Abdoul Karim Nassirou

Professional Activities

  • Public health specialist working since 2003 for the Swiss tropical Institute as Local Fund Agent in Niger (5 grants) and with 30 years of working experience in the field of health and public health.
  • Data Quality Audit in Ivory Coast (2007), Chad and Madagascar (2005). 
  • Previous head of department for recycling in the Institute for Public Health in Niamey, Niger.
  • Trained in the administration of health programs and holds three corresponding university degrees.
  • Recently finished a two years assignment in Chad as international expert in charge of the strategic orientation of polio eradication efforts of the Chadian Ministry of Health.

Higher Education and Qualifications

  • 2005: Training on conducting DQA audit for GAVI
  • 1997: Diploma of advanced studies in nutritional and food science, GAND University, Belgium
  • 1996: PhD in Public Health, The Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, Focus area: Planning and management of public health projects and pro-grammes.
  • 1994: Graduate in administration of public health services and health, social and hospital sciences, Public Health School of the Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1985: Graduation in health service training and administration, National University of Zaire, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)

Work Experience

  • 2002/2004-present: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Niger
    Representative of the Swiss Tropical Institute in Niger and local project leader of the Local Fund Agent Team of the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). Data Quality Audit for GAVI in Chad, Ivory Coast, Madagascar.
  • 2003-2004: Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Endemic, Niger
    Public Health specialist responsible for the Department of Retraining at the Public Health Institute of Niger. (Refreshing course on Public health, health system and health district management)
  • 2001-2002: World Health Organization, Chad
    International consultant for the World Health Organisation led Expanded Pro-gramme on Immunisation for the eradication of polio in Chad.
  • 1997-1999: Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Endemic, Niger
    In-charge of the development and implementation of training events at the Public Health Institute in Niamey, Niger.
  • 1985-1990: Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Endemic, Niger
    In-charge of the training department for health staff at the Ministry of Public Health and Social Affaires in Niamey, Niger.
  • 1982: Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Endemic, Niger
    Section head for contagious diseases at the National Hospital of Niamey, Niger.
  • 1979-1982: Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Endemic, Niger
    District Health Manager of Gaya, Niger
  • 1978-1979: Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Endemic, Niger
    Section head of Human Health at the National Hospital of Zinder, Niger