CIHD News
Sheila Wirz
MEd FCST PhD
Emerita Professor of Disability and International Development
UCL Centre for International Health and Development
Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London WC1N 1EH
t: +44 (0)207 905 2122
f: +44 (0)207 404 2062
s.wirz@ich.ucl.ac.uk
Expertise:
Disability and international development
Biography: Sheila has a long experience in practice,
teaching and research of issues relating to community disability
services and collaborations. She has developed a range of courses both
in the UK and with colleagues in Sri Lanka, India (Chennai and Mumbai).
She was Director of Teaching and Learning at the Institute of Child
Health until December 2007 and in that role managed the smooth running
of all the degree programmes at ICH. She remains chairman of the
management committee of the short courses programme at ICH/Great Ormond
Street Hospital. Sheila has a part time role at CIHD supervising PhD and
Post doctoral students.
