Most of us spend a large part of our life at work. So did I. I was very lucky that I could contribute to public policy related to various important global events. The fall of the iron curtain, expansion of the European Union, transition to renewable energy, introduction of the Euro and increasing global life expectancy would most likely not have happened if it wasn’t for my work. Well, maybe.
Of course, I did not do this alone. I had the pleasure to work together with many interesting and smart colleagues in many different settings.
Below you may find more information on my work from recently to 1983.
2024 – present: World Health Organisation/Europe
Contribute to WHO country support and show value added for all countries
2020 – 2023: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Personal Health Records
Give people access to their health records and other innovations in health care
2020: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Covid-19
Develop the new quarantine policy in 2020 for Covid-19 (pandemic project)
2016-2019: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, end of life care
Develop a national programme for better palliative care
2014-2016: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, waste in care
Find out ways how to reduce waste in long-term care
2014-2019: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport/OECD
Measure how well people are protected against the costs of long-term care in different countries (give Netherlands data/input)
2013-2019 Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport/UN
Participating in the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing on behalf of the Netherlands. How to better protect the human rights of older people?
2013 World Health Organisation
Find out how long-term care for older people can be organised in countries where this type of care is not yet developed
2007-2012 Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Global Health
Manage global health unit, ensuring that people in the Netherlands and around the world live longer, healthier lives and are safeguarded against health threats
2002-2006 Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, EU-enlargement
Manage EU-enlargement unit, assisting the 10 new accession countries in 2004 to prepare for adapting the existing EU public health regulations
2000-2002 Ministry of Finance, Euro team
Contribute to a smooth introduction of the euro in the Netherlands, especially at municipalities
1996-2000 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North America Division
Contribute to our relations with the United States of America and how to set up a Marshall Plan for Eastern Europe
1993-1996 Ministry of Economic Affairs, Heavy industry Department
The very first steps of renewable energy and to make sure that there would be an industry in the Netherlands as well
1988- 1993 Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Micro Economics/GDUI
Organising courses for people from developing countries and research on economic systems after the fall of the wall
1988- 1993 Erasmus University Rotterdam
I studied Economics of developing countries and also specialised in health care economics
Fred Lafeber 