Seybou DIARRA, MD, MPH

(Heath & Nutrition Specialist)

P.O. Box 33663 Yaound |Rue 1845, Bastos, Cameroon

Mobile: (+237)655-52-99-67/( +237) 661080073/ +237)680229809
E-mail: seyboud@yahoo.fr / gouloukan71@gmail.com
Skype: Seybou.yaya
Summary
Dr. Seybou Diarra has extensive experience in multi-sectorial programs and project management both in the humanitarian
as well as in development fields and has a professional diploma in Humanitarian Health and Nutrition Programming from
the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a master in Public Health with Nutritional Policies and State Doctorate of
General Medicine. He is currently serving as Field and Nutrition Manager of Adamawa and North regions in Cameroon for
International Medical Corps (IMC). During the past eight years, he designed and implemented several programs at the
health district and international NGO level with both Save the Children and the International Medical Corps (IMC). He has
a solid knowledge of the humanitarian field, donor rules as well as the United Nations system. He was the emergency
nutrition advisor counterpart, school health and nutrition manager and acting field manager with Save the Children
International in Mali. Previously, he worked with the Ministry of Health (MOH) as a technical assistant and the deputy
head of health district to the Regional Health Office in the Sgou region of Mali. One of his best achievements is
conceiving and implementing a multi-institutional program (Harvard University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine, NIPHR (National Institute of Public health Research), National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), Save the
Children) on malaria in schools in the Sikasso region of Mali from 2010-2012.

Areas of Expertise: health, nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), program management, operations
and office management

Education
Professional Diploma in Humanitarian Health and Nutrition for Practitioners, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine &
Save the Children UK, Dakar, Senegal, (August 2014-February 2015)
Studied humanitarian principles, standards and code of ethics, and systematic risk evaluation for health and
nutrition.
Focused on the prioritization of response interventions in emergency situations, the development of appropriate
health and nutrition strategies with context methodology and management, the rapid assessment of health and
nutrition interventions in emergency contexts to respond to priority needs, and the integration of health, nutrition
and HIV in developing emergency programs.
Studied project cycle management in emergency developed integrated responses plans, budgets and planning of
Monitoring and Evaluation Accountability and Learning activities

Master of Public Health, Nutrition Policies, University Senghor, Alexandria, Egypt, (2007-2009)
Studied public health and health policy, law and health, and reproductive health.
Studied social marketing and humanitarian causes, health and communication, management of health risks.
Evaluation of health strategies, concepts of quality and performance, and environmental health including health
and infrastructure.
Studied risk management and evaluation of nutritional risks; epidemiology applied to nutrition, nutritional surveys,
Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition (SMART) Methodology; infection and tropical
disease and new strategies threats; strategy and management of nutritional interventions, foods security and
crisis management; and microbiological safety of food and quality assurance.
Mali State Doctorate in General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Mali (FMPOS), University of
Bamako, Mali (2000)
Studied general medicine, diagnostic approach and research methodology.
Continued training

Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transition-Standardized Expanded Nutrition Survey
(SMART SENS) Certificate: Responsible for survey 18-27 August, UNHCR/ACF-Canada, Dakar Senegal, 2015

Certificate in WASH Program Management called WASH in schools certificate course (5 months, 2012), Emory
University USA & Unicef
Studied how to plan, implement and monitor WASH programs in schools and emergency contexts.

Certificate in Financial Management of NGOs, MANGO UK , Bamako, Mali(February, 2014), Save the Children
International and MANGO UK
Learned practical finance management for NGOs.
Certificate in Emergency Nutrition Training, Save the Children, Aman, Jordan ,July 2012, Save the Children
International (topics : CMAM and MRP)

Internship with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Cote dIvoire (3 months, 2008),
University Senghor of Alexandria & UNHCR
Topic: How to restart nutritional interventions in post-conflict settings in the health districts of Tabou and Guiglo
Main Responsibilities: Assessment and monitoring of nutritional and health conditions of refugees and planning
of the revival of nutrition intervention in the context of local integration of refugees

Proficiency Certificate in Intensive English, Center of Languages and Professional Studies (CLPS), Accra/ Ghana (2001)
Professional Experience

Field & Nutrition Manager, International Medical Corps, Adamawa, East and North regions, Cameroon (August
2016 present)
Coordinate World Food Program (WFP) and UNHCR funded programs in Adamawa, East and North regions.
Coordinate all program including health, Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child protection (CP) programming.
Ensure appropriate support to the health, nutrition, Child Protection (CP), and GBV programs coordinators as well as
the finance manager and logistics officer.
Contribute to concept notes and proposal development for the nutrition program.
Oversee the nutritional activities in International Medical Corps programs in Adamawa and North regions of Cameroon
Lead work, spending and the development procurement plans for each grant and ensure they are matching and
applied by program managers and support service officers in the covered regions.
Provide technical assistance to IMC staff, MOH and local NGOs as appropriate.
Assist in developing formal and informal training materials to build the capacity of refugees and the host population in
health and nutrition domains;
Integrate the implementation of Essential Nutrition Activities/IYCF with CMAM and other small scale gardening
activities.
Ensure IMC compliance with Cameroon Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) basic package of health services and
protocols for curative services, HIV/AIDS, health education, disease and nutrition surveillance
Oversee program activities in health, nutrition, child protection, GBV, and reproductive health in the refugee camps
and in the four supported health districts of Garoua-Boula, Meiganga, Djohong and Touboro.
Directly supervise site mangers of Djohong, Meiganga Garoua-Boulai and Touboro.
Coordinate operations support services (logistics, finance and administration) in Djohong, Meiganga, Garoua Bouali
and Touboro.
Supervise all logistic departments (warehouse, fleet and supply chain) and directly led spending and procurement
forecast and expense.
 Acting Field Office manager, Save the Children, Sikasso, Mali, (2014-2016)
Oversaw the responsibilities of the Field Office Manager when he was on leave.
Ensured the monitoring of the security, finance, administration, human resources logistics and the emergency
cases management in the field.
Represented Save the Children International with government partners, local institutions and the media for the
Sikasso region.
School Health and Nutrition Coordinator, Save the Children, country office Mali, (2009-July 2016)
Guided, coordinated and oversaw nutrition, health and basic education activities of the Sponsorship program,
including the training of trainers. Supported all Save the Children nutrition programs and projects in Mali.
Implemented the project activities for Dubai Cares.
Increased health and nutrition services in schools. Increased access to safe drinking water, hygiene and
sanitation infrastructure. Promoted community-based malnutrition screening and nutrition education and new
approaches in sponsoring communities. Provided technical assistance to the ministries of health and education to
develop a national school health and nutrition policy. Carried out basic project studies and other operational
research on nutrition and malaria.

