Rafael Van den Bergh
Research coordinator
Protect Humanitarians
| Location | Belgium |
| Gender and Title | Male, Dr. |
| research@protecthumanitarians.org | |
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| Website | https://protecthumanitarians.org/en/ |
| Bio | Over the years, I have built a career moving from a PhD in molecular immunology and virology to humanitarian operational research, public health, field epidemiology, capacity building, and humanitarian monitoring and evaluation, including at Médecins Sans Frontières, the World Health Organisation (Attacks on Health Care initiative) and - currently - the NGO Protect Humanitarians. The unifying theme has consistently been the generation and utilisation of evidence in health and humanitarian settings, aiming to improve operations by making the data speak. I have both led and supported research – as well as co-managed international research grants – across an array of subjects, including mental health, infectious diseases, environmental health, attacks on healthcare, migration and health, torture rehabilitation, trauma and physiotherapy, disaster preparedness, and many others. It is precisely this polyvalence, and the opportunity it has offered me to work across boundaries, that have been my driving force: I can find no greater pleasure than working in a research team and linking different elements and areas of expertise together into one coherent whole. Though, admittedly, hiking in the wild with my children comes close. |
Expertise
| Expertise | Country | Affiliation | Local |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protection | Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire), Palestine, State of, Ukraine | ||
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