Bidia Deperthes Email & Phone Number

United States

Dakar, Senegal

- Lead the team in developing and implementing strategies for sexual health, HIV prevention, and STI management despite resource constraints.- Coordinate and oversee all activities related to sexual health initiatives, ensuring effective execution and alignment with organizational goals.- Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and empathetic work environment.- Monitor project progress and evaluate outcomes to ensure effective implementation and achieve desired results.- Manage budgets and allocate resources efficiently to maximize impact and address key priorities within the scope of sexual health, HIV, and STIs.- Facilitate mid-term reviews and end-of-year reporting to assess project performance and make necessary adjustments to enhance effectiveness.- Drive research and R&D efforts to advance knowledge in sexual health, HIV prevention, and STI management, fostering innovation and adaptation of new prevention tools and strategies.- Cultivate partnerships with the private sector to enhance prevention efforts and improve access to sexual health services, leveraging collaborative opportunities to amplify impact.- Act as a spokesperson for the organization, representing its interests in media interviews, social media platforms, and other communication channels to advocate for increased awareness and support for sexual health initiatives.

New York, New York, United States

- Led development of national-level condom programming strategies for HIV prevention.- Introduced female condoms and developed national programs to promote their use.- Contributed to WHO specifications for male and female condoms.- Directed public partnerships initiative, leading a 125-member team.- Fostered collaboration among stakeholders for sustainable condom market growth.- Developed innovative strategies to scale up condom production and distribution.- Conducted studies on men's willingness to pay for condoms in African countries.- Monitored progress and evaluated partnership activities to achieve outcomes.- Advocated for increased investment in condoms for HIV prevention.- Served as key spokesperson for public partnerships initiative.- Conceptualized and implemented CONDOMIZE! campaigns in multiple countries.- Provided capacity-building support to UNFPA officers on condom programming.- Collaborated with stakeholders to implement evidence-based condom interventions.- Stayed updated on global trends in condom programming and HIV prevention.-Led and represented UNFPA in conferences and meetings on condom programming.- Authored publications and served as peer-review article reviewer.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Master Of Science (Msc), Epidemiology

Master Of Science (Msc), Physiology & Endocrinology

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biology & Statistics