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Job van Rest

Digital health · leadership · product delivery

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Job van Rest

Digital Health Solutions Lead & Developer

I turn complex health challenges into practical digital solutions — leading teams, building AI-powered tools, and delivering impact across 15+ countries over 17 years in global public health.

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Team Lead at KNCV17+ years in public health15+ countries supported28+ co-authored publications

Global Reach

Impact across 15+ countries

From The Hague to Mozambique, Kazakhstan, and beyond — building digital health solutions where they matter most.

FijiTanzania — 4 projectsWestern SaharaCanadaUnited StatesKazakhstan — 1 projectUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesia — 1 projectArgentinaChileDemocratic Republic of the CongoSomaliaKenya — 1 projectSudanChadHaitiDominican RepublicRussiaBahamasFalkland IslandsNorwayGreenlandTimor-LesteSouth Africa — 2 projectsLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeria — 3 projectsCameroonTogoGhanaCôted'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoGabonEquatorial GuineaZambiaMalawi — 1 projectMozambique — 2 projectsEswatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineThe GambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLao PDRMyanmarVietnam — 3 projectsDem. Rep. KoreaRepublic of KoreaMongoliaIndia — 2 projectsBangladeshBhutanNepal — 1 projectPakistanAfghanistan — 1 projectTajikistan — 2 projectsKyrgyzstan — 1 projectTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkraine — 2 projectsPolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumThe Netherlands — 3 projectsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon IslandsNew ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippines — 2 projectsMalaysiaBrunei DarussalamSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzech RepublicEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaNorthern CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopia — 2 projectsDjiboutiSomalilandUganda — 1 projectRwandaBosnia and HerzegovinaMacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoSouth SudanTanzania — 4 projectsKazakhstan — 1 projectIndonesia — 1 projectKenya — 1 projectSouth Africa — 2 projectsNigeria — 3 projectsMalawi — 1 projectMozambique — 2 projectsVietnam — 3 projectsIndia — 2 projectsNepal — 1 projectAfghanistan — 1 projectTajikistan — 2 projectsKyrgyzstan — 1 projectUkraine — 2 projectsThe Netherlands — 3 projectsPhilippines — 2 projectsEthiopia — 2 projectsUganda — 1 project

Career Timeline

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Employers

KNCV
NIPHE

Funders & projects

USAID
Unitaid
TB Reach
Gates Foundation
EU
Other

Projects

A selection of professional and personal projects

Digitriage - CD4 Test Analyzer
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Digitriage - CD4 Test Analyzer

AI-powered image analysis tool for CD4 test results. Telegram-based assistant that helps healthcare workers interpret CD4 test results for HIV/AIDS patients.

AIAudere AI VisionOpenAITelegram
HealthcareLaboratoryHIV/AIDS
Ethiopia
Cinema Programming Comparison
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Private

Cinema Programming Comparison

Desktop application that compares weekly cinema schedules across Pathé, Vue, and Kinepolis. Automatically detects changes between weeks — added, removed, and modified showings — and presents the results in a visual dashboard with exportable reports. Built as an installable tool for non-technical staff members.

PythonStreamlitPandasDesktopData Visualization
EntertainmentData Analysis
The Netherlands

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KNCV

At KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

Team Lead Digital Health Solutions & Senior Digital Health and AI Advisor

Since 2008, I've grown from data management officer to leading a team that ships AI-powered health tools used across 15+ countries. My work bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world healthcare delivery — from WhatsApp-based treatment companions in Mozambique to clinical decision support in Kazakhstan. With an MSc in International Public Health and 28+ co-authored publications, I combine deep domain expertise with hands-on technical delivery.

JvR

Independent Developer & Creator

Outside my role at KNCV, I design and ship digital products as an independent developer and creator — from mobile games to experimental AI tools. I built Memory Mania, a card-matching game for Android (with iOS in development), and released an AI-generated music album as Sammy Hartlow. These projects let me explore new technologies, user experience, and creative expression beyond global health — while keeping the same hands-on, build-it-yourself approach I bring to professional work.

Key Expertise

Technical Skills

  • Digital Health Solutions
  • Health Information Systems
  • Data Management, Analysis and Visualisation
  • AI & Assistant development
  • Project Management

Leadership

  • Team Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Multi-Country Coordination
  • Strategy & Grant Development
  • Crisis Management