Niger

salissoum@africau.edu

Ext 2094

Biography

Prof. Salissou has more than 15 years of experience spanning humanitarian healthcare, international health organisations, research, and academia. His professional career includes extensive clinical and programme management experience in paediatrics, acute malnutrition, health and nutrition programming, and COVID-19 response. He began his clinical career as a Physician at a paediatric hospital with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), before serving as a Paediatrician specialising in acute malnutrition with the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA). He subsequently served as Supervising Doctor for the Health and Nutrition Programme at Concern Worldwide and as Manager of a COVID-19 project with the Italian Cooperation (COOPI). In academia, Prof. Salissou served as a Senior Lecturer in Anatomical Pathology in the Department of Public Health at UASTM University in Niamey, Niger. He currently serves as Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Anatomical Pathology and Pathophysiology at Africa University.