Piet van Eeuwijk

Piet van Eeuwijk is Senior Lecturer in Medical Anthropology and Anthropology of Aging at the University of Basel's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He serves as Research Associate at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and holds affiliations with the University of Zurich and University of Bern.

• Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Basel
• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
• Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Zurich
• Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern

His research explores:

• Medical anthropology and aging populations
• Urban health transitions and chronic diseases
• Political ecology of sustainable development
• Zoonotic/neglected tropical diseases
• Health system history in sub-Saharan Africa
• Community-directed health interventions in Mekong region

Publications focus on pharmacovigilance systems, care dynamics, and health transitions. Key themes include:

• Global health equity
• Anthropological approaches to NCDs
• Historical analysis of health systems
• Cultural dimensions of disease control
• Urban aging in Southeast Asia
• Interdisciplinary health research

Academic contributions include:

• Co-founding Medical Anthropology Switzerland (MAS)
• European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) committee
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project leadership
• Teaching Commission for Basel's Master in Sustainable Development