Welcome to the Afternoon Tea Conversations with WGH Norway!
We welcome you to grab a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy the next interview part of the series introducing the WGH Norway Advisory Group. Meet Bente Mikkelsen who was instrumental in building up the national chapter in Norway. In this interview, she begins by explaining the important work she contributes to as the Director of Noncommunicable Diseases in the division of UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable diseases at the World Health Organization. She is and has always been extremely passionate with everything that includes ways of reducing or excluding inequalities. With all the major challenges of trying to combat non-communicable diseases she shares what keeps her motivated and finally, she offers her words of wisdom and advice for young women thinking about a career in public health. Watch the full interview!
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About Bente Mikkelsen
Bente Mikkelsen is the Director of Noncommunicable Diseases in the division of UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable diseases at the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. She was formerly the Director of the Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Promoting Health through the Life-course at the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (Copenhagen, Denmark), Head of Secretariat for the Global Coordination Mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (WHO GCM/NCD) at the World Health Organization Headquarters (Geneva, Switzerland) from its inception in 2014 as well as a former CEO of the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. Dr Mikkelsen is trained as a gynecologist and obstetrician and holds a master’s degree in Health Administration and Management from the University of Oslo. Her current focus is on achieving the SDGs through the reduction of premature deaths from NCDs in the context of WHO General Programme of Work, and working across sectors with multi-stakeholders, within and beyond the health sector using innovation, implementation research, health literacy and new technologies.