 | Eric de Roodenbeke Director General |
Eric de Roodenbeke assumed the position of Director General of the International Hospital Federation in June 2008. Between July 2007 and May 2008 he was Senior Health Specialist at the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) during which time he was involved in support country action programmes to develop a response to the HRH crisis; development of strategies for regional networks in support of HRH development and was the focal point for follow-up actions in Francophone countries. He was Senior Health Specialist at the World Bank (AFTH2 & WBI) from 2004 to 2006 in which time he was Team leader (TL) for various health intervention, educational, management and capacity building programmes mostly in Africa. He was Director of the 700-bed University Hospital of Tours, and Senior Officer responsible for hospital and health financing interventions at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2003 and 1999 to 2001, respectively. Between 1996 and 1998, he was Senior Officer on hospital policy expertise at the French Ministry of Cooperation. From 1994 to 1996, he was Deputy Director of the 870-bed University Hospital of NANTES. 1989 to 1994, Dr. de Roodenbeke was the Expert, task team leader for a project involving construction, equipment , management of a 500- bed hospital in, Burkina Faso. He was Deputy Director of Epinal- Vosges (France) General Hospital from 1984 to 1989.
Dr de Roodenbeke has published widely on hospital organisation, health systems reforms human resources and health facility management, health policy, insurance and financing in developed and developing countries. Dr. de Roodenbeke holds a Ph.D. in health economics - University of Paris 1, Sorbonne (France); a Hospital Administration Diploma from ENSP Rennes (France); and a Diploma in Public Health from the University of Nancy (France). He speaks fluent French (native language) and English and basic Greek and German. He is a member of various social organizations and is affiliated to the French Health Economics Society.
 | Sheila Anazonwu Programme Development and Knowledge Manager |
Sheila Anazonwu, MSc, BA, is the Programme Development and Knowledge Manager at the International Hospital Federation. She joined the IHF in 1992 as Personal Assistant to the Director General. Prior to joining the IHF, Sheila worked in the private sector in development project management and human resource training. She also worked at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Secretariat in Lagos, Nigeria. She has done voluntary work for Human Rights Watch (UK).
She has a Master of Science degree in International Relations (University of Southampton, UK) and a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in European and Social Sciences, with a major in French Language (University of East Anglia - Norwich, UK). She is a Christian and an active member in her local church. She speaks fluent French, English and Ibo (mother tongue). She enjoys international affairs, sports and has travelled widely.
 | Sev Lucas Membership Manager |
Sev Lucas has a Masters degree in public health in developing countries and is a graduate of a Masters in health economics in developing countries from the University of Clermont Ferrand (CERDI, Center for Studies and Research on International Development). Sev joined IHF in January 2009. She is responsible for member liaison activities and support of designated IHF projects. She is also in charge of development of the health system knowledge database and in charge of the newsletter.
Sev is from Bretagne, northwestern region of France and enjoys skiing, sailing, surfing, traveling and playing the saxophone. She speaks fluent French, Spanish, English and she is learning Portuguese
 | Cécile Reynes French Translator |
Cécile Reynes joined the International Hospital Federation as part-time French translator in 2000. She has a Licence d'Anglais from the University of Paris-Sorbonne and the Translator's Diploma of the Ecole Supérieure d'Interprètes et Traducteurs de Paris. She also works free-lance as a medical translator for various European companies. A gardening enthusiast and a fervent supporter of nature and wildlife, she tends a small vegetable allotment in South London and manages a natural wildlife reserve in France.
 | Loly Vaswani Spanish Translator |
Loly Vaswani joined the International Hospital Federation as part-time Spanish translator in 1988. In 1990 she moved to Málaga, Spain, where she continues working for the IHF via the Internet. Born in Zaragoza (Spain), she completed her studies in Tenerife, then returned to Zaragoza where she worked for the American Air Base as a Bilingual Secretary/Editorial Typist, responsible for translating all correspondences, writing of articles for Base Newspaper, etc. She then moved to London and worked for several international companies, including the head office of Banco de Bilbao. During that time she also did several translation jobs for various international companies. She likes the outdoor life, gardening, reading, and travelling.
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