Charlotte Kristiansson

Professional Activities

  • Charlotte Kristiansson is a public health specialist working at the Swiss Centre for International Health® of the Swiss Tropical Institute as a consultant in public health. Her expertise includes project planning and monitoring, budgeting, financial systems and reporting, management of personnel, consultants and sub-contractors, and procurement. Her research experience from Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University, Sweden, include Public Health (Rational use of Pharmaceuticals, health policy, health communication, access & equity in health care) as well as micro/molecular biology (Hepatitis B, antibiotic resistance).

Higher Education & Qualifications

  • PhD from the IHCAR, Division of International Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Diploma course in Health Care Management in Tropical Countries, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Bachelors of Science in Technology and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • WHO course on promotion of rational use of pharmaceuticals, Health management Institute, Jaipur, India.
  • Course in Health District management, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Course in Qualitative research methods, Institute of Child Health, London, Great Britain.

Work Experience

  • 2004 - present Public health specialist Swiss Centre for International Health®, Swiss Tropical Institute. Key areas of work/main responsibilities: work in relation to Swiss Tropical Institute mandate as Local Fund Agent on behalf of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in various African countries; Project planning and monitoring, budgeting, financial systems and reporting, procurement. Health promotion in project in Tajikistan.
  • 2003 – 2004 Project coordinator EC-funded project (ANTRES) regarding rational use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Peru and Bolivia, PhD studies. IHCAR, Division of International Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Key areas of work/main responsibilities: project coordination, financial management, microbiological research, research in rational use of pharmaceuticals, health promotion, supervision of master students.
  • 2001 – 2005 Project coordinator/researcher School based health communication project. STRAMA (Swedish Strategic Programme for The Rational Use of Antimicrobials) and Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Key areas of work/main responsibilities: project coordination, health promotion/health communication, educational entertainment, research on health knowledge transfer children to parents, coordination nationwide up scaling of pilot project.