User:Dr. Ibrahim Socé Fall

Dr. Ibrahima Socé Fall (born 08 February,1966) is a Senegalese national who is the Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of emergencies response specifically to Ebola.

Early Life and Education
Fall was born on 8 February 1966 and spent his childhood in Rufisque, his mother's hometown. His father is from Cayor and Baol, but he was born in Mbour and grew up in Dakar Plateau. He went to elementary school at Thionck School with the late Professor Mensah as a classmate. He is a graduate of the William Ponty Normal School and has spent much of his professional life in education, sport and diplomacy.

Career
He has been also WHO Representative in Mali before being appointed by the UN Secretary General as Ebola Crisis Manager and Head of UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER ) mission in Mali in November 2014 leading partners’ support to interrupting Ebola transmission. Prior to joining Mali, Dr. Fall was Regional Advisor in the WHO Regional Office for Africa in charge of strategic planning for the malaria programme from February 2007 to October 2012. During that time, Dr. Fall was the WHO focal point for malaria strategic planning at the global level and Coordinator of the working group on strategic planning of the global Roll Back Malaria. Dr. Fall joined WHO in November 2003 as coordinator of malaria inter-country support teams in Africa.

Prior to joining WHO, Dr. Fall held various positions in his native Senegal - to include serving as head of the planning, M&E and operations division in the military health department; a lecturer in the Department of Public Health at the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD ); as well as member of the Steering Committee of the National Malaria Control Programme. Dr. Fall also served as the head of the regional epidemic and communicable diseases control department including Expended Programme on Immunization (EPI) in St. Louis, Senegal as well as head of district and was a front line physician engaged with the troops in military operations. Dr. Fall has over 25 years’ experience in medical practice and Public Health. He has earned a doctorate in medicine, a Master’s in Public Health from Dakar UCAD and a doctorate in public Health (PhD) jointly from Tulane University, USA and UCAD a Master of Science in International Development. Dr. Fall is also a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK (FFPH).

Awards

 * 1) Knight of the National Order of the Lion in Senegal in 2018
 * 2) Medal of Excellence from the Director General of WHO in 2017
 * 3) Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom) by distinction en 2017
 * 4) African Heroes Awards 2017 by The Department of African Studies and the African Student Association, Ohio University, USA
 * 5) Officer of the National Order of Mali in 2015 of the concept "Army - Nation"