Seydou Drabo

IRD

Postdoctoral researcher

Biography

Seydou Drabo is a medical anthropologist whose research focuses on women's health and reproductive health in West Africa. He began his academic journey in sociology at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, before pursuing further studies in Norway, where he earned a PhD in Medical Anthropology from the University of Oslo. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), within the SESSTIM research unit and the CALIPSO team. His research explores a wide range of women's and children's health issues, including maternal mortality, abortion and post-abortion care, family planning, integrated management of childhood illnesses, and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B. Through his work, he seeks to understand how social, cultural, and institutional factors shape people's experiences of healthcare and access to health services. Beyond his research activities, Seydou is a member of the Gender, Law and Political Activism in West Africa (GLOW) research network, a collaboration involving the University of Bordeaux, the University of Lagos, and the University of Ghana. He is also actively engaged in civil society, volunteering with the Organisation pour de Nouvelles Initiatives en Développement et Santé (ONIDS) in Burkina Faso and Action Santé Femmes in France.