“The Global Partnership on Violence Against Children: Challenges and Opportunities”
Etienne Krug, MD MPH
Global Program to End Violence (Unicef)
Dr Krug is Director of the Department of Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability and Violence and Injury Prevention at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. In this position he has overseen the development of major intergovernmental resolutions and ground breaking world reports, the implementation of major innovative development projects, and preparations for large global events. He chairs the International Organizing Committee for World Conferences on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion and the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and is member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals.
Before joining WHO, Dr Krug was an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA.
Prior to that he worked in war torn countries for Médecins sans Frontières and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Dr Krug holds a degree as Medical Doctor from the University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium and a Masters Degree in Public Health from Harvard University and has received many awards.
Abstract
Traditionally, preventing violence against girls and boys has received less political priority and investment relative to other development goals like education or health. However, this has begun to shift over the past couple... [ view full abstract ]
Session
KN-1 » Keynote (17:30 - Sunday, 1st October, King Willem Alexander Compact)
