ABOUT US
Programme Management Team
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Dr. Richard Brough - Team Leader
Dr. Richard Brough BA MSc PhD FFPH is an expert in institutional development, health systems strengthening, strategic planning, resource generation, and monitoring and evaluation. He holds a PhD in Operational Research from University of Warwick, UK, and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians, London. He has strengthened organisations to deliver better health outcomes in Uganda, India, Fiji, the Philippines and Indonesia, whether working with governments or with NGOs. Most recently, he was Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute in Uganda, where he has residency. His considerable health sector consultancy experience reflects his valued expertise on a range of issues, including private sector engagement in Maternal and Newborn Health and the governance of Antimicrobial Resistance control. He is passionate about developing trusted, sustainable health institutions in low- and middle-income settings – particularly in Africa.
Elodie Brandamir - Deputy Team Leader
Elodie Brandamir has 15 years’ experience managing public health programmes in challenging environments. She has implemented complex, multi-donor consortia programmes, often in fragile and conflict-affected states. Through her work, Elodie has engaged directly with the most vulnerable people such as homeless youth in the United Kingdom, Tibetan refugees in Nepal, and African sex workers, giving her an in-depth understanding of the complexity of working toward health equality and global health security. She has a bachelor’s degree in Economics, an M.A. in Development Economics and an M.Phil. in Emergency Relief and Development Action.
Country Coordinators
TDDA works through experts on the ground who provide technical assistance in each of our five focus countries. Their role combines technical, managerial and operational responsibilities. They also liaise with national stakeholders including WHO/AFRO, Ministries of Health, and civil society organizations, working collaboratively to achieve our shared goals.
Dr. Yannick Narcisse Kamga
Country Coordinator – Cameroon
Dr Yannick Kamga joined TDDA in August 2021 and brings invaluable experience to our programme. He most recently worked as Chief of Operations for Cameroon’s COVID-19 Incident Management System. Previous positions include TEPHINET-CDC Atlanta consultant on Events-Based Surveillance for West and Central Africa, and a number of roles within Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health, including acting Head of the Epidemics and Pandemics Control Service.
Dr Kamga’s expertise encompasses public health emergency management, event-based surveillance, risk assessment, and disease prevention and control. In addition to a Medical Doctorate, he holds certificates in Public Health Emergencies Management (CDC Atlanta) and in Advanced Studies in Medical Informatics (University of Geneva), plus a Diploma in Specialized Studies in Public Health – Epidemiology, from the University of Yaoundé I.
Dr. Dabsou Guidaoussou
Country Coordinator – Chad
Dr. Dabsou Guidaoussou provides technical expertise and coordinates our vital work on the ground in Chad. He is a Chad national who has served as a consultant on several national epidemic disease and surveillance studies. These include three assessments of emergency obstetric and neonatal care needs, evaluations of programmes and projects, and the determination of alert thresholds and malaria epidemics in the Sahelian region of Chad, as well as the development of multiple national strategic program plans. Deeply connected to key stakeholders in the country for nearly a decade, Dabsou has worked with a range of multilateral donors including the World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UNICEF, UNAIDS, Expertise-France, Gavi, and the Global Fund, conducting evaluations and assessments of national health sector capacity in Chad. He previously served as the Director of Statistics and Health Information for the Chadian Government’s Ministry of Public Health. Dabsou’s network of strategic relationships is highly valuable as we work to coordinate with government ministries and civil society organisations in Chad, to bring a sharp focus on shared goals for health security.
Dr. Souleymane Diarra
Country Coordinator – Mali
Dr. Souleymane Diarra is a public health expert who joined the TDDA programme in 2020 as country coordinator for Mali. He brings a wealth of expertise covering fields including epidemiology and management of public health emergencies. Before joining TDDA, Souleymane taught at the Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology in Bamako. Prior to this, he held the position of technical coordinator of the Action Program for the Global Health Security Agenda in Mali (GHSA) and of the One Health National Platform. In this role amongst other responsibilities he fostered exchange and collaboration between a wide range of stakeholders, from civil society to government and international organizations in support of IHR adherence in Mali. Souleymane has also worked as a consultant within civil society organizations partnering with the Malian health ministry to reinforce the health system. He brings with him a strong network of health security stakeholders both nationally and at the regional level.
Dr. Aristide Dionkounda
Country Coordinator - Côte d’Ivoire
Dr. Aristide Dionkounda is an Ivorian national and medical doctor. He has a wealth of experience in delivering health security programmes and extensive network of strategic relationships that bolster our work to tackle deadly diseases in Côte d’Ivoire. Before joining TDDA in June 2019, Aristide served as HIV Advisor to the Johns Hopkins University Centre of Communication Programs. There, he led the development and implementation of all activities of the HIV component of the USAID Breakthrough ACTION Project. In this role, he provided technical, programmatic and administrative assistance to programmes and helped develop strategic partnerships. He also coordinated the health component of a regional project financed by the Global Fund, establishing a continuum of care for mobile populations infected by HIV in the health facilities along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. In the field of health security, Aristide was the Country Coordinator for the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT Project, coordinating and overseeing all project implementation in Côte d’Ivoire. He was responsible for field operations and reference laboratory activities within the framework of the Global Health Security Agenda.
Dr. Winyi Kaboyo
Country Coordinator – Uganda
Dr. Winyi Kaboyo leads our work tackling deadly diseases in Uganda. He is a Ugandan national with more than thirty years’ experience as a veterinary epidemiologist and public health specialist, specializing in zoonotic infectious diseases. Winyi joined the Tackling deadly diseases in Africa programme from his previous role as National One Health Technical Advisor for the Preparedness & Response project in Uganda, funded by the US Agency for International Development and led by DAI. In this role, he implemented work to oversee and coordinate country-wide activities to strengthen the One Health approach as well as infectious disease preparedness and response. He previously worked for Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture and later Ministry of Health, serving as Acting Commissioner of the Community Health Department as well as Assistant Commissioner of Veterinary Public Health. Winyi holds a Master's in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's in veterinary medicine from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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