Friday, February 5, 1999
Thank you Derek for accepting our " rendez-vous ". May I ask you to introduce yourself ?
I am a Public health professional with qualifications in medicine, public health and especially epidemiology.
I am from South Africa where my work ranged over major public health concerns, including research and advocacy related to tobacco control.
For 3 years I was responsible for coordinating a global consultation to develop a new global health policy for the 21st century and since July, with the appointment of the new DG, Dr Brundtland, I have been leading the Tobacco Free Initiative of WHO: one of 2 initial cabinet projects (with malaria being the other).
