Awa Marie Coll-Seck
Dr Awa Marie Coll-Seck | |
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Minister of Health and Social Affairs | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 Dakar, Senegal |
Alma mater | Cheikh Anta Diop University |
Awa Marie Coll-Seck (born 1951 in
Education and publications
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2020) |
After earning a degree in medicine in 1978 from the
Coll-Seck is the author of over 150 scientific publications and communications on diverse subjects (including malaria, measles, meningitis, tetanus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and cardiovascular diseases), and is a member of over 20 professional societies and organizations.
Career
From 1996 to 2001, Coll-Seck served as a Director at the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (
From 2001-2003, Coll Seck served as the Minister of Health and Prevention of the
She then returned as the Minister of Health and Social Action from 2012-2017 of the Republic of Senegal. She was appointed as the Minister of State in 2017, serving until 2019.[9]
In January 2014, Coll-Seck co-authored an article alongside fellow GAVI board member Dagfinn Høybråten titled “How businesses can boost global health.”[10] In the article, the pair called on the business leaders at Davos to turn their focus to global health, arguing that vaccines provide a tremendous return on investment. Later in the year, she founded the Afrivac Foundation, described as the “Public-Private Partnership for Immunization in Africa”.[11] She was also a speaker at the Women Deliver 4th Global Conference.[6]
In January 2016, Coll-Seck was appointed by
On January 24, 2018, Coll-Seck was announced as a new member of the board of directors for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).[16]
Coll-Seck was appointed the Chair of the National Committee of the
In 2020, she co-chaired (alongside Helen Clark) “A future for the world's children?”, a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission.[19] In January 2021, the Government of Canada announced the appointment of Coll-Seck to the Board of Directors of Grand Challenges Canada.[20] In August 2021, as a part of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, she called on Africa's governments to increase funding for scientific research in the continent so as to reduce scientific dependency on the West.[21] On October 26, 2021, she participated in an event titled “Investing in Women's Health – the Key to Africa's Recovery” hosted by the Global Perspectives Initiative (GPI) and the Global Financing Facility.[22]
Other activities
- Virchow Prize for Global Health, Member of the Prize Committee (since 2022)[23]
- Exemplars in Global Health, Member of the Senior Advisory Board (since 2020)[24]
- Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF), Member of the Advisory Panel (since 2015)[25]
- Cheick Zaïd University, member of the Scientific Council[17]
- Clinton Health Access Initiative, member of the board of directors[17]
- Every Woman Every Child, member of the High Level Steering Group[9]
- Family Planning 2020, member of the Reference Group[26]
- Galien Forum Africa, chair of the Scientific Committee[2][27]
- Gavi, Member of the Board (2012-2015,[28] 2021–present)[29]
- Global Financing Facility, member of the Investor Group[30]
- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, member of the Board[16]
- Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, member of the Advisory Board[31]
- Innovative Vector Control Consortium, former Executive Director[32]
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), former Executive Director[32]
- RBM Partnership To End Malaria, Member of the Board[33]
- Resolve to Save Lives, member of the Board of Directors[34]
- Speak Up Africa, Champion[2]
- World Health Organization, member of the WHO Advisory Group on the Ebola Virus Disease Response[35]
Recognition
Coll-Seck has been awarded the following professional and academic honours: the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite de la République Francaise, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques Francaises, Officier de l’Ordre du Mérite Sénégalais and Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite du Burkina Faso. She was elected as chairperson of Commission B of the 2002 World Health Assembly and as President of the Assembly of the Ministries of Health of the West African Health Organization (WAHO, 2002–2003) and is currently[when?] a member of the Academy of Sciences and Technologies of Senegal.[36]
References
- ^ "Awa Marie Coll-Seck - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Professor Awa Marie Coll-Seck". Speak Up Africa. 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Adeyemi, Yinka (2003-09-16). "Commission on HIV/AIDS and governance in Africa to be launched in Addis Ababa". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Crossette, Barbara (2001-06-28). "New Determination Is Seen Emerging in AIDS Battle". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
President Wade recently recruited a Senegalese health expert working with Unaids, Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck, and made her health minister
- ^ Katine Chronicles (2010-03-02). "Prof Awa Marie Coll-Seck, from the Roll Back Malaria partnership, live online | Health". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ a b "Awa Marie Coll Seck". Women Deliver 2016. May 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Awa Marie Coll-Seck receives Best Minister Award". Medicines for Malaria Venture. 2017-02-17. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Awa Marie Coll Seck". Falling Walls. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "H.E. Awa Marie Coll-Seck" (PDF). Every Woman Every Child. May 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ Coll-Seck, Awa Marie; Høybråten, Dagfinn (2014-01-22). "How businesses can boost global health". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "History". Afrivac. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ UN Secretary-General Announces Members of the High-Level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Every Woman Every Child, press release of 21 January 2016.
- ^ Composition of the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission Announced Guttmacher Institute, press release of January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Prof. Awa Marie Coll Seck". African Constituency Bureau. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "The Next Frontier in Global Financing: High-Impact Solutions for Women and Children". Global Financing Facility. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ a b CEPI announces new permanent board Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), press release of January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ms Awa Marie COLL-SECK". EITI. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Prof. Awa Marie Coll-Seck". Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC). 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ [1] World Health Organization, press release of February 19, 2020.
- ^ Chow, Douglas (2021-01-26). "Grand Challenges Canada appoints two noteworthy Board members to benefit from the values and wisdoms of local communities". Grand Challenges Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Awa Marie Coll Seck: "It is time to boost research and development in Africa"". International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. 2021-08-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Investing in Women's Health". Global Perspectives Initiative. 2021-10-26. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Prize Committee Virchow Prize for Global Health.
- ^ Senior Advisoy Board Exemplars in Global Health.
- ^ Advisory Panel Archived 2020-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) .
- ^ "FP2020 Progress". FP2020 Progress Report. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Pr Awa Marie Coll SECK". Forum Galien Afrique. 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Report to the GAVI Alliance Board: Board/Committee member appointments, 4-5 December 2012 Gavi.
- ^ Gavi Board strengthens commitment to reaching the most vulnerable through routine immunisation and COVAX Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), press release of June 25, 2021.
- ^ "New data shows women and children continue to bear the brunt of pandemic health disruption". Global Financing Facility. 2022-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Advisory Board". Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program. 2015-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Staying the course on malaria research". The New Humanitarian. 2011-06-28. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Board RBM Partnership To End Malaria.
- ^ "Dr. Awa Marie Coll-Seck". Resolve to Save Lives. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Advisory Committee". Defeating Malaria. 2021-02-19. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine