Espen Rostrup Nakstad is Assistant Director of Health at the Norwegian Directorate of Health. He has played a prominent role in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic in Norway. Nakstad has a Doctorate in medicine, specialising in respiratory diseases and internal medicine. In addition, he is a lawyer and has co-authored a textbook on disaster preparedness and crisis management, Beredskap, kriseledelse og praktisk skadestedsarbeid.

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