2025 UHC Day Champion
Habibou Ouedraogo
Health Economist, CHAI, Ministry of Health and WGH, Burkina Faso
Browse other champions
- Countries driving UHC progress
- Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, Founder and President of UNITE - Parliamentarian’s Network for Global Health
- Dr. Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Vice Chair and Senior Advisor, International Health Policy Program Foundation, Thailand
- Solange Mbaye, Regional Programme Manager for Amref Health Africa, Senegal
- Levy Mkandawire, Programme Manager for Amref Health Africa, Zambia
- Concepta Kwaleyela, President of the Midwives Association of Zambia
- Professor Anne Beatrice Kihara, Former President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kenya
- Hester Mkwinda Nyasulu, Country Manager for Amref, Malawi
- Habibou Ouedraogo, Health Economist, Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso
- Hon. Hyun-Young Shin, Congresswoman, 21st National Assembly of Republic of Korea
Habibou Ouedraogo has played a pivotal role in advancing financial protection for health in Burkina Faso. As a Health Economist supporting the Ministry of Health through the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), she has led initiatives to improve working conditions and timely payments for 17,000 community health workers, ensuring sustainability of frontline services. Her work on UHC financing reforms includes digitizing public financial management in over 100 health facilities, significantly enhancing transparency and resource efficiency. These reforms reduce leakages and optimize allocation of funds, directly contributing to equitable access to care.
As UHC Focal Point for Women in Global Health Burkina Faso, Habibou advocates for inclusive, gender-responsive health policies that address systemic barriers to care. Through these combined efforts, she strengthens financial systems and promotes resilience, ensuring that cost and inefficiencies do not prevent communities from accessing essential health services.
Habibou Ouedraogo works with the CHAI Burkina Faso supporting the Ministry of Health to improve working conditions and payments for 17,000 community health workers, while strengthening supervision and performance systems. She has also contributed to UHC financing reforms, including digitisation of public finance in more than 100 health facilities, improving transparency and resource efficiency.
