Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly

Professor, International Center of Excellence in Research, NTDs Research Unit

Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly

Professor, International Center of Excellence in Research, NTDs Research Unit

Institution:

International Center of Excellence in Research, NTDs Research Unit

Title:

Professor

Countries of Focus:

Mali

Languages:

N/A

NTD Focus Areas:

Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease), Leishmaniasis, Leprosy (Hansen's Disease), Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis), Onchocerciasis (river blindness), Scabies and other Ectoparasitoses, Schistosomiasis, Soil-transmitted helminthiases, Trachoma

Methods of Expertise:

Community-Based Survey/Household Survey, Focus Group Discussion, In-depth Interviews, Micronarrative Survey, Mixed Methods Research, Secondary Data Analysis, Semi-structured Interviews

About:

I am a medical Doctor who did a Master of Public Health with focus on Epidemiology and a PhD in Tropical Medicine. I am doing quantitative and qualitative research studies on NTDs and malaria.

Expertise: I am working on NTDs especially lymphatic filariasis since 2002. Since about a decade, I am working also on schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis and leishmaniasis and their co infection with malaria. We conduct clinical trials on NTDs. I also work on vulnerable population access to public health interventions especially those related to NTDs.

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