​On this episode of First State Insights​, Talla Cissé and Dr. Saloum Cissé, co-founders of the Foundation for a Healthier Senegal (FOHSEN), speak with Troy Mix, associate director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about their efforts to enhance maternal and child health outcomes in rural Senegal through local health initiatives and fundraising. This interview covers their motives for founding FOHSEN, the challenges they’ve faced as a father-son team, and their hopes for the future of FOHSEN and improved health in rural Senegal.

Talla Cissé is a mixed-methods researcher focused on ending inequities in communities across West and Central Africa. He holds a master’s in International Policy from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Delaware’s Biden School of Public Policy and Administration.

Dr. Cissé is a family physician who completed residencies in family medicine and preventive medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine and earned a Master of Public Health from the Morehouse School at Emory University.

To track their work through the Foundation for a Healthier Senegal, visit FOHSEN’s website. You can also follow them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube to stay updated with their foundation's latest ventures and upcoming initiatives. 

This episode was recorded on July 10, 2024, for First State Insights, a podcast presented by the Institute for Public Administration (IPA).

IPA is a research and public service center within the University of Delaware's Biden School of Public Policy & Administration.

Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0 License.​

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