluation of Sudanese women's sexual life after childbirth
Elmusharaf, K.;Mustafa, N. S.;Fazari, A. B.;
Contraception
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.05.051