Yazoume Yé has extensive experience in demographic surveillance systems as well as in survey design and implementation. He has an extensive record of publications in renowned peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences, mostly in malaria and other public health issues. His research interests include malaria epidemiology and impact evaluation of national-scale malaria control interventions and impact of climate change on health. Dr. Yazoume Yé leads the MEASURE Evaluation malaria portfolio and is involved in the multi-agency impact evaluation of malaria control effort initiated by the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative. He is also a deputy director in the Independent Evaluation of the Affordable Medicines Facility—malaria (AMFm).
Dr. Yé has a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Public Health and a master's degree in Community Health and Health Management from the University of Heidelberg Medical School in Germany. He also has a Diploma (Certificat de Maitrise) and a bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).