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Specialists in the Regions

ILO's Area and Regional offices play a fundamental liaison role between constituents in member States and the Social Protection Sector.

The ILO has a number of specialists throughout the world, who contribute to achieving the strategic objective and the operational objectives in the field of social protection.

AFRICA

Théo Butare
Social Security Specialist. Yaoundé, Cameroon
butare@ilo.org

Claude Loiselle
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist. Cairo, Egypt
loiselle@ilo.org

Franklyn Kithinji Muchiri
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
muchiri@ilo.org

Dr. Debru Negash
HIV/AIDS Senior Specialist. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
negash@ilo.org

Tometo Kalhoule
Occupational Safety and Health Senior Specialist. Abijan, Ivory Coast
kalhoule@ilo.org

Luis Frota
Social Security Specialist. Dakar, Senegal
frotal@ilo.org

Evelyn Serima
HIV/AIDS Specialist. Harare, Zimbabwe
serima@ilo.org

Markus Ruck
Social Security Specialist. Harare, Zimbabwe
ruck@ilo.org

AMERICAS

Fabio Bertranou
Social Security Specialist. Santiago, Chile.
bertranou@scl.oitchile.cl

Sergio Velasco
Social Security Specialist.San Jose, Costa Rica.
velasco@sjo.oit.or.cr

Fabio Duran Valverde.
Social Security Specialist. Lima, Peru.
duranf@oit.org.pe

Madhuri Supersad
HIV/AIDS Specialist, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobaggo.
supersad@ilocarib.org.tt

Yuka Ujita
Technical Officer on Occupational Safety and Health. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
ujita@ilocarib.org.tt

ARAB STATES

Christina Behrendt
Social Security Specialist. Beirut, Lebanon.
behrendt@ilo.org

ASIA

Syed Mohamed Afsar
HIV/AIDS Specialist. New Delhi, India.
safsar@ilodel.org.in

Ingrid Christensen
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist. New Delhi. India
christensen@ilodel.org.in

Eric Carlson
HIV/AIDS Specialist. Bangkok, Thailand.
carlson@ilo.org

Tsuyoshi Kawakami
Occupational Safety and Health Senior Specialist. Bangkok, Thailand
kawakami@ilo.org

Hiroshi Yamabana
Social Security Specialist.Bangkok, Thailand.
yamabana@ilo.org

EUROPE

Kenichi Hirose
Social Security Specialist. Budapest, Hungary.
hirose@ilo.org

Verena Schmidt
Working Conditions'Specialist. Budapest, Hungary.
schmidt@ilo.org

Wiking Husberg
Occupational Health and Safety Senior Specialist. Moscow, Russian Federation
husberg@ilo.org

Mariko Ouchi
Social Security Specialist. Moscow, Russian Federation
ouchi@ilo.org



Updated by SDM. Approved by YK. Last update: March 4, 2009 .