Dr. Fatoumata Coulibaly

Dr. Fatoumata Coulibaly is a senior internal medicine physician at Hôpital du Point G — one of Bamako's two major university hospitals and the institution particularly associated with medicine and specialised clinical services in the Malian capital. With 15 years of specialist experience, Dr. Coulibaly has developed expertise in the management of the growing burden of non-communicable diseases in Mali's urban population, alongside the ongoing challenges of HIV, tuberculosis, and chronic liver disease from hepatitis B — a major but underrecognised public health problem across West Africa. Hôpital du Point G serves as a referral centre for complex internal medicine cases from across Mali, including patients transferred from the country's conflict-affected northern and central regions where healthcare infrastructure has been disrupted by years of insecurity. Dr. Coulibaly manages high-complexity patients with multi-morbidity — including patients with HIV and hepatitis B co-infection, tuberculosis with diabetes, and advanced heart failure with chronic kidney disease — conditions that demand sophisticated, integrated clinical management. She is also a vocal advocate for improving cardiovascular disease prevention in Mali, working with the Société Malienne de Médecine Interne to develop hypertension screening and treatment guidelines adapted for primary care settings. Her trilingual competency in French, Bambara, and Peul makes her accessible to patients from Mali's three largest ethno-linguistic communities.

Dr. Coulibaly completed her Doctorat en Médecine at the Faculté de Médecine et d'Odonto-Stomatologie (FMOS) of USTTB Bamako. She pursued specialist training in internal medicine at Hôpital du Point G and CHU Gabriel Touré, earning her Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées (DES) en Médecine Interne. She undertook a clinical attachement in internal medicine at the Hôpital Tenon in Paris, France — a renowned centre for nephrology and infectious disease — which deepened her expertise in chronic kidney disease and hepatitis B management. She participates in continuing medical education through the Société Africaine de Médecine Interne.

Dr. Coulibaly's clinical expertise centres on the management of non-communicable and chronic infectious diseases in adult patients. She is highly skilled in managing hypertensive urgencies and emergencies, including end-organ complications such as hypertensive encephalopathy and acute left ventricular failure. She manages type 2 diabetes including diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar states, and is experienced in the long-term management of diabetic nephropathy. Her HIV and hepatitis B expertise includes antiretroviral therapy management, management of hepatitis B-related cirrhosis and its complications including ascites (for which she performs diagnostic and therapeutic paracentesis), and surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma. She manages tuberculosis as monotherapy and in co-infection scenarios and is experienced in lumbar puncture for meningitis diagnosis and pleural aspiration for exudative effusions.

Dr. Coulibaly has published in the Journal Africain d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie on the prevalence and clinical outcomes of hepatitis B-related liver disease at Hôpital du Point G, and in the Revue Malienne de Médecine on hypertension epidemiology in Bamako's adult population. She contributed to a multi-country West African study on chronic kidney disease burden and has presented at the Société Africaine de Médecine Interne annual conference on the management of HIV-hepatitis B co-infection in resource-limited settings.

Dr. Coulibaly provides consultations in French, Bambara, and Peul. She is experienced in supporting international patients in Bamako — including UN personnel, diplomatic staff, development workers, and members of the Malian diaspora in France — who require specialist internal medicine evaluation. She provides hepatitis B screening and viral hepatitis management for patients from endemic regions, specialist assessment for chronic disease management, and comprehensive medical reports for international patients seeking second opinions or continuing care abroad. For patients requiring specialist investigations unavailable in Mali, she coordinates referrals to Senegal, Ivory Coast, or France.

Dr. Coulibaly was recognised by the Société Malienne de Médecine Interne for her contributions to internal medicine research and for her leadership in developing non-communicable disease management guidelines for Mali's public health system. She received an award from the Ordre National des Médecins du Mali for clinical excellence and for mentoring the next generation of Malian physicians pursuing specialist internal medicine training.