Monitoring & Evaluation officer.
Pr. Jean Louis Ndiaye
Department of Parasitology
Faculty of Medicine
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD)/ University of Thies

Pr Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye is a Professor of Parasitology from both Departments of Medical Parasitology at the University of Thies and at the University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar. On top of his academic duties, he also takes a leading role in the monitoring of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnant women and Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in young children. After the assessment of the Combination between SMC and community case management during his EDCTP senior fellowship in southern Senegal, he evaluated the public health impact of SMC through a Wellcome trust fellowship in Public health and tropical medicine. This work led him to represent research institutions in the SMC working group within the Roll Back Malaria network in western and central Africa in order to facilitate capacity strengthening, access to safe and effective preventive treatment for eligible children, and coordinate monitoring and evaluation activities.
He is MD, epidemiologist and malarialogist, specialized in Public Health in developing countries. He did his PhD on genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum. He has authored 88 peer-review publications, and has served as consultant for several international bodies such as World Health Organization and West African Health Organization. He is also heading the Research deprtement at Thies University in Senegal.