FESTMIH President
Member of the Working Group Migration and Health
Dr Marco Albonico is based in Turin and has been a General Practitioner in the Italian National Health Service since 1990.
He holds a Medical Doctor degree with Specialization in Infectious Diseases from the University of Turin, a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the University of Liverpool, and a PhD from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Additional appointments include his time as technical adviser for the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO) from 1996 to 2016, and as a member of the WHO Expert Panel on General Parasitology from 2014 to 2018. Marco is an executive board member of SIMET since 2017.
His main expertise is in epidemiology and the control of helminthic infections such as intestinal helminthiasis, schistosomiasis and filariasis, with long experience in managing public health laboratories and health staff in developing countries, as well as advising Ministries of Health on control strategies for controlling helminthic infections. He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
Marco was awarded the Woodruff Medal from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2001.
