Marthelise Eersel
Marthelise Eersel (born 6 April 1957) is a Surinamese civil servant and physician. Previously the director of the Ministry of Health, she was director of the Suriname COVID-19 Crisis Management Team from July 2020 to May 2021.
Early life
[edit]Eersel was born in Amsterdam on 6 April 1957.[1] Her father Hein Eersel[2] was studying at the University of Amsterdam. They moved back to Suriname in February 1959,[3] where her younger sister Rachel was born a few months later.[4][5]
Education and career
[edit]Eersel trained as a physician at the University of Suriname. She also completed a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1989.[6] She has taught public health and biostatistics at the Institute for Graduate Studies & Research of the Anton de Kom University in Public Health,[7] and was a director at the Ministry of Health.[8] She represented Suriname on the WHO Executive Board.[9]
In July 2020, Eersel succeeded Cleopatra Jessurun as director of the national COVID-19 Crisis Management Team.[10] She served in this position until May 2021.[11]
In 2020, the Marthelise Eersel Center was established in Nickerie. This medical centre, which specialises in treating chronically-ill patients, is a government agency as part of the One Stop Shop (OSS) Foundation.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Burgerlijke Stand van Amsterdam". Het Parool. 8 April 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Hein Eersel 99 jaar vandaag". youtube.com (in Dutch). Ampie's Broadcasting Corporation. 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Eersel verwacht". Het Nieuws. 2 February 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Gevallen". Nieuw Suriname. 21 May 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Geboren". Het Nieuws. 8 May 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Alumni Leaders Take a Bow: Leaders in Global Health Recognized at Centennial". Global Health Magazine. Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. 2013.
- ^ "Studium Generale over 'biodiversiteit en gezondheid'". www.starnieuws.com (in Dutch). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "De onderzoeker". Parbode (in Dutch). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Where Y'at!". Tulane Magazine. 85 (2): 34. December 2013 – via Issuu.
- ^ "Covid-19: Eersel crisismanager; 35 besmet 35 genezen". www.starnieuws.com (in Dutch). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Voorzitter Eersel van Outbreak Management Team stopt". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Behandeling chronische ziekte dichterbij Nickerianen". www.starnieuws.com (in Dutch). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
