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Coby Sikkens
Jacoba ‘Coby’ Wilhelmina Sikkens, b. 1947, is of Dutch nationality and studied at Groningen University before joining the Department of Tropical Hygiene of the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, ...view moreJacoba ‘Coby’ Wilhelmina Sikkens, b. 1947, is of Dutch nationality and studied at Groningen University before joining the Department of Tropical Hygiene of the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, in 1969. Two years there as Editorial Secretary were followed by four as Head of the secretariat of the Medical Research Centre in Nairobi. Joining the World Health Organization in 1975 she held increasingly responsible positions over some thirty-one years. Her work included frequent travels to WHO's Regional Offices and other destinations. From 1995 to 1999 she worked in Indonesia. She completed her career in 2006 as External Relations Officer in WHO Headquarters in Geneva. After retirement her love of travel persisted and she was found in Zanzibar, India or elsewhere while keeping a home base in France. She now divides her time between France and Spain and continues to travel extensively whenever possible.view less