Tanja Kuchenmüller

Tanja Kuchenmüller leads the Evidence to Policy and Impact unit in the Research for Health Department/Science Division at WHO. The unit has the dual mandate of (1) strengthening country 60 capacity in generating, translating and using the best available research evidence in policies and practice, and (2) providing leadership on policies in research to ensure access and scale-up.

Previously, she led the knowledge translation work at the WHO Regional Office for Europe and coordinated a related unit on Knowledge Management, Evidence and Research for Policy-Making unit. In the past, Tanja also worked on public health-related initiatives with the United Nations Development Programme and the German Development Service.