Biography
Professor Rob Moodie is the inaugural Chair of Global Health. He has over 30 years experience planning and evaluating health programs in Australia, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. He was the inaugural Director of Country Support for UNAIDS in Geneva from 1995-1998 and the CEO of VicHealth from 1998-2007. He is currently the Chair of the National Preventative Health Taskforce, and Australian Government initiative and acting Chair of the Commission on AIDS in the Pacific. He also Chairs the Technical Advisory Panel for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Avahan project for prevention of HIV in India. He combines these and other roles including the Chair of the Melbourne Storm Rugby Union Club. He has co-edited and co-authored four books including "Promoting Mental Health", "Hands on Health Promotion" and "Recipes for a Good Life" with Gabriel Gate.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
International Linkages
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| French |
Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1976 |
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| Diploma in Obsterics and Gynaecology |
Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
31-Dec-1983 |
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| Masters of Public Health in International Health |
Harvard University |
31-Dec-1991 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Unspecified |
Melbourne Storm Rugby League |
Chairman, Board of Directors |
01-Jul-2006 |
30-Jun-2009 |
| Member |
UNAIDS |
Working Group on Prevention |
01-Jan-2005 |
|
| Unspecified |
UNAIDS Pacific Commission |
Acting Commissioner |
01-Jan-2008 |
|
| Unspecified |
Gates Foundation |
Chair, Technical Advisory Pane- for AVAHAN |
01-Jan-2008 |
|
| Unspecified |
AusAID |
Chair, Program Coordinating Committee |
01-Jan-2008 |
|
| Member |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Aid Advisory Council |
Member |
01-Jan-2002 |
|
| Member |
Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV/AIDS |
Steering Committee |
01-Jan-2003 |
|
| Member |
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) |
Board Member |
01-Jan-2007 |
|
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) |
31-Dec-1986 |
| Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FFPHM) |
31-Dec-1990 |
| Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM) |
31-Dec-1999 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Prize |
Harvard School of Public Health |
Inaugral recipient Albert Schweitzer Prize |
01-Jan-1990 |
| Other (Award) |
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation |
Public Health Fellowship |
01-Jan-1990 |
| Scholarship |
Scotch College, Melbourne |
College Council Scholarship |
01-Jan-1966 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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