William Bicknell is Professor of International Health at Boston University's School of Public Health, Chairman Emeritus of the Department of International Health, founder of the Center for International Health and former Associate Vice-President for International Health at Boston University. Bill has extensive program development, health sector analysis, management, financial analysis and program evaluation experience. He has worked in over 46 countries in most parts of the world and has published on numerous subjects. He is licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts and North Carolina and is Board Certified in Public Health. Bill has held posts ranging from Commissioner of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to Senior Physician for the Peace Corps/Ethiopia, to Medical Director of the Job Corps. He is currently actively involved with the government of Lesotho in designing and implementing multi-sectoral, long-term programs to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS. Bill's interest areas include: the organization, delivery, and financing of health care; international health; public health and medical education; health and social services for the elderly; bioterrorism and emergency preparedness; public-private sector interactions; the donor process and, most recently, developing and implementing long-term programs to minimize the human capital impact of HIV/AIDS.
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