Yesterday, The Sarajevo Medical School students attended an exclusive online lecture under the title “Communicating about Vaccines in a Fact-Resistant World” held by a renowned expert and a scientist in the field, Prof. dr. Saad B. Omer.
With the help of University SSST professor, Dr. Sanjin Musa we organized this lecture in the light of the upcoming World/European Immunization Week 2019. The event aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today. You can read more about it here: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/04/24/default-calendar/world-immunization-week-2019 ; http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/vaccines-and-immunization/european-immunization-week
Dr. Saad B. Omer is the William H. Foege Chair in Global Health and Professor of Global Health, Epidemiology & Pediatrics at Emory University, Schools of Public Health and Medicine. From July 2019, Dr. Omer will serve as the inaugural Director of Yale Institute of Global Health. He has conducted studies in the United States, Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, and Australia. Dr Omer’s research portfolio includes clinical trials to estimate efficacy of maternal and/or infant influenza, pertussis, polio, measles and pneumococcal vaccines and trials to evaluate drug regimens to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Moreover, he has conducted several studies on interventions to increase immunization coverage and acceptance. Dr Omer’s work has been cited in global and country-specific policy recommendations and has informed clinical practice and health legislation in several countries. He has directly mentored over 100 junior faculty, clinical and research post-doctoral fellows, and PhD and other graduate students. More information can be found on this link: https://www.saadomer.org/saad-b-omer.html
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