Nils Fietje is a Research Officer at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, with a background in English Literature and the Cultural History of Medicine. Prior to working at WHO, he was an Senior Adviser at the Wellcome Trust (UK), helping to expand its funding portfolio in the health humanities. At WHO's Regional Office for Europe, he is leading a project on the Cultural Contexts of Health and Well-being, as part of the Behavioural and Cultural Insights Unit. It is the first systematic research project at WHO to investigate the way in which culture impacts on access, efficacy, and perception of health and well-being. Recently, the project has developed a particular focus on arts and health, having published the first-ever WHO report on the evidence base for arts and health interventions.