Maina Amsagana Boucar M.D., M.P.H is the Director for USAID-Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems Project for Francophone Africa. In this capacity he advises government, agencies and NGOs on the integration of quality improvement activities into their respective programs. He is an epidemiologist with a Master's Degree of Public Health specializing in epidemiology and population studies with vast experience in the purveyance, administration and supervision of health care programs in developing countries. He has worked in quality improvement for more than 20 years in many African countries and applied QI/QA in various topics including Malaria, IMCI, maternal and child, HIV/AIDS, anemia, Workforce…Prior to joining URC, he served at all levels of the health care system in his native Niger. His previous experiences as the head of local and district clinics as well as the Regional Director of Health in Tahoua provided a solid foundation for his ascent to the post of Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Health of Niger in 1993.