Samira Ouédrago, Advisor

Named an “emerging voice for global health” in 2020, Samira is a committed activist for women leadership in global health. She is a researcher, consultant, and advocate in population and global health who has built capacities in the design, implementation and the evaluation of public health programs and interventions. Throughout her academic and work experiences, she has provided leadership and technical assistance on diverse projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, France, the United-Kingdom, and Canada. Samira is co-founder and Chair of the Women in Global Health (WGH) Francophone West Africa (FWA) Chapter an organization working to challenge power and privilege for gender equity in health.

Born in Burkina Faso, she holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Epidemiology and Public Heath from the University of Burgundy (France) and a Doctoral Degree in Pharmacy from the Mohammed V University in Rabat (Morocco). She has benefited from a post-Ph.D. training in transdisciplinary research on public policies promoting health and for health system improvement at McGill University and the Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec as part of The Canadian Institutes of Health research Health System Impact Fellowship (HSIF) program.