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Professor for Global Health and Director of Teaching, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Germany

Professor and Consultant in Public Health Medicine, as a Medical Doctor, main interest in public health in low- and middle-income countries. More than 30 years’ work experience in global public health at local, national and international level, including work as staff member for United Nations organisations (WHO), bilateral organisations (GIZ), governmental agencies (MoH), non-governmental agencies and Academia. Specific interest in Neglected Tropical Diseases, with focus on Aedes control and arbovirus.

Currently Director of Teaching at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (formerly Institute of Public Health, prior to this Department of Tropical Medicine) at Heidelberg University, Germany. Founder and coordinator of its Research to Practice Group. Currently, member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory subgroup on monitoring and evaluation of Neglected Tropical Diseases for WHO, Founding member of HEGTA/Anti-corruption in Health, Founding member and past Chair of the Eurasian Academic Alliance for Global Health, Academic Editor for PLOS NTD. External Examiner for LHSTM and other Universities.