Professor Ouédraogo Nazinigouba

Professor Ouédraogo Nazinigouba is a Full Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care and a Brigadier General Physician.
Active in both military and medical fields, he has held numerous high-level positions within the Ministry of Defense, higher education institutions, and the Ministry of Health.

At the Ministry of Defense

He has been a Brigadier General Physician of the National Armed Forces since 2014. He has successively held the following positions:

Chief Medical Officer, Garrison Infirmary – Pô
Regional Director of the Military Health Service, First Military Region – Dori
Chief Medical Officer of the Presidential Medical Center
Coordinator of the Presidential Committee for HIV/AIDS Control
Director of the Military Health Service
Since November 2016: Technical Advisor to the Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs
In Higher Education

He serves as:

Full Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Founder and Coordinator of the Specialized Diploma (DES) in Anesthesia and Critical Care
Founder and Coordinator of the University Diploma (DU) in Emergency and Disaster Medicine
Head of the Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties

He teaches anesthesia, resuscitation, emergency medicine, and physiology across the three major medical schools in Burkina Faso:

University of Ouagadougou (UFR/SDS)
Higher Institute of Health Sciences (INSSA), Bobo-Dioulasso
Saint Thomas Aquinas University (USTA), Ouagadougou

Additional roles:

Member of the pedagogical committee of UFR/SDS
Member of the digitalization committee of UFR/SDS
Member of the CAMES aggregation examination jury

In research, Professor Ouédraogo has authored or co-authored over one hundred scientific publications.

At the Ministry of Health

As a hospital practitioner in anesthesia and critical care at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital (CHU-YO), he has held several positions:

Anesthesiologist-Intensivist (multi-purpose ICU and visceral surgery)
Head of the Emergency Department
Head of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine
Medical Coordinator of the Emergency Medical Intervention System (DIMU)

He has also chaired several national workshops, including:

Development of emergency care protocols (2008)
Definition and organization of emergency care systems (2010)
Competency framework for emergency medicine (2011)
Pre-hospital emergency care and transport regulations (2012)
National strategic plan for emergency care (2014–2018)
National blood transfusion policy (2013)

He has been a member of major international health commissions:

France-Africa Summit (1996)
OAU Summit (1998)
Francophonie Summit (2006)
Leadership and Professional Engagement

Professor Ouédraogo is:

President of the Society of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine of Burkina Faso (SARMUB)
Member of:
Burkina Faso Medical Society
Francophone African Society of Anesthesia and Critical Care (SARANF)
Francophone African Society of Emergency Medicine
Honors and Distinctions

His commitment has earned him several honors:

Military Honor Medal
Knight of Academic Palms
Firefighters’ Honor Medal
Commander of the Order of the Stallion
Contribution

Professor Ouédraogo Nazinigouba’s extensive experience in health system organization, medical education, and program management, combined with his dedication to serving vulnerable populations, represents a major asset in achieving the objectives of the Association.