Brigitte Tonon, MPH

Nutrition and Health Regional Technical Advisor for Asia, Action contre la Faim

Brigitte is a registered nurse and holds a Master in Public Health (specialization in health policies and management). She has worked for about six years in the field with ACF in various positions (project manager, coordinator / head of department, coach, acting head of mission) and countries. Brigitte has worked as Health Advisor at the headquarters of the NGO Première Urgence Internationale for 3 years in France. Following this experience, Brigitte joined the NGO Médecins du Monde as medical coordinator in Serbia for a year. Since September 2018, Brigitte is working at the headquarters of ACF France as Regional Health and Nutrition Technical Advisor for Asia. She is highly experienced in nutrition and health fields, including health system strengthening.

Email: btonon@actioncontrelafaim.org

Professional Expertise

Disciplines

Health policy and management, Nutrition, Public health

Topical EXPERTISE

Displaced population health, migration/refugee issues, Food security and nutrition, Gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, Infectious diseases, Maternal and child health, Primary health care, Sexual and reproductive health

Methodological Areas

Grant and proposal writing, mHealth/eHealth, Program evaluation

Strategies expertise

Capacity building, Dissemination and implementation, Intervention scale-up, Quality improvement, Supervision and coaching, Task shifting/sharing

Intervention Expertise

Health system interventions

Partnership Expertise

Community-based organizations/coalitions, Funding agencies, Government agencies, Health departments/health agencies, Hospitals/health systems, International NGOs