Bureau d'Appui en Santé Publique'96

What Bureau d'Appui en Santé Publique'96 does

Bureau d'Appui en Santé Publique'96 (BASP'96) is a privately-held public health consulting firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, with legal registration as a SARL in Benin and an annex office in Cotonou. The firm delivers expert consulting and technical assistance across health systems strengthening, epidemiological surveillance, HIV/AIDS programming, monitoring and evaluation, health financing reforms (Performance-Based Financing / Financement Basé sur les Performances), and applied health research. Its service portfolio spans public health advisory, epidemiology and PBF training, competency strengthening, health information systems, reproductive and community health, nutrition, environmental health, and STI/HIV/AIDS program support.

BASP'96's business model is project-based professional services consulting, with revenue derived from negotiated contracts and competitive procurement with government ministries of health and international development agencies including WHO/AFRO, UNICEF, ENABEL, USAID-funded programs (AWARE-HIV/AIDS, AgirPF), the West African Health Organization (OOAS), and consortium partners such as CCISD, FHI, and Health Focus. The firm operates a lean core team of 5 employees augmented by a curated directory of African public health professionals mobilized per project, enabling multilingual (French, English, Portuguese) field delivery across 25+ countries in West and Central Africa.

The firm has led or co-led regional consortiums on large multi-country HIV/AIDS technical assistance programs (DAT-AOC across 25 countries) and conducts recurring PBF training courses in partnership with BEST-SD and SINA HEALTH. Ownership is concentrated among the founding African public health specialists, with no institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Strategic activity in recent years has centered on expanding into new country mandates (Guinea 2026, Burundi 2021) and productizing training offerings, while maintaining its core consulting franchise in francophone and lusophone Africa.

Name

Bureau d'Appui en Santé Publique'96

Legal name

Bureau d'Appui en Santé Publique'96

Website

https://basp96.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BASP'96 is a privately-held African public health consulting firm, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It delivers project-based technical assistance in epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, health financing, and monitoring & evaluation to government ministries and multilateral health agencies across 25+ countries in West and Central Africa.

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Product category

Public Health Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (BPADAIAE)

Keywords

• Public health consulting
• Health systems strengthening
• Epidemiological surveillance
• HIV/AIDS program support
• Performance-based financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Technical Assistance Services: BASP'96 generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting contracts, technical assistance mandates, and evaluation/assessment engagements commissioned by government ministries of health, multilateral organizations (WHO, UNICEF), bilateral donors, and international NGOs. Engagements are project-based with defined scopes, timelines, and deliverables. Revenue is derived from professional service fees across health systems, epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, FBP training, and health research projects throughout West and Central Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BASP'96 is a public health consulting and technical assistance firm that provides advisory, evaluation, training, and applied research services to ministries of health, national disease control programs, and international health organizations across West and Central Africa. Its work covers health systems strengthening, epidemiological surveillance, HIV/AIDS response, performance-based financing, monitoring and evaluation, reproductive health, nutrition, and health research. Engagements are delivered by African field experts on a project-by-project basis under negotiated contracts and competitive procurement.

Product overview

BASP'96 is a public health consulting firm operating as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides advisory, training, and research services organized around core competencies in public health consulting, epidemiology training, Performance-Based Financing (PBF) training, competency strengthening, health information systems, sanitary engineering, reproductive health, community health, health research, nutrition, health and environment, health system reforms, and STI/HIV/AIDS program support. Services are delivered through expert consultants and partnerships with regional organizations across West and Central Africa, with offices in Benin (headquarters) and Burkina Faso (branch).

