Former Head of World Health Organisation’s Health Emergencies Programme Has Died Suddenly
January 25th, 2020Via: 9News:
A prominent Australian doctor who led the World Health Organisation’s Health Emergencies Programme has died suddenly.
Doctor Peter Salama was a medical epidemiologist who led research and published extensively on vaccine-preventable diseases, HIV and war related mortality and violence.
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Prior to his work with WHO, Dr Salama led UNICEF’s global response to the Ebola crisis, worked with the US Centres for Disease Control, and worked with Doctors Without Borders in several regions including Asia and Africa.
