An expert in medical informatics and eHealth, Prof. Bagayoko is currently Head of the Innovation and Digital Health Center at the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako in Mali. He brings over 25 years of experience to DHP, having managed and implemented major eHealth projects, notably through expert missions carried out across multiple African countries and Europe, but also through his role as General Coordinator of the Network in Francophone Africa for Telemedicine.

Prof. Bagayoko is the Vice-President of the Francophone Interest Group within the International Medical Informatics Association, a member of the board of the Pan African Health Informatics Association (HELINA), a full member of the Malian Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics.

Author of numerous scientific publications, Prof. Bagayoko has been awarded many scientific and honorary distinctions, including the Swiss government postdoctoral Excellence Fellowship, the Mali National Medal of Merit, and the “RFI Challenge App Afrique” award.