Momodou Gassama

ACADEMIC AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Cert and Dip PH, Gambia College; Postgraduate Cert in Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; Postgraduate certificate in Non-Communicable Diseases prevention and control; MSc Public Health – Health Promotion, Leeds Metropolitan Unity; Presently pursuing an MSc in Mental Policy and Services, New University of Lisbon
1985 – 1989: Public Health Officer and Health Education Coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Rotary WaterAID Project respectively
1990 to date: Served WHO in different capacities including Health Information and Documentation Officer; Health Information Assistant; Health Information and Promotion Officer and Health Promotion Officer

AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND INTEREST

• Health Education and Health Promotion training and policy development
• Health communication and mobilization of media for health promotion
• Injury prevention and control
• Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
• Mental health promotion and tobacco control