Richard Alderslade

Dr. Richard Alderslade is a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow in Public Health at City St George’s, University of London. He teaches public health to final-year medical students and global health to undergraduate and postgraduate students (BSc/iBSc/MSc). His career spans UK public health, 25 years of humanitarian work with the World Health Organization (WHO), and advisory roles in international health policy. He holds degrees in medicine (MA, BM, BCh from Oxford) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Faculty of Public Health in the UK.

Professional Experience:

• Worked in UK public health administration, including roles as a Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Regional Director of Public Health, and Professor of Community Care.
• Internationally, managed humanitarian programs for WHO’s European Regional Office, advised the Romanian government on child protection, and served as Senior External Relations Officer at WHO’s UN office in New York.
• Contributed to Health 2020, a European health policy framework, and continues advising WHO’s Health and Migration Program.

Teaching & Research:

• Teaches global health at New York University (USA).
• Affiliated with the Population Health Research Institute, focusing on public health education, health policy, and migration health.

Awards:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
• Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH)

Advisory Roles & Grants:

• Advised the WHO Regional Office for Europe on strengthening health systems across the European Region.
• Supported the UK Department for International Development in Romania’s child protection reforms.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Population Health Research Institute and collaborates with WHO’s Health and Migration Program.