Ibrahima (Ibou) Dieye

PhD Candidate in Health Policy (G5, Economics)

Ibou Dieye is a PhD candidate in Health Policy at Harvard University, with a concentration in Health Economics. His research focuses on Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa, combining experimental and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the impact of health financing reforms and digital innovations on maternal and child health outcomes. His current projects include an evaluation of community-based health insurance in Senegal, a randomized controlled trial of an AI-powered postpartum family planning intervention in Kenya, and an impact study of free child health policies in Senegal. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in 2017, majoring in Applied Mathematics and Economics with a minor in Computer Science. Following his undergraduate studies, he worked as a data scientist at Analysis Group, where he contributed to health economics and outcomes research.