Director-General, SIDA
Biography
Anders Nordström, has a long career in international development cooperation, both in the field and in the role of strategic leader. Anders Nordström began his career as a medical doctor, and was trained at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Dr. Nordström's first international projects were done for the Swedish Red Cross in Cambodia and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Iran. Anders Nordström has also worked for Sida for twelve years, as a regional advisor in Zambia, as well as the head of the health division in Stockholm. During this period, Sida supported programmes for health development and poverty reduction in 18 countries in Africa, Latin American and Asia.