5 days ago · John Nkengasong, M.Sc., Ph.D. John Nkengasong, M.Sc., Ph.D. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search. An official website of the United States government. ... He has also received the CDC's Shepard Award and the William Watson Medal of Excellence. In 2022, he joined the National Academy of Medicine, became the first laureate of the ...

In 2016, Nkengasong joined the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention as its inaugural Director. [13][14] At the Africa CDC, Nkengasong oversees the Regional Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Networks (RISLNET) with …

4 days ago · A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.” ... The CDC details nearly 30 people to WHO and sends many millions of dollars to ...

2 days ago · Officials inside the CDC and global health specialists outside of the organization are trying to understand the ramifications of this order both for the U.S. and for the world.

3 days ago · A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must ...

3 days ago · U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong ...

4 days ago · U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent ...

4 days ago · The Associated Press viewed a copy of Nkengasong's memo, which said the stop-work policy applied to “all CDC staff engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers ...

Dr. John Nkengasong is Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prior to his current position, he served as the acting deputy principal director of the Center for Global Health, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC), and Chief of the International Laboratory Branch, Division of Global HIV ...

Dr. John Nkengasong with a Project Retro-CI poster. Retro-CI's contribution to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and its efficacy in treating HIV led to the development and optimization of ART regimens in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.