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ALBERTO CAIRO Advisor and Member of the Board
BIO
“My goal is to ensure that every patient can be reintegrated into society and live in dignified conditions”.
He is the Director of the Orthopaedic Program for People with Disabilities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan, where he has been working since 1990. He combines physical rehabilitation of disabled people with their socio-economic inclusion. In 2010 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2013 received the Henry Dunant Medal. In 2019 the Nansen Refugee Award Asia. in 2019 the Afghan Honorary Citizenship.
EDUCATION
Law degree at University of Turin.
Physiotherapist diploma in Lecco.