Georges Ki-Zerbo

I am Dr Georges Ki-Zerbo, a Medical Doctor Specialized in Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology and International Public Health trained and at Dakar, Paris VI, Michigan (USA) and Montreal (Canada) Universities among other institutions. I have more than 25 years ijn INternational Health and development Projects and Programs.

I joined the WHO in 2004 at the Regional Office for Africa and worked first as Regional Adviser for HIV Care and Treatment (March 2004-November 2006), then as acting WHO representative in Equatorial Guinea (November 2006 to March 2007) and since March 2007 as Malaria Programme Manager. In January 2012 I was assigned to coordinate the WHO/AFRO Communicable Diseases Program Area including HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases. Since September 2013, I coordinate the WHO/AFRO Inter-country Support Team for Central Africa. In 2012 I completed a UN Leadership Program organized by the UN Staff College at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

I am committed to contribute to the attainment of the SDGs thoudh promotion of evidence based, quality and cost-effective interventions. I believe that advocacy for harmonization and alignment of all stakeholders is critical. I look forward to make a significant contribution to foster constructive dialogue with partners in order to build a strong development planning, implementation monitoring evaluation and research capacity