Jean Bernard Gbangou

Jean Bernard Gbangou is a Health Researcher with more than five years’ experience in the health sector. He is a trained Medical Doctor and has completed his Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in Biostatistics and Applied Econometrics at the University of Aix-Marseille, in France. He is currently conducting research on vaccines against Ebola as an investigator in a clinical trial at Center Muraz Research Institute. Jean Bernard also teaches health informatics at the Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso. Jean Bernard is deeply committed to the fight against malaria in his community of Burkina Faso. Jean Bernard Gbangou is a founding member and Coordinator of the National Association against Malaria in the West Region of Burkina Faso. At this association, he focuses on the design of highly innovative strategies for malaria prevention. Upon the completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship(Africa), Jean Bernard plans to implement an effective health information system that will detect malaria hotspots and take appropriate actions against the disease.