Maurizio Barbeschi

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Maurizio Barbeschi
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Born
Rome
NationalityItalian
OccupationScientist
EducationEMBA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Polytechnic University of Milan PhD University of Rome
Scientific career
FieldsGlobal health security, Biosecurity, Mass gatherings

Maurizio Barbeschi is an Italian scientist, global health security, biosecurity and mass gathering expert,[1] and a former Senior Advisor of Health and Security at the World Health Organization (WHO).

Early life and education

Maurizio Barbeschi grew up in Rome.[2]

After obtaining a PhD in theoretical chemistry at the University of Rome,[1][3] in 1992 Maurizio Barbeschi obtained an Executive MBA on International Strategic Management, granted by a joint program between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Polytechnic University of Milan.[1][3]

Career

Early career

In 1994, Barbeschi covered the role of Delegate in the Chemical Weapons Convention negotiations to the Conference of Disarmament,[4] and was also a Member of the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the CWC.[4] Between 1994 and 2001, Maurizio Barbeschi was a Senior Policy Officer in the Verification Division of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. From 2001 to 2003, he was the Director of the Chemical and Biological Warfare Program of the Landau Network-Centro Volta.[5][1][6]

In November 2002, following the mandate of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, Barbeschi was one of the UN inspectors sent to Iraq by UNMOVIC to investigate areas thought to have previously been weapons production facilities.[1][2]

Career at WHO

Maurizio Barbeschi joined the World Health Organization at its Geneva headquarters in 2003,[1] and went on to represent the WHO at multiple Biological Weapons Convention meetings.[7][5] Eventually, he lead the organization’s Mass Gatherings and Deliberate Events group.[8] The team provided strategic guidance to governmental agencies and responsible organizations on dealing with bio-terrorist threats as well as proper health and safety protocols for high-visibility and high-consequence events, such as the Olympic Games in Athens, Beijing, Vancouver and London, as well as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[3]

In 2013, Barbeschi was the head of the WHO component[9][10][11][12] for the UN team lead by Åke Sellström to investigate the possible use of chemical warfare weapons during the Syrian civil war.

In 2020, Maurizio Barbeschi was appointed senior adviser to the WHO’s Executive Director for Global Health Emergencies.[13][1][14] Barbeschi formed the WHO Novel Coronavirus-19 Mass Gatherings Expert Group,[15][16] a gathering of specialists that set the guidelines which the UN used in its reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 2020, Barbeschi stated that the first reaction of event organizers “wasn’t smart” or “large enough to stop the exponential move of the virus.”[17]

Publications

In 1994, Barbeschi contributed to the book "Competence-based Competition", edited by Gary Hamel and Aimé Heene.[18]

During his time at the WHO, in addition to co-authoring various articles published on The Lancet[19][20][21][22] and Science Direct,[23][24] Barbeschi has also been credited for writing chapters in the 17th and 18th editions of the book “Control of Communicable Diseases Manual” by David L. Heymann, and is cited as a source in the 19th edition. In 2016, he also authored two chapters of the online edition.[25][26]

In 2016, Maurizio Barbeschi co-authored the book “Fare i conti con l’ignoto” (“Reckoning with the Unknown”) with journalist and UN envoy Paolo Mastrolilli, published by Mondadori. The book recounts, among other things, Barbeschi’s experience as a weapons inspector in Syria.[27]

Controversies

In 2023, Maurizio Barbeschi was dismissed by WHO “following findings of sexual misconduct”.[28]

