Sibylle Gerstl

Sibylle Gerstl studied biology in Rome and Tübingen with a focus on tropical diseases, in addition to holding an MBA. After a short detour in the pharmaceutical industry, she completed a PhD in Epidemiology at the Swiss Tropical Institute where she base her dissertation on her work involving socio-economic aspects of urban agriculture in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

In 2003 she joined Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) where she worked on applied epidemiology and programm evaluation in complex emergencies and outbreaks in difficult settings for Epicentre in Paris and for MSF London. Her research in this position took her to more than 10 countries in Africa alone. Last year Sibylle joined Malteser International, a worldwide relief organization, as a senior health advisor and desk officer in the Africa department.