Making a difference in global health | Dr. Rana Hajjeh | TEDxEmory

Dr. Hajjeh shares the lessons she learned throughout her career in global health. She inspires the next generation to overcome obstacles on the road to impactful success.
Rana Hajjeh did her undergraduate and medical studies at AUB (B.S. ’84, M.D. ’88). During 1988-1993, she trained in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and is board certified in both. In 1993, she joined the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) at the U.S. CDC for a two year training, and has been at CDC since. In 2014, She won the Federal Employee of the Year Award for her Hib vaccine work (servicetoamericamedals.org/SAM.... She is a Visiting Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Emory University. Currently, Dr Hajjeh is the director of the Division of Bacterial Diseases at the Center of Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, CDC. As director, she leads a team of nearly 200 staff responsible for CDC's bacterial and vaccine-preventable disease surveillance and response efforts in the US and globally.
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We are listening but are we learning? Nevertheless, this is a kind and easy to understand talk. I like how the presentation is informative, inclusive and to the point.

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