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Suszy Lessof
Deputy Director
Biography
Suszy is the Deputy Director of the Observatory and based in Brussels.
She
works with the Observatory team and the Steering Committee to ensure
the Observatory’s work plan focuses on policy priorities and adds value.
She develops policy and strategy and supports implementation, and
monitors budget, staffing and review across hubs so that the team’s
efforts are coherent and effective. Her role includes liaising with
colleagues, Partners and key stakeholders to align the Observatory’s
work with what others (in Member States, the WHO Regional Office for
Europe and the European Commission), are doing in the area of health
systems and policies.
Suszy has oversight of
the country monitoring function with its HiT series, the State of Health
in the EU profiles, the Health Systems and Policies Monitor (HSPM) and
is supporting developments on monitoring COVID (HSRM) and to extend the
reach of the Observatory’s health systems review.
She
is also part of developing and strengthening knowledge brokering,
capturing the tacit knowledge built up over time in guidance and process
on how to share evidence and strengthening Observatory practice.
Recent publications
1. Merkur S, Cylus J, van Ginneken E, Maresso A, Lessof S. Lessons from the first wave: the COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor (HSRM) An evidence resource and a source of analysis. Eurohealth 2020;26(2):5-9.
2. Williams GA, Ulla Díez SM, Figueras J, Lessof S. Translating evidence into policy during the COVID-19 pandemic: bridging science and policy (and politics). Health system responses to COVID-19. Eurohealth 2020; 26(2).
3. Rechel B, Lessof S, Busse R, McKee M, Figueras J, Mossialos E, van Ginneken E. A
Framework for Health System Comparisons: The Health Systems in
Transition (HiT) Series of the European Observatory on Health Systems
and Policies. January 2019.
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