International Health Systems: Building Global Security

Antoine Flahault, MD, PhD in biomathematics, is a prominent professor of public health at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, where he has served as the Director of the Institute of Global Health at Campus Biotech since January 2014. He previously held the position of founding director at the French School of Public Health (EHESP) from 2007 to 2012 and has contributed significantly as co-director of the Centre Virchow-Villermé for Public Health Paris-Berlin (Université Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité) and the European Academic Global Health Alliance (EAGHA). He is also the president of the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA). Flahault's research focuses on mathematical modeling of communicable diseases; he has chaired the WHO collaborative center for electronic disease surveillance and coordinated research on Chikungunya in the Indian Ocean, earning the Inserm Prize in 2006. He served as the scientific curator for the Epidemik exhibition at La Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in Paris, which also toured Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Flahault was elected a corresponding member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris and, as of January 2015, had authored 250 scientific publications referenced in Medline.

Aude Richard is a resident physician in training at the Institute of Global Health, having obtained her Swiss Medical Degree from the University of Lausanne in 2013, followed by two years of clinical practice. In 2017, she earned her Master of Public Health from Harvard University, specializing in social and behavioral sciences and health communication, with her thesis exploring the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals and promoting supportive tools. Since November 2017, Aude has served as a resident physician and is currently the French-speaking Switzerland coordinator for grippenet.ch, a participatory platform dedicated to influenza monitoring and public literacy on health issues.

Dr. Gilles Poumerol is a seasoned public health specialist with over 30 years of experience at the World Health Organization (WHO), where he held various roles at country, regional, and global levels. His expertise spans the epidemiology and control of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis, particularly in regions such as the Caribbean, Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. He has also led initiatives related to International Travel and Health (ITH) and the International Health Regulations (IHR). Dr. Poumerol holds an MD from the University of Paris and a Master of Science in Community Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, along with diplomas in tropical medicine and epidemiology from the University of Paris. Currently, he serves as a public health consultant and teaches courses on global health security through Coursera