Ousseni Sawadogo.

Health anthropology · Public health

Ousseni
Sawadogo

Medical graduate · Doctoral student in anthropology
Université Laval

A medical graduate of Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo and doctoral student in anthropology at Université Laval, I explore relationships between knowledge, institutions and health practices.

Portrait of Ousseni Sawadogo
Québec, Canada · Université Laval
Health anthropologyPublic and population healthData and digital health

Doctoral research

Doctoral project in development · Working title

Making resistance governable

An ethnographic study of how microbiological knowledge becomes a basis for action on antimicrobial resistance in Québec.

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Perspectives

Data and technology use in health

My skills in web programming and data analysis inform my interest in digital health tools: their design, their uses and their role in practices of care.

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Background

Academic and professional background

Medical training at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, followed by doctoral studies in anthropology at Université Laval: my background connects clinical questions with the social study of health knowledge and practices.

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Academic work

Research work

Medical degree thesis · 2025

Acute pericarditis in Ouagadougou

Medical degree thesis on acute pericarditis, defended at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo on July 14, 2025.

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