I am Almamy Amara TOURE
Public Health Researcher
Overview
I am a public health researcher specialised in quntitative methods, my work focuses on inequities in women’s, adolescents’, and newborn health, including harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriage, as well as emerging non-communicable diseases. I aim to generate rigorous, actionable evidence and to engage frontline health workers, policymakers, and religious leaders so that research findings are translated into concrete changes in guidelines, services, and community norms.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
With over 8 years of experience in monitoring and evaluating public health programs, I specialize in applying quantitative and econometric methods to health research. Holding a degree in clinical research, I have confirmed expertise in managing tropical diseases and strengthening health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. I have significant experience advising organizations such as WHO and a track record of publications in reputable scientific journals.
• Current Position: Public Health Researcher at the National Institute of Public Health (Guinea).
• Monitoring and evaluating national and international health programs
• Designing and implementing innovative public health research projects
• In-depth analysis of research data for strategic decision-making
• Collaborating with NGOs, ministries, and leaders at various levels
• Scientific and medical writing with several publications to my credit
• Expertise in health system strengthening and health economic evaluation.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• Master 2 in Public Health, Specialty in Quantitative and Econometric Methods
for Health Research (MQERS)
University of Aix Marseille, France | September 2017 - July 2018
• Master’s degree in public health
University of Aix Marseille, France | September 2016 - June 2017
• D.U. Methods in Clinical Research
University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, France | September 2015 - June 2016
• Doctor of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine-Pharmacy-Odontostomatology, University of Conakry | September 2002 - June 2009
OTHER TRAININGS
• May 17 - June 12, 2021: USAID Online Training. Sampling in Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS).
• May 13 - May 16, 2019: Dakar (Senegal). West African Health Organization (WAHO): Health Facility Data Analysis for Key Indicators.
• December 10-13, 2018: Bamako (Mali): Training workshop on neglected tropical diseases.
• September 4-28, 2018: Grand Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire). WAHO: Second workshop on capacity building in data analysis for reproductive, maternal, neonatal, infant, and adolescent health.
• March 26-30, 2018: Saly (Senegal). WAHO: First workshop on capacity building in data analysis for reproductive, maternal, neonatal, infant, and adolescent health.
• November 27 - December 1: Centre for Clinical Research (UCRC). Malaria Research and Training Centre (MRTC). Bamako (Mali). Bioethics training workshop.
• January 1 - February 28, 2014: Morocco (Rabat). Agronomic and Veterinary Institute (IAV). “One Health” course on major zoonotic diseases (Tuberculosis,Rabies, Brucellosis, Hydatidosis, Leishmaniasis).
CERTIFICATIONS
• February 3 - March 16, 2023: Institute for Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development, Clermont-Ferrand (France): Certificate of Achievement. "Identifying and Building Your Development Project".
• April 11 - November 25, 2022: Institute for Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development, France (CERDI). Certificate of Achievement. "Strengthening Health Systems and Policies to Combat Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases".
• August 17-28, 2020: KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam (Netherlands).Certificate of Credits (3 ECTS credits). Health Monitoring and Evaluation in a Dynamic Context.
• March 4 - May 10, 2019: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp (Belgium).Certificate of Credits (15 ECTS credits). Planning and Management of Tropical Disease Control Programs (Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Neglected Tropical Diseases).
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
• December 2023: The Applied Malaria Modelling Network (AMMnet) Small Grant Workshop on Econometric Modelling for Malaria Control in Guinea
• December 2023 - February 2024: Consultant for the Non-Governmental
Organization Integrated Health for mapping the financial flow of community health in Guinea.
• August 2023 - November 2023: USAID-RTI Guinea. Consultant for the KAP survey “Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of the population and providers regarding malaria, COVID-19, maternal and child health, family planning, and gender-based violence in the regions of Boké, Conakry, Kindia, and Labé”.
• August 2023: Conakry. Consultant for AFENET (The African Field Epidemiology Network) Guinea for the introduction to data analysis with R. Practical implementation of data manipulation and analysis. Introduction to R programming.
• January 2022 to December 2023: Principal Investigator of the study. Small Grant TDR-WHO (Effect of educational talks on the sexual quality of life of patients living with tuberculosis).
