Health Management

Mariama ALLAHOURY

BP *** Ouagadougou ** Burkina Faso

Phone: + (226-**-**-**-**; Email: **********@*****.***

EDUCATION

University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY.

MPH, Health Policy and Management, May 2008.

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.

Bachelors of Science in Management May 2005

Major: Management & Finance

Suffolk University, Dakar, Senegal

Associate degree, Interdisciplinary Business, June 2003

University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

English Proficiency, May 2001

WORK EXPERIENCE

Public Health & Gender Specialist, West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, February 2010-Present.

Develop operational plans, select appropriate indicators for measuring performance on the pilot project for reducing the incidence of malaria in the sub-region

Develop technical notes and identify key strategies on health reform issues

Provide technical advice to countries in the development of their national health policies, health sector strategic plans and budgets, with emphasis on the integration of various forms of insurance, primary health care and the extension of social protection in health

Develop forums and partnerships with stakeholders, international and multilateral agencies, and civil society groups to advance the objectives of the program of work at the national and regional level

Compile, analyze and disseminate evidence-based information on development and advances made in the area of social protection and social health insurance schemes

Design a matrix to monitor and evaluate health indicators (mortality rate, birth rate, health practitioner/1000 persons…) on yearly basis in WAEMU states

Prepare technical and periodic reports of routine activities and assignments undertaken on special missions

Organize a round table of donors to present WAEMU’s Economic Regional Program second phase

Organize trainings on how to repair “female genitals mutilations victims” to health practitioners in the sub-region

Participate in the writing of WAEMU’s gender general policy document

Maintain strategic and sustainable partnerships with stakeholders for the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment, in order to improve maternal and child health.

Intern, World Health Organization, Office at the European Union Brussels, Belgium, June -December 2009.

Assist the World/European Union (WEU) team to implement the WEU work plan for 2009

Design a matrix of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries Strategy Papers and their progress towards the health Millennium Development Goals.

Participate in day to day policy discussion relevant to global health

Complete a research paper on the Swedish presidency to the Council of European Union.

Volunteer at UNICEF Belgium, member of the Lecture and Campaign and Fundraising groups, Brussels, Belgium, November 2008-December 2009.

Support the yearly campaign themes that UNICEF promotes throughout Belgium and the world.

Organize evening events focusing on UNICEF activities in developing countries.

Participate in the promotion of the campaign objectives within international schools in Belgium.

Organize fundraising events to raise money for UNICEF Belgium.

HIV/AIDS Project Associate, Division of HIV Prevention, AIDS Institute of the New York State Department of Health, Albany NY, January-May 2008.

Complete presentations for each population-based Prevention Planning Group (PPG) on key research questions and state-of-the-art behavioral and intervention research.

Participate in the conceptualization, development, application and early analysis of a NYS-wide Community Services Assessment for HIV prevention services.

Serve as interim staff member to conduct contractor oversight visits including observation of programs in state correctional facilities.

Participate where appropriate in Division-level policy development and discussion.

Junior Grant Writer, Center for Disability Services, Albany, NY May-August 2007

Search and Review Literature on Telemedicine, Latest Treatment and Assessment tools on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alzheimer among Individuals with Developmental Disability.

Develop an Analysis of the Literature and identify which of the three topics to pursue for a grant proposal.

Develop a complete grant proposal.

Operations Analyst, Bank of America, Boston, MA September 2005-June 2006

Process dealer- broker transactions through dealer services and sales vision System

Selected by management to work on broker’s commission and train newly hired analysts.

SKILLS

Microsoft Office, SWOT Analysis, Balance Scorecard Techniques.

LANGUAGES

English: Fluent

French: Mother tongue

Spanish: Basic

ACTIVITIES

Volunteer at Ronald Mc Donald House, New Orleans LA

Member of the campaign for collection of funds for Tsunami victims, UNO

AWARDS

Finalist of Tulane Business plan competition, Honorable mention, New Orleans, LA.

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