Name Dr. Diallo | ||
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Dr Mamadou Diallo is a native of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. joined UNAIDS July 16, 2012 as the new Director of the Regional Support (EAR) for West and Central Africa based in Dakar, Senegal. Dr. Diallo is a medical doctor and specialist in public health, he holds a doctorate in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Conakry (Guinea), and a special diploma in public health Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels (Belgium) and a Master of Public Health at the San Diego State University. He has received several grants from the Afro-American Institute, the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP), the Graduate School of International Relations from Georgetown University and the School System Staff United Nations. As Director of the Regional Support for West and Central Africa team, Dr. Mamadou Diallo provides support to countries in the region to achieve the objectives of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Diallo has a large and extensive experience in development and cooperation within the United Nations organizational system. During his more than 20-year career within the organization, he worked for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) as Regional Advisor for West and Central Africa based in Senegal and as UNFPA Resident Representative in Sierra Leone and Mali. More recently, he worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Eritrea. Dr. Diallo is widely recognized for its talent management and leadership both within the United Nations system in the community involved in the development as a whole. He brings to his new position a broad range of political, diplomatic skills, communication and awareness that will be invaluable to advance the agenda of UNAIDS in the region.