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Products and services

• Public Health Advisory Services Strategic consulting and advisory services for health system development, policy formulation, and public health program design delivered to ministries of health, national disease control programs, and international health organizations across West and Central Africa.
• Epidemiology Training Professional training programs in epidemiology, integrated disease surveillance, and epidemiological response for epidemic preparedness aimed at public health professionals and national program staff.
• Performance-Based Financing (PBF) Training International training courses on Performance-Based Financing (PBF/FBP) for health system strengthening, co-developed and co-facilitated with BEST-SD and SINA HEALTH for francophone country audiences.
• Competency Strengthening Capacity building and skills development programs for healthcare professionals and health system stakeholders, including curriculum design and in-service training delivery.
• Health Information Systems Design and implementation of health information systems and epidemic notification frameworks that support regional disease surveillance and health monitoring.
• Sanitary Engineering Technical advisory services in sanitary engineering and environmental health infrastructure for ministries of health and local authorities.
• Reproductive Health Services Advisory services for reproductive health programs including maternal health, family planning, and adolescent health initiatives for governments and donor-funded projects.
• Community Health Programs Community health interventions and participatory approaches for health promotion and disease prevention, including support for community-based disease elimination programs.
• Health Research Applied health research including epidemiological studies, behavioral surveys (KAP/CAP), and program evaluations commissioned by governments, NGOs, and international agencies.
• Nutrition Programs Technical support for nutrition interventions and integrated nutritional support programs for ministries of health and partner organizations.
• Health and Environment Environmental health assessments and studies on the health impacts of environmental factors for public health programs.
• Health System Reforms (Results-Based Financing) Verification and control of Results-Based Financing (RBF) implementation within health systems, including contract management and performance verification services for ministries of health.
• STI/HIV/AIDS Services Comprehensive HIV/AIDS program support including strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, biological surveillance, behavioral surveys, project management, STI treatment, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) for ministries of health, PNLS programs, and international partners.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• CCISD (Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASP'96 and CCISD formed a consortium for the Dispositif d'Appui Technique pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (DAT-AOC) — phases 1 and 2 (January 2006–March 2014), providing technical assistance for an effective HIV/AIDS response across 25 countries in West and Central Africa. CCISD is a long-standing strategic partner for BASP'96, dating back to the origins of the PASE (Projet d'Appui à la Surveillance Épidémiologique) in the early 1990s.
• BEST-SD and SINA HEALTHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASP'96 has partnered with BEST-SD and SINA HEALTH since September 2013 to jointly develop and deliver international courses on Performance-Based Financing (FBP). BASP'96 has elaborated the training modules and served as co-facilitator for these courses held in Cotonou, Benin and Lomé, Togo for francophone countries.
• WHO/AFRO (World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBASP'96 has a long-standing working relationship with WHO/AFRO, conducting technical missions for HIV/AIDS program formulation (Chad, 2001–2005), epidemiological surveillance support, guideline development, and inter-country workshops on epidemic prevention and control. Also partnered on onchocerciasis evaluation missions.
• ENABEL (Belgian Development Agency)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBASP'96 was contracted by ENABEL for a mission on accreditation of health training facilities in Burundi (September 2021 – August 2022), providing technical assistance in healthcare quality assurance and facility accreditation processes.
• Family Health International (FHI) / AWARE-HIV/AIDS (USAID-funded)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBASP'96 served as a key technical partner for FHI's AWARE-HIV/AIDS project (September 2003–September 2008), managing monitoring/evaluation and second-generation HIV surveillance across 20 countries of West and Central Africa. Also conducted surveillance surveys and behavioral surveillance assessments under this partnership.
• Health Focus / AG CONSULTINGsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASP'96 formed consortiums with Health Focus (for OOAS-commissioned CAP studies under PRSR in West Africa, 2019) and AG CONSULTING (for FBP baseline studies in Côte d'Ivoire, 2017). These consortium arrangements allow BASP'96 to participate in larger multi-partner technical assistance engagements.
