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POSTPONED – John Nkengasong: Advancing global health security, from Africa CDC to PEPFAR

November 9th, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

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This event is being postponed. We will provide a new date when available.

Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong served as the first director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and a special envoy for the World Health Organization on COVID-19 preparedness. Now, he’s leading PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which has saved tens of millions of lives over the past two decades. Ambassador Nkengasong will share lessons learned from decades of leading the fight against infectious disease in this conversation with Phyllis Kanki, the Mary Lasker Professor of Health Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

WELCOME

Michelle Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

MODERATOR

Phyllis Kanki,  Professor of Health Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  

SPEAKER

Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Health Diplomacy, U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 

Details

Date: November 9th, 2022
Time: 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Calendars: Public Events, School-wide Events

Organizer

The Studio
Email
studio@hsph.harvard.edu
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Venue

Kresge Building
Virtual In Person