Background
Mertens, Thierry Eric was born on July 10, 1956 in Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire. Son of Charles Henri and Diane (Claeys) Mertens.
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Thierry Eric Mertens
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Education
European Baccalaureat, European School of Bergen, The Netherlands, 1975. Doctor of Medicine, University Brussels, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1991.
Doctor of Epidemiology, London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1991.
Career
Medical officer, Ministry of Health, Jamaica and Belgium, 1982;
director public health, ministry of health, U. Brussels, Kivu, Zaire, 1983-1985;
research fellow, U. London and London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1985-1988;
lecturer, U. London and London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1988-1991;
medical epidemiologist, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1991-1992;
chief surveillance, evaluation and forecasting Global Programme on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1992-1995;
chief evaluation division policy planning & evaluation, World Health Organization, Geneva. Member, rapporteur Science Steering Committee, Center Muraz, West Africa, since 1990. Chair intervention and evaluation session International Confs. on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/STD, Dakar, Senegal, 1992, Berlin, 1993.
Advisor World Bank, India, 1994. Speaker, presenter in congresses, meetings Colombo, 1987, Sheffield, 1987, Hamburg, 1989, Geneva, 1989, 90, Granada, Spain, 1990, Atlanta, 1991, Athens, 1991, Calcutta, 1991, Dakar, 1991, New Delhi, 1992, Alexandria, Egypt, 1992, Manila, 1992, Amsterdam, 1992, Beijing, 1993, Washington, 1993, 94, Prague, 1994, Los Angeles, 1994, Yokohama, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member Committee Freedom of Expression, Brussels, 1976-1981. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Married Emily Samuel, July 7, 1989. Children: Tristan, Milan.
