Background
Wolffers, Ivan was born on May 17, 1948 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Wolffers, Ivan was born on May 17, 1948 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Doctor of Medicine, Utrecht State University, The Netherlands, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Anthropology, Leiden State University, The Netherlands, 1987.
Writer Volkskrant Vrij Nederland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1976-1983. Consultant Novib IOCU, The Hague and Penang, The Netherlands and Malaysia, 1980-1985. Professor social medicine Free University, Amsterdam, since 1989.
Council member Advice for Minister of Development Cooperative, The Hague, since 1990. Consultant in field numerous countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uganda.
Married Marion Bloem, June, 1971. 1 child, Kaja.