Berkley Center

Myriam Vuckovic comes to Georgetown University as an assistant professor in the Department of International Health after a number of years working in the international health sector. From 2001-2006, Vuckovic worked for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), in Germany. During that time she gained a great deal of experience in HIV and AIDS control, focusing on HIV mainstreaming and HIV and AIDS workplace programs in eastern and southern Africa. As a long-time member of the German delegation to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM), Vuckovic gained in-depth knowledge of international partnerships and policies in the field of HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria control. In 2006, she joined the Department of International Health as a faculty member, taking a break from 2009-2012 to join the German International Cooperation (GIZ) in Tanzania as a Technical Advisor to the Tanzanian Government on HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health issues. In August 2012, Vuckovic returned to Georgetown's International Health Department and is currently teaching several of the department's core courses, as well as a new graduate course for the Master in Global Health Program: "Africa's Moment: Health, Demography and the Challenges of Development."