Astrid Louise Wester
Senior consultant
Responsibilities
MD, specialist in clinical microbiologi, PhD in serious infections in the elderly. Technical responsibility for the Norwegian reference laboratoryfor enteropathogenic bacteria, H. influenza, Gr. A streptococci. Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance. Contributed to pushing for the development of the Norwegian microbiology database and infection registry. 2 years in WHO in Geneva linking work on antimicrobial resistance with that of environmental health, including access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services.