• September 5 - December 29, 2022: Support for the internal and external review of the National Tuberculosis Control Program
• April 21 - December 31, 2022: Guinea. Consultant for the World Bank to support data collection for the rapid phone survey aimed at monitoring service interruptions during COVID-19: Period 2019-2021.
• September 1 - December 2020: Principal Investigator of the study. Small Grant TDR-WHO (Quality of life of patients living with tuberculosis in the context of COVID-19).
• Since November 2019: Instructor of research methodology, preventive medicine (control of communicable diseases), and health economics.
• Since 2018: Local representative of Aix Marseille University, France, with tasks including student orientation and supervision.
• 2011-2014: Research Centre of Mafèrinyah. Facilitator for primary healthcare internships for students from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Conakry.
• August 15 - December 17, 2015: Co-Consultant and Supervisor of the National
Survey for Evaluating the Availability and Operational Capacity of Health Services
(SARA).
• September 15 - October 20, 2016: Bancoumana (Mali). Practical internship in malaria vaccine trial: Double-Blind Dose-Escalating Randomized Controlled Phase 1 Study in Malaria Exposed Adults of the Safety and Immunogenicity of Pfs25-EPA/Alhydrogel®, a Transmission Blocking Vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum in Bancoumana, Mali.
• December 1-29, 2015: Guinea. Supervisor of the survey evaluating Ebola virus disease prevention and malaria management in the Gaoual health district.
• November 1 - December 31, 2011: Supervisor of the External Review of the
Expanded Program on Immunization in the health districts of Kindia and Télimélé.
• November 2012 - December 2014: Clinical Investigator for the Phase IIIb/IV clinical trial comparing the efficacy and tolerance of repeated treatment with PyronaridineArtesunate and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine to those of Artesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine.
• February 2011 - December 2013: Guinea. Co-investigator in the study: epidemiology of malaria, biological reference values, efficacy of Artesunate-Amodiaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the sub-prefecture of Maferinyah.
• 2009-2011: Guinea. Independent Supervisor for the World Health Organization (WHO) in epidemiological surveillance of targeted diseases in the expanded immunization program.
• 2008-2010: Conakry. Investigator and Team Leader for several surveys conducted by Action Against Hunger Guinea.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
• Data Management and Analysis Software:
o Proficient in R.
o Intermediate use of Stata.
o Good use of online data collection tools (ODK, ONA, SurveyCTO, Google
Forms, Google Doc, Sheet).
I am a public health researcher at the National Institute of Public Health in Guinea, where I lead and contribute to studies at the intersection of health systems, equity, and infectious and non-communicable diseases. My work has focused on maternal, reproductive, adolescent, and newborn health, harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and early marriage, and, more recently, the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and their interaction with existing vulnerabilities.I trained as a medical doctor and later completed a Master’s in Public Health and a Master 2 in Quantitative and Econometric Methods for Health Research at Aix-Marseille University, as well as a University Diploma in Clinical Research at the University of Bordeaux. This background has allowed me to combine clinical insight with advanced quantitative and econometric approaches in my research.Over the past decade, I have contributed to clinical trials and cohort studies on malaria, including recent work on inequity in malaria transmission among children and adolescents, and to studies on the quality of life of patients living with tuberculosis. I have also led and supported investigations on malaria prevention in pregnancy, psychosocial impacts of COVID-19, and malnutrition among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis. As a consultant or advisor, I have worked with organizations such as the World Health Organization, the World Bank, USAID-funded programs, and national disease control programs, particularly on monitoring and evaluation, survey design, and data analysis.Alongside research, I teach research methodology, preventive medicine, and health economics, and I supervise medical and public health students in their research projects and internships. I am especially interested in engaging frontline health workers, policymakers, and religious leaders with clear and respectful evidence, so that they can influence guidelines, services, and community norms.My passion lies in translating evidence into policy and practice in resource-constrained settings and in strengthening research communication. As an Institute Scholar in the Research Communication Program, I hope to sharpen my ability to craft accessible, impactful messages and bring these skills back to my institution and collaborators to help ensure that research findings contribute to more equitable health outcomes.
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