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Worked as Health Economist at Global Forum for Health Research, Consultant for the WHO Task Force on Health Economics; Street Children Project Coordinator for MSF. Currently developing national strategies at Swiss FOPH. |
 Contact Sylvie Olifson
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
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Worked for six years as a Health Economist at the Global Forum for Health Research, where her work focused on equity, poverty and health, health care financing, research on mental health in low- and middle-income countries, social determinants of health, and the impact of climate change on health. Before she has been a Consultant for the Task Force on Health Economics at the World Health Organisation; Coordinator of a Street Children Project for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Manila, Philippines; Desk Officer for Asia at Terre des Hommes Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Research Officer at the Department of Public Health of Geneva. She is currently developing national strategies to fight communicable diseases at the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.
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Education: |
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a BA in Business Administration (1990) and three MSc: Development Studies (1996; emphasis on Macroeconomics and Health), International Project Management (2001; combined medical and psychosocial projects) and Health Economics (2005; equity-efficiency trade-off).
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, Spanish, German |
Nationality:
Switzerland
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