Fleur de Meijer<\/h2>\n\n\n\nChair of the WHIG since 2023.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
She is a GP and worked for two years in South Africa and eight years in Kenya as head of the GP training programme. Sylvia is a GP and used to work as a tropical medicine specialist in Cura\u00e7ao and Sierra Leone. As a medical student, Eline was active in the International Federation of Medical Students\u2019 Associations; during her GP training, she was chair of the European Cooperation Working Group (WES); and she has now been a co-organiser of the spring symposium for a number of years. Maarten worked as a tropical medicine doctor in Zambia and Ethiopia. He works on a locum basis in various medical practices and asylum seeker centres. On behalf of the WHIG, he acts as the liaison with the Dutch Society for Tropical Medicine (NVTG) and will take over the organisation of the annual training day for AIGT from Rob Sijbers.<\/p>\n<\/div> Maria is an acting GP in Amsterdam and works, amongst other things, as a GP in asylum seeker centres. Before becoming a GP, she worked as a doctor in Panama and Suriname.<\/p>\n<\/div> Klaartje is a tropical medicine specialist and GP, and currently lives with her family in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, where her work includes conducting scientific research into risk prediction and \u2018respectful maternity care\u2019 for women with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in Ghana. https:\/\/spotstudyghana.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> Tropical medicine doctor in Kenya, 1980\u201384. General practitioner in Almere and H\u2019sum until 2001. Worked at the NHG; policy adviser at the LHV and the AMC GP training programme. A tropical medicine specialist in Malawi, now a GP in Helmond.<\/p>\n<\/div> Anne Karine works as a permanent GP at a practice in Amsterdam East and also works regularly at the Kruispost (a practice for homeless people and undocumented migrants) Steven is both a tropical medicine specialist and a general practitioner. He has worked in places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spent three years conducting research into cardiovascular disease in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n<\/div> Maarten is a GP and helps organise the annual symposium. As chair of the travel advice working group, he is committed to its development. Cees has worked as a tropical medicine specialist in Tanzania and Lesotho. He now runs a GP practice in Deventer and provides travel health advice. Wie zijn wij? De WHIG kent een dagelijks bestuur en de kerngroep van actieve leden: Fleur de Meijer Voorzitter van de WHIG sinds 2023. Zij is huisarts en werkte 2 jaar lang in Zuid Afrika en 8 jaar in Kenia, als hoofd van de huisartsopleiding.Ook was zij staflid bij het overkoepelend Onderwijsorgaan van de Aga […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":261,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3096","working-group","type-working-group","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working-group\/3096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working-group"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/working-group"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working-group\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
She was also a member of staff at the Aga Khan University\u2019s central education body in Nairobi, where she conducted research into education in communication and community-oriented primary care.
She has been working as a street doctor at the Pauluskerk and as a locum GP in Amsterdam South East since 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fleur-800x1200.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSylvia Mennink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Spring Symposium & DIGH\/NHG<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
She was active in LOVAH (the Education Working Group).
She has been a member of the WHIG since 2009, has always been involved in the spring symposium, and is a member of the NHG\u2019s Diversity & Global Health (DIGH) working group.
She is a lecturer on the GP training programme at Amsterdam UMC-VUmc and the course coordinator for the \u2018Diversity\u2019 module.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Silvia-Mennink.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nEline Dekker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
WHIG Spring Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Eline works as a GP in Harmelen.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eline-Dekker.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMaarten Dekker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NVTG Portfolio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maarten-Dekker.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMaria Andrea Willemsen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Secretary of the WHIG since 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maria-Andrea-.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nKlaartje Olde Loohuis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Science Portfolio
AIGT re-registration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaartje.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nPeter van den Hombergh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Vice-chairman<\/strong> Peter Manschot Fund<\/strong>
Webmaster<\/strong>
External projects<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Currently a consultant in Family Medicine and Primary Care.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pieter-van-den-Hombergh.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWim Heres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
External projects
PM Fund Board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wim-Heres.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnne Karine Wilbrink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Treasurer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After studying medicine, she completed a tropical medicine course and then worked for an NGO in Nepal.
Anne Karine has been involved with the WHIG since 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anne-Karine.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSteven van de Vijver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Board member<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Steven-van-de-Vijver.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMaarten Borg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
President WHIG Traveller Advice Working Group<\/strong><\/em> and
Regional Assessment Consultation (RATO)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
As well as his job, he is studying for a part-time degree in International Health at KIT.<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maarten-Borg.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nCees Sluimer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
LCR & the Broad-Based Working Group on Passenger Advice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
On behalf of the WHIG, he is a member of the Broad Working Group of the LCR<\/a>. He is also a member of the local scientific committee for the NECTM8 (Northern European Congress on Travel Medicine) in Rotterdam (to be held in 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic)<\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cees-Sluimer.jpg\")
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