Samba Ousemane Sow

Samba Ousemane Sow
Born (1964-07-02) July 2, 1964 (age 60)
Bamako
Alma materLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
École Nationale de Médecine et Pharmacie
Lycée Askia-Mohamed
Scientific career
InstitutionsGeneral of the Centre pour les Vaccins en Développement
World Health Organization

Samba Ousemane Sow (born July 2, 1964) is a Malian physician who is Director General of the Centre pour les Vaccins en Développement and adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He has been involved with Mali's public health effort against ebola, COVID-19 and leprosy. In 2021 he was elected an International Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine.

Early life and education

Sow was born in Bamako.[1] Sow earned a bachelor's degree in science at the Lycée Askia-Mohamed.[2] He moved to the École Nationale de Médecine et Pharmacie for medical studies.[2] He was a postgraduate student at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[3]

Research and career

Sow has been involved with public health programs and the development of vaccines for people in Mali. He was appointed Minister of Health and Public Hygiene in Mali in 2017.[4] He was responsible for reforming the healthcare system in Mali. He worked on child and maternal health.[5] Sow served as the coordinator of the World Health Organization Multi-center Field Trial on Leprosy Chemotherapy.[6] He holds a joint position at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[7]

Sow was involved in the leadership team on controlling the spread of Ebola and COVID-19.[8] In February 2020, Sow was named as one of the World Health Organization's special envoys on COVID-19.[9][5] At the time, several countries in Africa were identified as at risk because of their high volume of travel with China.[9] He was also appointed to The Lancet COVID-19 commission.[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Samba Ousmane SOW (Ministre de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique) - aBamako.com - Qui est qui". www.abamako.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Samba Sow". Lancet Commission on COVID-19. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ a b Read "Global Health Risk Framework: Research and Development of Medical Products: Workshop Summary" at NAP.edu.
  4. ^ a b Renouveau, L'Indicateur du. "Légion d'honneur de la république de France : Le Pr. Samba Sow reçoit sa médaille aujourd'hui | maliweb.net" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ^ a b c "WHO Director-General's Special Envoys on COVID-19 Preparedness and Response". www.who.int. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ "Dr. Samba Sow". AlignMNH. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ^ "Sow, Samba | University of Maryland School of Medicine". www.medschool.umaryland.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  8. ^ a b "National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  9. ^ a b Baltimore, University of Maryland. "Professor Sow Named WHO COVID-19 Advisor". University of Maryland, Baltimore. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  10. ^ "ASTMH - Commemorative Fund Lecture". www.astmh.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  11. ^ "ASTMH - Distinguished International Fellow". www.astmh.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.