Pierre Balamou

Pierre Balamou has over five years of experience working in the implementation of priority health programs with a special focus on malaria control, maternal and child health, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. Pierre Balamou currently serves as an intern with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and works on the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) in Nigeria. His responsibilities include developing a new national Malaria strategic plan for 2014-2020, providing assessment of health workers, and conducting trainings at the national, local, government, and community levels. Pierre holds a certificate of completion in Public Health Management from WAHO in Burkina Faso, a Master of Science in Health Programs Management from the African Centre for Advanced Management Studies in Senegal and a diploma of Medical Doctor from the University of Guinea. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, he would like to support health policy formulation and strategy planning at all levels of the health system in Guinea. He also plans to set up a capacity building agency for global health access and leadership development.