Umaru Barrie is a Sierra Leonean/Guinean-American. He was born in Sierra Leone, but his parents are originally from Guinea, he now lives in the United States for several years where he has been studying Medicine. He is a 5th year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)/Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) candidate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center with a research focus in Molecular Microbiology and medical interests in International Emergency Medicine, Global Health and Infectious Diseases. 

In this interview, Umaru talks about the Covid-19 Pandemic in details and the preventative measures Africa and the rest of the world should take to avoid infection. Umaru is very passionate about helping people. 

Before starting his studies at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Umaru Barrie established several organizations that raised thousands of dollars for humanitarian relief, providing uninsured patients in NYC with health literacy programs, creating relief projects to support Hurricane victims, delivering healthcare and medicines to underprivileged communities in the Dominican Republic, establishing pre-medical pipeline programs for underrepresented minorities, and organizing research projects geared towards HIV/AIDS and Child Mortality in Uganda. He aspires to be a prominent team member of the World Health Organization (WHO).


Host & Writer: Mamadou Barry