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Welcome to our New ProMED-EAFR Moderators

20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

One of his major achievements in the Somali public health sector is the reestablishment of the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) of Somalia after its destruction during the war in Somalia. He is passionate about public health services, research, academic teaching and training and sport.

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Dr. Rex Archer Honored with PHAB’s Prestigious F. Douglas Scutchfield Leadership Award 

PHAB

Archer is a distinguished national leader in public health who has made significant contributions to public health policy and practice, including serving the residents of the city of Kansas City, Missouri as the Director of Health for 23 years. About Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield F.

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Gender-Affirming Care Supports Transgender People

Black Health Matters

They aid individuals facing a few health issues and barriers to treatment outside of HIV. Their work is pivotal because, according to a 2016 article in Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity, “Transgender persons suffer significant health disparities in multiple arenas.

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Rural Hospitals and Patients Are Disconnected From Modern Care

KFF Health News

Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Residents in these “dead zone” counties tend to live sicker and die younger than people in the rest of the United States, according to KFF Health News’ analysis. It was “a mess,” she said.