Dr. Liviu Vedrasco has an extensive career in global health, humanitarian affairs and disaster risk management with UN agencies, philanthropies and NGOs in Africa, Americas, Europe, and Asia. Liviu was awarded a Medical Doctor degree (1996) from Medical University in Moldova and an MPH (1999) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus on global health. Since June of 2014 Liviu serves as Programme Officer with WHO Thailand managing a portfolio that includes Health Systems Strengthening, Global Health Diplomacy, International Trade and Health, Road Safety and Environmental Health. Prior to Thailand, Liviu worked with WHO-Myanmar and at HQ in Geneva. In 2014 Liviu was deployed to Sierra Leone to support the WHO Ebola emergency response operation. Prior to WHO Liviu held leadership roles with UN, philanthropies and NGOs including Chief of Party for USAID PREPARE project in Washington, DC (2009-11), UN Regional Pandemic Readiness Adviser for West and Central Africa with UNOCHA in Dakar (2007-09), Health Adviser with the International Rescue Committee on the Thai-Myanmar Border (2004-07), Country Director for Georgia with International Medical Corps (2002-04); and Programs Director with the Soros Foundation in Moldova (1994-97). Liviu is fluent in four languages, including French, English, Russian and his native Romanian and currently studies Spanish and Thai.