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Jamilah trained as a medical doctor in Global Health and Tropical Medicine, holds a teaching degree, and a master’s in International Health.
After her post-graduate training in the Netherlands, she worked with different international organizations in low-resource settings, including Nigeria, Mali, Thailand, and Greece. In these roles she combined clinical work with project development and coordination, research, advocacy, and teaching.
Jamilah is particularly passionate about the sexual and reproductive health and rights of refugees and asylum seekers as well as mental health in humanitarian contexts.
Jamilah was awarded the NWO Mozaiek grant and joined Athena in February 2022. Her PhD comprises of participatory action research focusing on the sexual and reproductive health of refugee women in Greece.
Research
Global Health advisor, KIT Royal Tropical Institute
Teaching
KIT Royal Tropical Institute
Ancillary activities
- KIT | Amsterdam | Adviseur | 2024-01-01 - 2027-01-01
- Trouw | Amsterdam | Adviseur | 2025-04-14 - 2027-05-31
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Academic qualification
International Health, Master, KIT Health, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Award Date: 1 Feb 2021
Medicine, Master, Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Award Date: 1 Oct 2013
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Research output
- 2 Article
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Sexual and reproductive health needs of refugee women on Lesbos, Greece: a participatory cross-sectional study
Sherally, J., Benson, A., Chen, C., Alshamari, Z., Bar Bari, L., Beshir, E., Hosseini, Z., Jafari, H., Jafari, M., Mohamed, K., Mohammadyasin, S., Mutemba, F., Sapounas, S., Karamagioli, E., Terzidis, A., Yaghmaei, N., Le Mat, M. L. J., van den Muijsenbergh, M. & van den Akker, T., Jun 2026, In: BMJ Global Health. 11, 6, p. 1-14 14 p., e019240.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Impact of Displacement on Refugee Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Participatory Study Using Photovoice
Sherally, J., Dnestrianschii, F., Alshamari, Z., Beshir, E., Jafari, H., Jafari, M., Mohamed, K., Mohammadyasin, S., van den Muijsenbergh, M., van den Akker, T., Le Mat, M. & Duijs, S. E., Dec 2025, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 132, 13, p. 2204-2216Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes / Grants
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VU Connected Word Societal Impact Award
Sherally, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize / Grant: Grant › Societal