Mario Raviglione
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Dr Mario Raviglione has been director of the Stop TB Department since 2003.
He joined the World Health Organization
in 1991 as a junior professional officer sponsored by the Italian Government, to work on TB/HIV and TB epidemiology in Europe. Later, he became responsible for setting up the global drug-resistance surveillance project and the new TB surveillance and monitoring system. Between 1999 and 2003, he was Coordinator for Tuberculosis
Strategy and Operations globally, taking charge particularly of surveillance and programme monitoring; operational research on community and private practitioner involvement in TB control; TB/HIV interaction; multi drug-resistance TB management in developing countries; and [DOTS expansion] worldwide. Currently, as Director of the Stop TB Department of WHO, he is responsible for strategies and policies and works through a network of TB experts at all levels of the Organization. He has worked with many countries worldwide in improving their TB control efforts.
He has had over 200 articles published in influential health journals and books including TB chapters in the last three editions of the prestigious Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
. He was editor of the book "Tuberculosis: a Comprehensive International Approach", 3rd Edition, 2006, which presents the state of the art in the tuberculosis field and is co-authored by over 100 scientific authorities world-wide. Under his guidance, the new Stop TB Strategy of the World Health Organization
has been formulated and launched in 2006. As a leading expert in TB, he serves as a visiting professor in various medical schools and also lectures at international health conferences on global TB and international health issues. He has been a member of the Stop TB Partnership
Coordinating Board since its establishment in 2001. He graduated from the University of Turin
in Italy
in 1980, and later trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases in New York
(where he also was Chief Medical Resident at Cabrini's Medical Centre) and Boston
, where he was appointed an AIDS Fellow at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School
. He has recently received the Princess Chichibu TB Global Award for his achievements in TB control.
He joined the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
in 1991 as a junior professional officer sponsored by the Italian Government, to work on TB/HIV and TB epidemiology in Europe. Later, he became responsible for setting up the global drug-resistance surveillance project and the new TB surveillance and monitoring system. Between 1999 and 2003, he was Coordinator for Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
Strategy and Operations globally, taking charge particularly of surveillance and programme monitoring; operational research on community and private practitioner involvement in TB control; TB/HIV interaction; multi drug-resistance TB management in developing countries; and [DOTS expansion] worldwide. Currently, as Director of the Stop TB Department of WHO, he is responsible for strategies and policies and works through a network of TB experts at all levels of the Organization. He has worked with many countries worldwide in improving their TB control efforts.
He has had over 200 articles published in influential health journals and books including TB chapters in the last three editions of the prestigious Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine is an American textbook of internal medicine. First published in 1950, it is presently in its eighteenth edition...
. He was editor of the book "Tuberculosis: a Comprehensive International Approach", 3rd Edition, 2006, which presents the state of the art in the tuberculosis field and is co-authored by over 100 scientific authorities world-wide. Under his guidance, the new Stop TB Strategy of the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
has been formulated and launched in 2006. As a leading expert in TB, he serves as a visiting professor in various medical schools and also lectures at international health conferences on global TB and international health issues. He has been a member of the Stop TB Partnership
Stop TB Partnership
The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem. Its 1000 partner organizations include international, nongovernmental and governmental organizations and patient groups...
Coordinating Board since its establishment in 2001. He graduated from the University of Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 1980, and later trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(where he also was Chief Medical Resident at Cabrini's Medical Centre) and Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, where he was appointed an AIDS Fellow at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
. He has recently received the Princess Chichibu TB Global Award for his achievements in TB control.