Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research

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Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research
Founder Mordechai Shani
Type Think tank
Headquarters Tel HaShomer, Israel
director
Eldad Katorza
Website http://www.gertnerinst.org.il/e/
Eldad Katorza Eldad Katorza.jpg
Eldad Katorza

The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research is an Israeli think tank for the Ministry of Health (Israel) founded by Mordechai Shani in Tel HaShomer [1] in 1992.Eldad Katorza was named director in 2021. [2]

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References

  1. "The Gertner Institute for Health Policy and Epidemiology". Sheba. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. Gelnach, Haron (January 5, 2021). "Gertner Institute aims to impact society, influence Gov't policy". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 September 2022.