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Welcome to our New ProMED-EAFR Moderators

20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

Mr. Jimale was one of the three Incident Managers of the COVID-19 preparedness and response in Somalia and is a senior public health specialist and lecturer working in both the academic and health systems in a country with very limited resources over the past ten years.

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Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from WHO

The Hill

has historically been the largest funder of the Geneva-based organization, which is a branch of the United Nations responsible for combating global public health emergencies. Public health experts fear the move will weaken the organization as well as global health security.