Aminata Bagayoko is a medical doctor, working in public health since her graduation. For more than 5 years, she has been involved in the management of epidemics, specifically the implementation and conduct of vaccine and therapeutic clinical trials in middle and low income countries, both French and English speaking, in several urban and rural communities. She is currently an MPH student at ITM to receive the necessary skills to participate in improving the quality of life of communities. She grew up in a neighbourhood in Bamako (Mali) from where the trees have disappeared with the population increasing with dry seasons getting hotter and longer.