Frédéric Singa

Dr. Frédéric Stéphane SINGA is a wildlife veterinarian and One Health Program Coordinator for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas in the Central African Republic, a position he has held since May 2018. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the Inter-State School of Veterinary Medicine (EISMV) in Dakar, Senegal, in 2017. As One Health Program Coordinator, he leads initiatives that integrate human, animal, and environmental health through wildlife disease surveillance, investigation of animal mortality events, management of a field diagnostic laboratory, and community engagement on zoonotic disease prevention. He works closely with community health relays, hunters, trackers, and eco-guards to monitor environmental, animal, and human health, contributing to biodiversity conservation and the early detection of emerging infectious diseases in the Congo Basin. Dr. Singa is currently pursuing a Master of Veterinary Public Health, specializing in Epidemiology of Transmissible Diseases and Health Risk Management. He also contributes to scientific research in wildlife health, zoonotic disease surveillance, and veterinary parasitology, reflecting his commitment to advancing conservation medicine and strengthening both wildlife and public health in the Central African Republic.