Shima Idries

Shima is an End FGM/C intern with RAHMA and an MPH candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research interests include infectious diseases among vulnerable populations, substance use, and refugee and women’s health. Most recently, Ms. Idries has researched treatment options for people who inject drugs living with chronic Hepatitis C infection in Baltimore City. Prior to that, she’s conducted research in Lusaka, Zambia evaluating the impact of alcohol use on tuberculosis prevalence in HIV positive individuals. Shima also serves newly arrived Sudanese refugee families in Baltimore City as a family mentor and English tutor. For fun, she enjoys dancing, traveling, and Netflix.