Is a Belgian physician associated with the NGO Medical Aid for the Third World (Belgium). He has taken part in humanitarian and fact-finding missions to Iraq, including work before, during, and after the 2003 invasion. In 2004, he conducted an on-the-ground research mission to assess public health conditions and medical infrastructure one year into the occupation, visiting hospitals and clinics in Baghdad and Basra and consulting with medical staff and organizations such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). His background includes emergency medicine and tropical diseases, with experience related to public health, child mortality, and post-traumatic stress.