Wednesday, August 21, 10:30 AM EDT - Zoom
Stopping Polio in Gaza — for Us All, Public Health Webinar especially for the Medical Community
Sponsored by: Rebuilding Alliance and the International Society for Social-Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP)
Speakers:
— Dr. Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication, Eastern Mediterranean Region, World Health Organization (WHO)
— Infectious Disease Expert, TBD
— Rajaa Musleh Country Representative, MedGlobal
— Dr. John Kahler pediatrician and co-founder of MedGlobal 16 clinics in Gaza will help administer oral polio vaccines
— Rafeek Elmadhoun, Gaza Program Manager, Rebuilding Alliance
— Dr. Jeffrey Goldhagen, M.D., MPH, Pediatrician, Professor, President of International Society for Social-Pediatrics and Child Health (ISSOP)
Host: Nisreen Malley, Director of Advocacy, Rebuilding Alliance
Q&A to follow
Poliovirus was detected in the wastewater in Gaza, earlier this summer. The World Health Organization and UNICEF are sending 1 million vaccines to stop the highly infectious virus from paralyzing children in Gaza. A polio outbreak would be devastating in Gaza — and it can spread to the surrounding region and the world. Mass vaccinations in Gaza must occur as soon as possible.
Join us to hear the plan for mass vaccination roll-out and help move the "Polio Pause" forward so medical work & families have the safety they need to vaccinate Gaza's little children.
To register: Webinar Registration - Zoom