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.

Full biography

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.

Mission statement

I work in health systems where many people still do not receive fair and timely care. I want to use my research to make these inequalities visible and impossible to ignore. I aim to turn data into simple tools, visuals, and stories that health workers, policymakers, religious leaders, and social media influencers can use in clinics, community meetings, faith spaces, and online platforms. By supporting them with clear, actionable messages, I am working to reduce inequities at every step of the health care system, from first contact to long-term follow-up.