Prof. dr. sc. Antoinette Kaić Rak

Antoinette Kaić-Rak is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, and a specialist in social medicine with expertise in healthcare organization.

Born in 1959 in Virovitica, she graduated from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in 1982. She earned her MSc in 1990 and her PhD in 1996 at the University of Zagreb. Her doctoral dissertation was titled “The Role of Diet and Other Lifestyle Factors in the Development of Intestinal Metaplasia — a Precancerous Lesion of Gastric Cancer.”

Throughout her distinguished career, she has worked at the Croatian Institute of Public Health, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization. She has authored and co-authored more than 120 scientific publications.

Professor Kaić-Rak has headed the WHO Country Office in Croatia since 2001. In recognition of her contributions, she was awarded the Homeland Gratitude Testimonial and has been a full member of the Croatian Medical Academy since 1999.

Antoinette Kaić-Rak profesorica je na Medicinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu i specijalistica socijalne medicine s posebnim stručnim interesom u organizaciji zdravstvene zaštite.

Rođena je 1959. godine u Virovitici. Diplomirala je na Medicinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu 1982. godine, magistrirala 1990., a doktorirala 1996. godine na istom Sveučilištu. Njezina doktorska disertacija nosi naslov „Uloga prehrane i drugih životnih navika u razvoju intestinalne metaplazije – prekancerozne lezije raka želuca.”

Tijekom svoje bogate karijere radila je u Hrvatskom zavodu za javno zdravstvo, UNICEF-u i Svjetskoj zdravstvenoj organizaciji. Autorica je i koautorica više od 120 znanstvenih radova.

Od 2001. godine vodi Ured Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije u Hrvatskoj. Za svoj rad odlikovana je Spomenicom Domovinske zahvalnosti te je od 1999. godine redovita članica Hrvatske akademije medicinskih znanosti.

Antoinette Kaić-Rak es profesora en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Zagreb y especialista en medicina social con enfoque en la organización de los sistemas de salud.

Nacida en 1959 en Virovitica, se graduó en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Zagreb en 1982. Obtuvo su Maestría en 1990 y su Doctorado en 1996 en la misma universidad. Su tesis doctoral se tituló “El papel de la dieta y otros estilos de vida en el desarrollo de la metaplasia intestinal — lesión precancerosa del cáncer gástrico.”

A lo largo de su destacada trayectoria profesional ha trabajado en el Instituto Croata de Salud Pública, en UNICEF y en la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Ha publicado más de 120 artículos científicos.

Desde 2001 dirige la Oficina de la OMS en Croacia. Por su labor ha sido distinguida con el Reconocimiento de Gratitud de la Patria y es miembro regular de la Academia Médica Croata desde 1999.