Dr. Brahima A. Diallo is a medical anthropologist. His initial research focused on understanding women's lived experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, local childbearing practices, how these contribute to shaping the utilisation behaviour of maternal health services in health facilities, and how local health systems respond to women's health needs during pregnancy and childbirth. He conducted health system research as part of the PRECISE/DYAD project (consortium of researchers to conduct large multi-country pregnancy cohort of placental disorders) to assess the delivery and utilisation of emergency obstetric care services in rural Gambia.
His current research deals with non-communicable diseases, specifically hypertension. He is part of a multidisciplinary team (NIHR group on Improving Hypertension Control in Rural Africa) to develop, implement, and evaluate a community-centred intervention to detect, treat, and control hypertension in rural Gambia and Kenya. This study is part of a larger.