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Professor Chris Whitty
Chief Scientific Adviser & Director Research and Evidence Division, Department for International Development (DFID)

Chris Whitty was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of Research at DFID in March 2009.
He is a qualified medical doctor with degrees in medicine, economics, law and epidemiology.
In addition to his DFID role, Professor Whitty is professor of international health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
During the past five years he has been involved in clinical, social and economic research in Afghanistan, Angola, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen.