• Helen Keller International (HKI) and Handicap International (HI)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASP'96 partnered with HKI and Handicap International for a baseline study to implement a community dynamics project for lymphatic filariasis elimination, onchocerciasis control, and vitamin A supplementation in Burkina Faso (December 2008 – March 2009).
• Futures GroupsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerFutures Group participated in Phase 2 of the DAT-AOC consortium alongside BASP'96 and CCISD for HIV/AIDS technical assistance across 25 countries in West and Central Africa (April 2012 – March 2014).
• Medicus MundisecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASP'96 conducted final evaluations of Medicus Mundi-funded projects in Burkina Faso, including the 'Maternité à Moindre Risque' project in Yako district and the project supporting malaria control for pregnant women and children under 5 in Séguénéga district.
• EngenderHealth / AgirPF / USAIDsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBASP'96 conducted baseline household surveys on family planning knowledge, attitudes, and practices in urban and peri-urban areas of Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, and Togo (May 2018) for the AgirPF project financed by USAID and managed by EngenderHealth.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBASP'96 conducted a combined CAP survey in Borgou/Alibori, Benin for the PROSAF project in partnership with CRS (October 2002).
• ECO-CITY BENINminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBASP'96 formed a consortium with ECO-CITY BENIN to conduct a feasibility study for constructing a health center in the lake village of Ganvié, Benin (January – May 2019).
• OOAS (West African Health Organization)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBASP'96, as part of the Health Focus and BASP'96 consortium, provided CAP study consulting services under the PRSR program in West Africa, commissioned by OOAS (May – July 2019), covering Benin and Burkina Faso components.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cordaid: Dutch international development organization with a substantial health portfolio in francophone Africa, including health systems strengthening and performance-based financing. Comparable operating geography and donor set, with a wider thematic mandate.
• IntraHealth International: Global non-profit working with ministries of health in West/Central Africa on health workforce, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health. Comparable service set to BASP'96's HIV/AIDS and health systems offerings, with a larger institutional footprint and broader donor base.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Large global health NGO that delivers health systems strengthening, pharmaceutical management, and M&E services to ministries of health, often in direct competition for the same USAID, WHO, and Global Fund contracts that BASP'96 targets. Compares on customer type and service line, with broader geographic scope.
• FHI 360: Major US-based global health organization and BASP'96's direct partner on the AWARE-HIV/AIDS project (2003-2008, 20 countries). Competes for the same USAID-funded HIV/AIDS and M&E contracts at much larger scale, often as consortium prime.
• Pathfinder International: Global reproductive health and family planning NGO that operates across the same sub-Saharan African geography as BASP'96, often funded by USAID (including the AgirPF/EngenderHealth mechanism BASP'96 has supported). Comparable in reproductive health and family planning advisory work.
• ICF International: Large US consulting firm with a dedicated international health division delivering M&E, surveillance, and health systems work for USAID, WHO, and the Global Fund. Competes for the same large-scale evaluation and surveillance RFPs as BASP'96, but at materially larger scale.

Others

• Helen Keller International (HKI): Global health NGO that partnered with BASP'96 on a community dynamics baseline for lymphatic filariasis elimination, onchocerciasis control, and vitamin A supplementation in Burkina Faso. Adjacent rather than directly competitive; overlaps in NTD and nutrition work.

Direct peers

• Health Focus GmbH: German public health consultancy that partnered with BASP'96 on the OOAS-commissioned CAP studies under the PRSR program in West Africa. Comparable as a mid-sized, donor-funded health consulting firm delivering evaluations and capacity-building in francophone Africa.
• CCISD (Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement): Canadian-based public health consultancy and BASP'96's longest-standing consortium partner in the DAT-AOC HIV/AIDS technical assistance mechanism across 25 West/Central African countries. Directly comparable in service mix (epidemiology, M&E, health systems) and target donor clients.

Emerging players

• EngenderHealth: US-based reproductive health NGO that commissioned BASP'96 for baseline household surveys across four francophone West African countries under USAID's AgirPF project. Comparable in reproductive health and survey/research methodology; narrower thematic focus than BASP'96.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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