African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)

Dr Jean-Baptiste Roungou: Many years of experience working within WHO

Dr Jean-Baptiste Roungou Director, WHO/APOC
Dr Jean-Baptiste Roungou Director, WHO/APOC

Dr Jean-Baptiste Roungou, who was the Director of the Disease control Cluster within the Regional Office of WHO (WHO/AFRO) in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, prior to this appointment, is quite familiar with the African programme of Onchocerciasis control. In 2005, he acted as Interim Director and is well known to the staff of that time.

Graduated Doctor in Medicine at the University of Bangui in Central African Republic in 1982, he got a Master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA, in 1994 and a certificate of Applied Epidemiology from the Organization of the Coordination for endemic disease control in Central Africa (OCEAC) in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Dr Roungou’s track record has spoken for itself since he joined WHO/AFRO in 1996.

Farewell to Dr Mwikisa ! Welcome to Dr Roungou !

Farewell to Dr Mwikisa ! Welcome to Dr Roungou !
Farewell to Dr Mwikisa ! Welcome to Dr Roungou !

On 14th May 2013, the one WHO Staff Association in Burkina Faso (ASOB) organized a farewell party for Dr Chris Ngenda Mwikisa, who has been the Acting Director of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis control (APOC) since 1st January, 2013. The ceremony, which was made simple to reflect the wish of the Acting Director himself, took place in the Headquarters of the Programme. The event was also a great opportunity to welcome Dr Jean-Baptiste Roungou, assigned on 26th April by the Director General of WHO as Director of APOC.

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BRIEFING NOTE

ONCHOCERCIASIS

WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE

Upcoming EVENTS

37th Session of the Technical Consultative Committee (TCC)

09-13 September, 2013 / Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

42nd Meeting of NGDO Coordination Group for Onchocerciasis Control,

alongside the 4th session of the NTD NGDO Network from 16 to 20 September 2013 in Brighton, the United Kingdom

19th Session of the Joint Action Forum

December 2013

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RELATED SITES


APPOINTMENT

Dr Jean Baptiste Roungou, from Central African Republic, is appointed as the new Director of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC)

Highlights

APOC Newsletters

Evaluation meeting on inclusion of CDI in faculties, Ouagadougou 13-17 Aug 2012: Final communiqué

APOC wins António Champalimaud Vision Award 2011

The magazine "15 years of APOC"

Dr Uche Amazigo, retired Director of APOC

Tribute to Dr Kwablah Awadzi

Map of the estimated prevalence of eye worm history in Africa

FUTURE OF APOC AND ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL IN AFRICA

Yaoundé declaration

Yaoundé Declaration on Onchocercaisis Control in Africa

African ministers of health renew their commitment to eliminate onchocerciasis.

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Dr Roungou Jean Baptiste
Director, APOC
B.P. 549
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Email: dirapoc@oncho. afro.who.int