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Professor Jean-François GIRARD
Professor Jean-François GIRARD born on November 20th 1944 at Luçon (Vendée) - France
Qualifications:
Employment
History:
Junior hospital doctor, Hôpitaux de Paris (1969)
Postgraduate diploma in cellular physiology (1971),
Doctorate in medicine (MD), University of Paris (1974)
Assistant registrar, Hôpitaux de Paris and Senior lecturer (1976-1979)
Professor of Internal Medecine(1979-1997),
University Pierre et Marie Curie and Hôpital Broussais – PARIS
Hospital doctor-Nephrology unit, Hôpital Broussais (from 1976)
Research activities in Immuno-nephrology,
RPMS-Hammersmith Hospital-London and INSERM Unit U.28 (1974-1979)
Teaching of Medicine and Nephrology, UFR Broussais-Hôtel Dieu (from 1976 to
1983)
In-service training of general practitioners
Responsible for the medical studies, Broussais-Hôtel-Dieu (1978 to 1983)
Technical adviser to the Minister of Education (1983-1986), in charge of questions
concerning the reform of medical studies and statutes
General Director of health policies and services (30 January 1986 - 30 September
1997)
French representative at the World Health Organization’s Executive Board from
1986 to 2001 and Chairman of the WHO Executive Board (1992-1993)
Secretary-General of the High Committee of Public Health (1991-1997)
Chairman of the National public Health Network (1992-1997)
Commissioner to AIDS prevention (1994-1997)
Senior member of the Council of State (1997) for social and legal matters
Trustee of the Health and social security services – Hôpitaux de Paris (1998-2001)
Chairman of the National Committee of hospital doctors (1998 - 2001)
Chairman of Odilon Lannelongue Foundation, Vanves (1998 - )
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Employment
History (ctd):
Chairman of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement IRD (October 20012009)
Chairman of the Selection Committee for Inspection générale des Affaires sociales
(2003 -2005)
Trustee of Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour
le Développement (2005 - 2009)
Trustee of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (2007 - 2009)
Member of the High Committee for International Cooperation (2006 - 2008)
Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Agency for Food Security (2006 2008)
Member of the board Croix Rouge Française (2009 - )
European "Co-chair" of the Joint expert group for the 8th Africa-European Union
strategic Partnership “JEG8” on Science, Information society and Space (2008 –
2010)
Chairman of University Sorbonne Paris Cité (2010 - )
Publications:
Professional
Societies:
Honours:
“Quand la santé devient publique”, Ed. Hachette Littérature (1998)
Report on Alzheimer’s disease intended for the Ministry of Employment (July 2000)
Report on French health monitoring intended for the Ministry of Health (August
2006)
Member of the Société nationale française de Médecine interne
Member of the Société française d’Immunologie
Member of the Société française de Santé publique
Knight in the Legion of Honour
Commander of the French Order of Merit
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