WHO
20, Avenue Appia
Geneva,
N/A
Switzerland
1211
Email:
chungongs@who.int
Biographical Sketch:
Dr Stella Chungong, is a Medical Epidemiologist, currently working as the Technical Coordinator for National Surveillance System Strengthening and Monitoring for the International Health Regulations (IHR), in World Health Organization, Geneva. Prior to this position, Dr Chungong worked within the Global Influenza Programme. She has also worked as a coordinator of the Epidemiological Surveillance Team within the WHO Lyon Office of the Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR). Dr Chungong has worked with both developing countries and developed countries, supporting the development of guidance, policies and strategies for national surveillance system strengthening for communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS. She has also worked in various other areas such as nutrition, particularly on nutritional assessments, access to drugs and other amenities for women in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is interested in gender related issues that affect health. She is a member of the Cameroon Medical Women’s Association. She holds an MD from the University Center for Health Sciences (CUSS), Yaoundé, Cameroon, a Diploma in Community Medicine from the University of Geneva, Switzerland and an MPH from the University of Leeds in the UK.