Sani Aliou
Niamey
Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic consultant in public health and population related issues. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise in projects and programs management to organizations and institutions. Experienced in all aspects of operations, strategy and proposals design.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Consultant
Koira Kano Nord
Niamey, Niger, Niger
01.2024 - Current
- Delivered impactful training programs that increased employee productivity levels within client organizations consistently.
Country Representative
Pathfinder International
07.2014 - 12.2023
- Efficiently managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality standards set forth by the organization.
Freelance Consultant
Koira Kano Nord
05.2013 - 06.2014
- Delivered impactful training programs that increased employee productivity levels within client organizations consistently.
Program Director
International Medical Corps (IMC) Chad
04.2012 - 04.2013
- Supervised program staff, managing and evaluating performance provide high-quality services to program participants.
Senior Advisor HIV and AIDS
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) -AWARE II
09.2009 - 12.2011
Built the capacity of countries' programs and ministry of health to adapt and replicate best practices related to HIV&AIDS.
Assistant Country Director Programs
Concern Worldwide Rwanda
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Fostered a positive work environment by creating opportunities for team building and professional growth among staff members.
HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming Manager
Concern Worldwide Rwanda
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
Technical Manager, Voluntary Sector Health Program (VSHP)
CARE International Tanzania
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Delivered comprehensive technical training programs for staff members, enhancing overall team competency levels.
Health Sector Coordinator
CARE International Niger
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.
Child Survival and Reproductive Health Manager
CARE International Niger
01.1993 - 01.1999
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
Regional Health Manager
Ministry of Health Niger
01.1983 - 01.1993
- Provided direct supervision, ongoing staff development, programs implementation, administrative and financial management.
Education
Certificate on Statistics, Epidemiology and operational research -
Independent University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium01.1990
Master of Public Health -
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine
Antwerp, Belgium01.1989
Master of Science -
School of Public Health, University Abdou Moumouni
Niamey, Niger01.1982
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Organizational Development
- Strategic Planning
- Report & Proposal Writing
Affiliations
Member of Niger Public Health Association
Custom
- World Bank Global Health Systems Flagship Core Course, Online, 2022
- Foundations of disaster response, CARE International, Johannesburg, 2000
- Strategic Leadership for effective programmes in 21st century, MSH and CESAG, Dakar, Senegal, 1999
- PVO high impact experts consultation, BASICS, Washington, USA, June 1998
- Participant of 4th - 5th Regional Consultative Committee for Family Planning Management Development, MSH, Kigali, Rwanda, 1992
- Field research methodologies in tropical diseases, WHO, Cotonou, Benin, 1991
- Course on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, WHO, Bujumbura, Burundi, 1985
Languages
Hausa
French
English
Custom
1. Sustained impact of community‐based interventions on contraceptive use among married
adolescent girls in rural Niger: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Authors: Erhardt‐Ohren, Blake, Brooks, Mohamad, Aliou, Sani, Osseni, Akim
Assani, Oumarou, Alhassane, Challa, Sneha, Tomar, Shweta, Johns,
Nicole, Silverman, Jay.
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 160(2) 468-475 2023
2. Effects of the reaching married adolescents program on modern contraceptive use and intimate
partner violence: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial among married adolescent girls
and their husbands in Dosso, Niger
Authors: Silverman, Jay G., Brooks, Mohamad I., Aliou, Sani, Johns, Nicole E., Challa,
Sneha, Nouhou, Abdoul Moumouni, Tomar, Shweta, Baker, Holly, Boyce,
Sabrina C., McDougal, Lotus, DeLong, Stephanie, Raj, Anita
BioMed Central -2023
3. Measuring social norms of intimate partner violence to exert control over wife agency, sexuality,
and reproductive autonomy: an item response modelling of the IPV-ASRA scale.
Authors: Boyce, Sabrina C, Minnis, Alexandra M, Deardorff, Julianna, McCoy, Sandr
I, Challa, Sneha, Johns, Nicole, Aliou, Sani, Brooks, Mohamad, Nouhou,
Abdoul-Moumouni, Gochyyev, Perman , Wilson, Mark, Baker,
Holly, Silverman, Jay G
eScholarship, University of California, 2023
4. Associations of Age at Marriage With Marital Decision-Making Agency Among Adolescent Wives in
Rural Niger.
Authors: Tomar, Shweta, Johns, Nicole, Challa, Sneha, Brooks, Mohamad I., Aliou,
Sani, Abdoul-Moumouni, Nouhou, Raj, Anita, Silverman, Jay
Journal of Adolescent Health December 2021 69(6) Supplement:S74-S80
5. Sani, M.P.H., et al, Dépistage et contrôle des facteurs de risque en consultation prénatale dans la ville d'Agadez, Niger. Médecine d'Afrique Noire. (39) : 1992.
6. Sani, M.P.H., Quel système de sante choisir pour les Populations Nomades : Forum Mondial de la Sante, Vol 13 (4) WHO, 1992
7. Sani, M.P.H. People on Move; World Health Forum WHO; (6) 1995
Custom
- Reproductive Health
- Child Health
- Maternal Health
- HIV and AIDS
- Program Design
- Program Planning
- Program Evaluation
- Health System
- Training
- Facilitation
- Migrants
- Sex Workers
- Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS
Custom
sani.aliou@gmail.com, sanialiou@hotmail.com
Custom
I'm a Public Health Specialist with over 30 years' experience in leadership and management of sexual and reproductive health and nutrition projects and programs in West, Central and East Africa. That includes design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of interventions such as Maternal and Child Health, Family Planning, nutrition, HIV and AIDS. I worked with international NGOs in Niger, Tanzania, Rwanda, Togo, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Chad.
Timeline
Freelance Consultant
Koira Kano Nord
01.2024 - Current
Country Representative
Pathfinder International
07.2014 - 12.2023
Freelance Consultant
Koira Kano Nord
05.2013 - 06.2014
Program Director
International Medical Corps (IMC) Chad
04.2012 - 04.2013
Senior Advisor HIV and AIDS
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) -AWARE II
09.2009 - 12.2011
Assistant Country Director Programs
Concern Worldwide Rwanda
01.2007 - 01.2009
HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming Manager
Concern Worldwide Rwanda
01.2004 - 01.2007
Technical Manager, Voluntary Sector Health Program (VSHP)
CARE International Tanzania
01.2002 - 01.2004
Health Sector Coordinator
CARE International Niger
01.1999 - 01.2002
Child Survival and Reproductive Health Manager
CARE International Niger
01.1993 - 01.1999
Regional Health Manager
Ministry of Health Niger
01.1983 - 01.1993
Certificate on Statistics, Epidemiology and operational research -
Independent University of Brussels
Master of Public Health -
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine
Master of Science -
School of Public Health, University Abdou Moumouni