▁in ▁E bol a , ▁influen za , ▁men ing itis , ▁M ERS - Co V , ▁and ▁yellow ▁fe ver . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁in ▁its ▁Global ▁Cap ac ities , ▁Alert ▁and ▁Response ▁Cl uster . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁was ▁a ▁technical ▁consult ant ▁for ▁W HO ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁M ERS - Co V ▁task ▁force . ▁ ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁honor ary ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁has ▁been ▁Scient ist , ▁Techn ical ▁Le ad ▁M ERS - Co V ▁at ▁W HO ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland , ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁W HO , ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁appears ▁in ▁regular ▁press ▁con ferences ▁by ▁the ▁W HO ▁regarding ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic . ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁has ▁provided ▁answers ▁to ▁common ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁pan demic . ▁Van ▁K erk h ove ▁spent ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁China ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁out break ▁to ▁understand ▁how ▁China ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁virus .