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Contacts in WHO Regional Offices:
Regional Office for Africa:
Dr Jean-Marie Trapsida
Coordinator, Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
Tel: +242 8 39258 E-mail: trapsidaj@afro.who.int
Regional Office for the Americas:
Dr Rosario D'Alessio
Regional Adviser for Pharmaceuticals
Tel: +1 202 974 3282 E-mail: dalessir@paho.org
Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean:
Mr Mohamed Bin Shahna
Acting Regional Adviser, Pharmaceuticals
Tel: +20 2 276 5301 E-mail: binshahnam@emro.who.int
Regional Office for Europe:
Mr Kees de Joncheere
Pharmaceuticals
Tel: +45 3 917 14 32 E-mail: cjo@who.dk
Regional Office for South-East Asia:
Dr Krisantha Weerasuriya
Regional Adviser, Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
Tel: +91 11 2337 0804 (ext 26314)
E-mail: weerasuriyak@whosea.org
Regional Office for the Western Pacific:
Dr Budiono Santoso
Regional Adviser
Tel: +63 2 528 9846 E-mail: santosob@wpro.who.int
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Contacts at WHO Headquarters:
Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals Cluster
WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland:
Dr Hans Hogerzeil
Director a.i., Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy
Department
Tel: +41 22 791 4443 E-mail: edmdirector@who.int
Team Coordinator, Policy, Access and Rational Use
Tel: +41 22 791 3528 E-mail: hogerzeilh@who.int
Dr Lembit Rägo
Team Coordinator, Quality and Safety: Medicines
Tel: +41 22 791 4420 E-mail: ragol@who.int
Dr Germán Velásquez
Team Coordinator, Drug Action Programme
Tel: +41 22 791 3509 E-mail: velasquezg@who.int
Dr Xiaorui Zhang
Team Coordinator, Traditional Medicine
Tel: +41 22 791 3639 E-mail: zhangx@who.int
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