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1. 1. THE NETWORK: TOWARDS UNITY FOR HEALTH

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   Published on: 5/7/2007   Last Visited: 5/7/2007

   Pertti Kekki, MD, ScD Professor and Chairman, Dept. of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Finland

2. 2. www.the-networktufh.org

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   Published on: 5/7/2007   Last Visited: 5/7/2007

   Pertti Kekki
   
   Pertti Kekki started his career as primary care physician, continued as a health center physician and director of a health center with 160 employees. He is the foundation professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Helsinki and the Department Chairman since the early 1980's. He studied at the University of Helsinki and is a specialist in general practice and health services administration.
   
   During the health center period he studied at the University of Edinburgh (Diploma in Community Medicine) and at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, from where he earned his Doctor of Science degree in healthcare organization and health services research. Since early 1980's he is a frequently used adviser in WHO workshops, meetings and consultations on primary health care, management, quality of health care, and human resources development. Since 1992 he is the Head of a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Development of Human Resources for Health in Primary Health Care.
   
   He is the founder and director of the international postgraduate programs (Diploma and Masters) in Healthcare quality improvement and leadership development his Department is currently offering to eligible health professionals. He has a long experience from WONCA in the 1980's and from the Network since late 1980's. He is an associate editor of the Network Journal. He has published over 250 articles and other publications, and supervised about 100 masters and 15 doctoral theses. Expertise: primary health care, evaluative health services research including quality, medical and health professions education.

3. 3. THE NETWORK: TOWARDS UNITY FOR HEALTH

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   Published on: 12/1/2005   Last Visited: 11/11/2007

   In the months since taking the lead, we have re-examined the journal's mission and format in conjunction with individual and Executive Committee Members, as well as EfH's Associate Editors Jane Westberg, Pertti Kekki and Jan van Dalen, and those on the Editorial Board.