Thierno Mamadou Bocar BA
Summary
Public Health Specialist with over 13 years of experience in global health program design, implementation, and evaluation, particularly in low-income countries. Expertise includes health systems strengthening, universal health coverage, health financing, and monitoring and evaluation. Extensive work in over 15 countries, collaborating with governments, donors, NGOs, and UN agencies, providing technical assistance, and facilitating stakeholder coordination. With two years in World Bank operations, brings expertise in policy dialogue, project management, Results-Based Financing (RBF), and health program monitoring and evaluation. Demonstrated strategic and technical proficiency across public and private health sectors, delivering equitable and efficient solutions through innovative, compliant, and high-quality approaches in diverse global settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Health Specialist (STC)
The World Bank
11.2022 - Current
- Co-led the preparation of Phase 1 of the Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach (MPA) for the Advancing Universal Health Coverage Program for Human Capital in Mauritania.
- Provide day-to-day follow-up and improvement initiatives for projects such as the Mauritania Health Strengthening Project (INAYA), Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE III), COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response, and the Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) Projects
- Co-organized supervision missions for health projects and drafted key documents, including the Mission Aide Memoire (AM), Implementation Status Report (ISR)
- Co-led discussions on health system strengthening, equitable access to quality healthcare, health financing, and human capital with the Mauritanian government
- Collaborated with Global Practice teams in education, social protection, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop human capital strategies for Mauritania.
- Authored health sector briefs for the World Bank's Annual and Spring Meetings, portfolio performance reviews, Country Policy and Institutional Assessments (CPIA), and the Country Partnership Framework (CPF).
- Represented the World Bank Group (WBG) in technical meetings and conferences under the guidance of the Country Manager and TTLs.
- Led policy dialogue with the Mauritanian government and development partners, enhancing alignment and collaboration across donor interventions
- Worked closely with the GFF country focal point to ensure the integration of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) into World Bank/GFF operations.
- Contributed to the GFF RMNCAH-N strategy and the investment case preparation and implementation in Mauritania.
- Participated in developing Mauritania's Health Financing Strategy, assessing its primary care system, evaluating health system resilience, and contributing to the Human Capital Review
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor II
Population Services International (PSI)
12.2019 - 10.2022
- Supported country teams in all technical and planning aspects of monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance for the President's Malaria Initiative's (PMI) Impact Malaria project ($160 million).
- Monitored USAID's Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths (PCMD) Strategy, assisting the Maternal and Child Health Division in M&E functions to support the initiative to end maternal and child deaths.
- Assisted USAID priority countries in aligning Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) programs with PCMD strategies and national plans.
- Managed and provided technical oversight to over 20 M&E staff across five portfolios.
- Supported monitoring, reporting, data quality, evaluations, health management information systems (HMIS), and digital health efforts.
- Contributed to mapping Health Information Systems in MCH priority countries to identify key indicators and align USAID performance indicators with global frameworks like the Global Fund, UNAIDS, WHO, UNFPA, and UNICEF.
- Worked with USAID's Bureau of Policy and Planning to develop new Performance, Planning, and Reporting guidance for field Missions.
- Supported USAID country teams in developing annual work plans, M&E frameworks, budgets, and required reports.
- Designed M&E systems to meet PMI HQ reporting requirements for USAID/PMI country teams and the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP).
Regional Medical Officer
Ministry of Health of Mauritania
05.2011 - 05.2016
- Provided effective implementation, coordination, and supervision of nutrition interventions with the aim of improving the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in Nouadhibou, including managing day to day activities, documentation, and monitoring and evaluation.
- Provided maternal health education and other services such as family planning, childcare counselling at the community level.
- Provided technical guidance to MOH's Malaria, MCH, TB and ;HIV/AIDS national program in developing/establishing
learning agenda for adaptive management. - Supported MOH and implementing partners in designing and implementing Palliative care program activities and
economic strengthening activities for People living with HIV/AIDS in the district of Nouadhibou. - Provided technical support and assisted in the development of surveys and monitoring/surveillance systems for
detection, verification, and response to public health incidents. - Provide support to the Health System Strengthening team to track the performance of Health System Strengthening interventions and how they contribute to broader health outcomes.
- Ensured efficiency of data collection, analysis, interpretation, and timely reporting at the district levels.
- Coordinated of emergency health response and health cluster coordination which helped to reduce morbidity and mortality to acceptable rate.
- Led epidemic preparedness in accordance with the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response.Provided technical assistance for potential hazards such as infectious diseases, zoonotic events, food safety events and chemical events at the district level as per the national guidance and standards.
- Facilitated the district surveillance monthly review meetings including the tracking of the surveillance performance indicators.
- Supported the development of early warning systems for epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases for early detection and response to public health incidents.
- Prepared and disseminated disease outbreak news, technical documents, updates, and assessments to key decision makers in the organizational hierarchy and to the national health authorities.
Education
Master of Science - Data Analytics
University of Maryland Global Campus
Maryland, USA06.2023
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology-Biostatistics
The George Washington University
Washington, DC12.2018
M.D. - Medicine
University of Cheikh Anta Diop
Dakar, Senegal 12.2010
Skills
- Health system strengthening
- Health financing
- Health policy dialogue
- Performance based financing strategy (PBF)
- Health-related Disaster Preparedness
- Data analysis and Mangement
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Problem solving
Languages
Arabic
Advanced
C1
English
Advanced
C1
French
Proficient
C2
Additional Information
- Koko D, Arouna D, Bernard YM, Ba T, Mostel J, Abdou Y, Coulibaly E, Bahari-Tohon Z, Barat LM How Clinical Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision Quality-of-Care Analysis: Impact of Readiness Factors on Health Worker Competencies in Malaria Case Management in Cameroon, Mali, and Niger.
- Bernard YM, Ahmed J, Mostel J, Ba T, Ciceron AC, Busiga M, Koné A, Kamaté B, Sidibé F, Diallo C, Makayi A, Koko DC, Djibrilla A, Ateba J, Tchinda Meli E, Tchadjeu C, Griffith K, Burns J, Barat LM.Clinical Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision Quality-of-Care Analysis: Impact of Readiness Factors on Health Worker Competencies in Malaria Case Management in Cameroon, Mali, and Niger.
Timeline
Senior Health Specialist (STC)
The World Bank
11.2022 - Current
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor II
Population Services International (PSI)
12.2019 - 10.2022
Regional Medical Officer
Ministry of Health of Mauritania
05.2011 - 05.2016
Master of Science - Data Analytics
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology-Biostatistics
The George Washington University
M.D. - Medicine
University of Cheikh Anta Diop
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