Director, Department of Social Determinants of Health, WHO
Dr Krug is Director of the Department for Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. He leads global efforts to prevent violence and injuries, to address the social and commercial determinants of health, to improve urban health and promote healthy ageing. He oversees the development of intergovernmental resolutions and global reports, the implementation of multi-country development projects, and advocacy campaigns. He chairs the International Organizing Committee for World Conferences on Injury Prevention, the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration. He is a member of the Editorial
Board of several scientific journals. Before joining WHO, Dr Krug worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA, with Médecins sans Frontières and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Dr Krug holds a degree as a Medical Doctor from the University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium and a Masters Degree in Public Health from Harvard University.
