Minister of State of Senegal and Chair of the scientific committee for the Galien Forum Africa
Awa Marie Coll-Seck studied Medicine at the University of Dakar, Senegal, and earned her Msc qualification at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal. Her expertise lies in infectious diseases, above all malaria, measles, meningitis, tetanus, typhoid, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and cardiovascular diseases. She has published over 150 scientific articles, including:
• Scielo Public Health, 2001. International response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: planning for success. Assessment of what more needs to be done to tackle HIV/AIDS since the UN General Assembly Special Session on Aids 2001.
• BMJ, 1995. Non-specific beneficial effect of measles immunisation: analysis of mortality studies from developing countries. Discovered that standard titre measles vaccine is beneficial but unrelated to protection against measles.
Awa Marie Coll-Seck also has a notable wider presence, receiving the ‘Best Minister’ award at World Government Summit, 2017, and writing an influential report for The Lancet on the values and mission of WHO.
Minister of State of Senegal and Chair of the scientific committee for the Galien Forum Africa
Awa Marie Coll-Seck studied Medicine at the University of Dakar, Senegal, and earned her Msc qualification at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal. Her expertise lies in infectious diseases, above all malaria, measles, meningitis, tetanus, typhoid, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and cardiovascular diseases. She has published over 150 scientific articles, including:
• Scielo Public Health, 2001. International response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: planning for success. Assessment of what more needs to be done to tackle HIV/AIDS since the UN General Assembly Special Session on Aids 2001.
• BMJ, 1995. Non-specific beneficial effect of measles immunisation: analysis of mortality studies from developing countries. Discovered that standard titre measles vaccine is beneficial but unrelated to protection against measles.
Awa Marie Coll-Seck also has a notable wider presence, receiving the ‘Best Minister’ award at World Government Summit, 2017, and writing an influential report for The Lancet on the values and mission of WHO.