WATCH: First event: Inequitable urban development: a global health issue

Dr Djesika D. Amendah is the Senior Policy Analyst of Aidspan, the independent observer of the Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria. Previously, Djesika worked for several years a researcher in the African Population and Health Research. During those years, she has published extensively on economic aspects of diseases, managed research projects, offered training in research methods and scientific writing to PhD students. She has also offered technical assistance to countries across Africa developing their National Health Accounts.
She has obtained a PhD in economics from Georgia State University before pursuing a post-doctoral training in health economics with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dr Thiago Hérick de Sa is a public health professional working on healthy urban environment and sustainable mobility related issues at the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO headquarters. His most recent work includes the adaptation for global use of the Health and Economic Assessment tool for walking and Cycling (HEAT) as well as support for the development of WHO’s Urban Health Research Agenda and WHO’s Urban Health Initiative. Dr. de Sa is also WHO’s responsible officer for the publication “Integrating Health in Urban and Territorial Planning: a sourcebook”, jointly published with UN Habitat and launched in May this year. Prior, Dr de Sa has worked as a researcher on urban health and environmental epidemiology, with a track record of publications in several academic journals. Dr. de Sa holds a master and a PhD in public health from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.