Recorded on 27/02/24

Reinhard Huss studied medicine in Bonn and Nottingham. He worked in the NHS as a clinical doctor and researcher for four years including two years in Leeds. He was a senior teaching fellow at the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development at the University of Leeds between 2005 and 2019. He was the programme leader for the Masters course of International Public Health and has more than 30 years’ experience in health system development and workforce capacity building.

Reinhard worked for five years in Zimbabwe as a clinical medical officer with additional responsibilities in public health and for seven years in the Central African Republic as public health advisor. He has contributed to various health assignments in Africa, Asia and Europe. He has a special interest in health sector governance and health professionals as social change agents, district health management, quality improvement of healthcare and good use of medicines and medical equipment.

Reinhard now dedicates his retirement time to the advocacy and research of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as coordinator of UBI Lab Leeds, a member of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) and of Unconditional Basic Income Europe (UBIE).

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