A lawyer representing Barbeschi has challenged the dismissal, stating that the results of the investigation were "politically-influenced" and the credibility of the witnesses "had been questioned at the highest levels".[29] The lawyer further qualified the proceedings as "unlawfully based on vague claims and hearsay, without factual statements supported by dates or alleged words or behaviours"[28] and stressed that Barbeschi was innocent and would challenge the sanction through judicial channels. The lawyer further stated Barbeschi’s dismissal was “the result of a carefully prepared campaign launched against him, with the intention of destroying his reputation and getting him fired”.[29]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Barbeschi, Maurizio (October 31, 2023). "Maurizio Barbeschi". LinkedIn.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Un italiano arruolato da Blix Ma il mio governo mi licenzia - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in italiano). 2003-03-09. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Online, Redazione Aboutpharma (2015-04-10). "Il cacciatore di virus". AboutPharma (in italiano). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Maurizio Barbeschi". Hamad Medical, Qatar Health Virtual Conference 2021. January 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pugwash (2003-11-10). "Geneva workshop: The BWC Intersessional Process towards the Sixth Review Conference and Beyond". Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ↑ Pugwash (2003-04-28). "Oegstgeest workshop Study Group on the Implementation of the CBW Conventions". Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Biological Weapons Convention - Meeting of Experts (2018) | United Nations". meetings.unoda.org. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  8. ↑ Mecklin, John (2014-06-09). "WHO's Maurizio Barbeschi talks about MERS and mass events". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ↑ "U.N. News Conference on Chemical Weapons in Syria | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Remarks upon receiving final report of the UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  11. ↑ "United Nations Photo - Press Conference by Ms. Angela Kane, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; Dr. Åke Sellström, Head of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in". dam.media.un.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  12. ↑ "The Interview - Åke Sellström and Maurizio Barbeschi, authors of the UN report on chemical arms in Syria". France 24. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  13. ↑ "Covid-19 : la CAF et ses partenaires militent pour la sécurité sanitaire des acteurs | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  14. ↑ "Scientific and Technological Responses to Pandemics: Drawing Parallels Between International Security and Public Health → UNIDIR". unidir.org. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  15. ↑ Memish, Ziad A (March 30, 2020). "No time for dilemma: mass gatherings must be suspended". Correspondence. 395 (10231): 1191–1192 – via The Lancet.
  16. ↑ WHO Novel Coronavirus-19 Mass Gatherings Expert Group; McCloskey, Brian; Zumla, Alimuddin; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Blumberg, Lucille; Arbon, Paul; Cicero, Anita; Endericks, Tina; Lim, Poh Lian; Borodina, Maya (2020-04-04). "Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma". The Lancet. 395 (10230): 1096–1099. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMC 7138150. PMID 32203693.
  17. ↑ "Chinese Academic Defends Country's Role amid Covid-19 Crisis". Inter Press Service. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  18. ↑ Hamel, Gary; Heene, Aimé, eds. (1994-09-20). Competence-Based Competition (1st ed.). Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-94397-6.
  19. ↑ Barbeschi, Maurizio (July 7, 2012). "Mass gatherings medicine and global health security". Lancet. 380 (9836): 3–4. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61073-3. PMID 22770444. S2CID 31176351.
  20. ↑ Barbeschi, Maurizio (May 20, 2014). "Hajj: infectious disease surveillance and control". Lancet Mass Gatherings. 383 (9934): 2073–2082. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60381-0. PMC 7137990. PMID 24857703.
  21. ↑ Barbeschi, Maurizio (May 20, 2014). "London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: public health surveillance and epidemiology". Lancet Mass Gatherings Medicine. 383 (9934): 2083–2089. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62342-9. PMC 7138022. PMID 24857700.
  22. ↑ Barbeschi, Maurizio (May 20, 2014). "Mass gatherings medicine: international cooperation and progress". Lancet. 383 (9934): 2030–2032. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60225-7. PMC 7138069. PMID 24857704.
  23. ↑ Tam, John S; Barbeschi, Maurizio; Shapovalova, Natasha; Briand, Sylvie; Memish, Ziad A; Kieny, Marie-Paule (2012-03-01). "Research agenda for mass gatherings: a call to action". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 12 (3): 231–239. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70353-X. ISSN 1473-3099. PMC 7106416. PMID 22252148.
  24. ↑ Ahmed, Qanta A.; Barbeschi, Maurizio; Memish, Ziad A. (2009-07-01). "The quest for public health security at Hajj: The WHO guidelines on communicable disease alert and response during mass gatherings". Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. Including a Special Issue on The Hajj. 7 (4): 226–230. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.01.005. ISSN 1477-8939. PMID 19717105.
  25. ↑ Heymann, David L., ed. (January 2015). "Outbreak Response in Case of Deliberate Use of Biological Agents to Cause Harm". Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. American Public Health Association. doi:10.2105/ccdm.2745.011. ISBN 978-0-87553-274-5.
  26. ↑ Heymann, David L., ed. (January 2015). "Communicable Disease Alert and Response During Mass Gatherings". Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. American Public Health Association. doi:10.2105/ccdm.2745.010. ISBN 978-0-87553-274-5.
  27. ↑ Barbeschi, Maurizio; Mastrolilli, Paolo (2016-05-01). Fare i conti con l'ignoto. Governare l'incertezza: epidemie improvvise, catastrofi naturali, attentati terroristici (in Italian). Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-66443-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "WHO dismisses biosecurity expert after sexual misconduct inquiry, lawyer cries foul". Reuters. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Newey, Sarah; Lovett, Samuel (2023-09-07). "Top WHO scientist fired after allegations of sexual misconduct". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-10-31.

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