GNN chair

Mario Melgar is trained in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, working as a physician in two national hospitals, heading the pediatric infectious diseases department. In academia, he has coordinated the first Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship in the country for the past 8 years. In research he has participated in several epidemiological studies and clinical trials, currently serving as…

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AFRO representative

Dr Nhamo Archibald Gonah, born in January 1963, is a Consultant Pediatrician with the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe since 1997.  He has been involved in child health programs at…

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technical advisor

Hushendree Naicker has a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and a master’s degree in business administration, with over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She is seconded to the…

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technical advisor

Dr. Matthew Tunis is the Executive Secretary to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), Canada’s NITAG, where he oversees the workplan and scientific activities of the committee in…

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technical advisor

Awnish Kumar Singh is a public health specialist with eight years of progressive experience in the field of immunization and vaccines. He has been supporting the National Technical Advisory Group on…

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EMRO representative

Prof Barbouche is an immunologist by training and sits among the experts of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) since 2016. During these years, he has contributed to all…

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SEARO representative

Dr Mimi Lhamu Mynak is head of the department of pediatrics at JDW National Referral Hospital in Bhutan and serves as a Member of SEAR ITAG. She is also the Vice Chairperson of the NITAG in Bhutan

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WPRO representative

Nigel is a consultant paediatrician and Head of the Immunisation service at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He completed a Masters of Public Health at Cardiff University (2006…

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EURO representative

Simona Ruţă, MD, PhD is is Professor of Virology and Vice-Rector for scientific research at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She was trained as a Clinical Microbiologist, working…

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technical advisor

Andy Earnshaw has worked for JCVI (the UK NITAG) since 2010 and has been Head of the JCVI secretariat since 2013. He leads the Committee’s work on meningococcal vaccination.  Andrew Earnshaw has…

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