Emergency Nutrition Advisor Counterpart, Sahel Country Office, Save the Children USA (June 2012 - May 2013)
Coordinated nutritional surveys including for SMART.
Participated in the development of proposals of all emergency nutrition projects.
Participated actively in coordination and strategy meetings within the organization and partners (NGOs,
government institutions).
Provided technical support to the Save the Children Nutrition Program teams in the planning, organization and
implementation of the activities of the CMAM at local health structures (Referral Center, Community health
centers) and to community health workers and community workers for the project.
Provided technical support to the team in the planning, organization and implementation of the activities of the
Infant Young Children Feeding (IYCF) program including the promotion of breastfeeding in health and community
centers and the evaluation and meeting of mothers.
Developed the monitoring & evaluation tools and reported the performance of the project indicators for the
monitoring of routine activities and other assessments required during the duration of the project.
Compiled monthly statistical and narrative reports of the nutrition program (Community based management of
Acute Malnutrition and IYCF) in the various offices with the assistance of the nutrition technical advisor.

Co-Investigator of the malaria in schools project in the Sikasso region of Mali, November 2010 - May 2012
Co-led a joint multi-institutional study with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM),
Harvard University USA, Save the Children USA and NIPHR (National Institute of Public health Research) Mali.
Save the Children Health and Nutrition Technical Focal Coordinator for the Ministry of Education (MOE), Mali,
2010- 2011
Provided technical support to MOE for national nutrition policy development of school health and nutrition.
Served as a member of West African focal persons for school health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS programs in school.

Technical Assistant Regional Health Direction of Sgou, Mali, 2009

Provided technical assistance to health district teams in terms of health including training, supervision and
monitoring and evaluation.
Designed and implemented nutritional surveys in the region
Represented the regional health direction at the local and national levels.

Deputy Director of Health for the Bla District, Mali, 2002- 2007
Managed 25 health centers and oversaw human resources and activities implemented.
 Provided medical consultation for the pediatric and general populations. Trained staff including medical doctors,
midwives and nurses. Acted as a local trainer for nutrition and the coordinator for UNICEFs Child Survival
Strategy.

Membership
Member of Malian Medical Board - Volunteer for the American Foundation Global Smile which provides
medical assistance to people with cleft lips (2009-to present)

Research, Publications, and Awards

Investigator for the Malaria Research in Schools Project, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and
Save the Children, Mali 2010-2011: Impact of a malaria intervention package in schools on Plasmodium
infection, anemia and cognitive function in schoolchildren in Mali: a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial.
BMJ, 2017 (pending).
Sian Clarke1, Saba Rouhani1,2, Seybou Diarra2, Renion Saye3, Modibo Bamadio2, Rebecca Jones1, Diahara
Traore4, Klenon Traore4, Matthew Jukes5, Josselin Thuilliez6, Simon Brooker1, Natalie Roschnik2, Moussa
Sacko3
1 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK2 Save the Children, Mali3 Institut National de Recherche en Sant Publique, Bamako, Mali 4 Programme
National de Lutte contre le Paludisme, Ministry of Health, Mali 5 Room to Read, London, UK6 Centre d'conomie de la Sorbonne, Paris, France

Sissoko F, Ongoba N, Diarra S, Traore A.Kr dit DIOP, Koumare A.K. The peritonitis by ileal perforation in
surgery "b" of the Point "G" Teaching hospital, Bamako, Mali Medical 2003; TXVIII N1 & 2, P: 22-4.
Sponsorship Best Program Management Award , Fiscal year 2011, Save the Children USA
Languages and Computer Skills
French (fluent), English (proficient), Bambara (mother tongue), Arabic (beginner)
Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Epi-info_2000, Epi-data analysis 2008, Nutrisurvey for smart, Anthrop OMS,
NutVal-2006 V2, Cost of Diet software.
References
1. Souleymane TOURE, Sponsorship Manager, Save the Children, Bamako Mali, P.O. Box : 3105, Rue 219 Porte
87 Hamdallaye ACI 2000, Office Phone: +223 20 296135 Fax : (00223) 20290815,
souleymane.toure@savethechildren.org , Mobile Tel: 76203289

2. Adama NDiaye, Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF Niger. 2, Rue des Oasis, BP 12481 Niamey, Niger
Phone: +227 20.72.71.00 Direct : +227 20 72 72 21,Mobile +227 89 80 13 23/ 91 45 89 70
e-mail : andiaye@unicef.org adamaml@yahoo.fr netiadama@gmail.com Skype: ADAMALLN

1. Suzanne Brinkmann ,Senior Nutrition Advisor, Emergencies International Medical Corps, 1313 L St, NW, St
220 Washington, DC 20005 Work Phone: 202-828-5155. suzanne.brinkmann@gmail.com