Background
Jousilahti, Pekka Juhani was born on September 1, 1955 in Nilsiä, Finland. Son of Aleksanteri and Liisa (Nivalainen) Jousilahti.
Jousilahti, Pekka Juhani was born on September 1, 1955 in Nilsiä, Finland. Son of Aleksanteri and Liisa (Nivalainen) Jousilahti.
Doctor of Medicine, University Kuopio, Finland, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kuopio, Finland, 1997.
General practitioner Uppsala (Sweden) Läns Landsting, 1979-1980. Medical officer Central Finlands General Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, 1980-1983. General practitioner Helsinki (Finland) Health Center, 1984-1987.
Associate expert World Health Organization, Pt. Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1987-1989. Senior researcher National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, 1989-1992, 96—, chief physician, since 2001.
Research associate Finnish Academy of Sciences, 1993-1995. Senior medical adviser Provincial State Office Southern Finland, 1999-2000. Associate professor University Helsinki, since 2001.
Married Marjo Peltonen, August 28, 1987. Children: Julia, Jukka-Pekka, Anna.