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John Nkengason

African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Nkengason currently serves as Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, a specialized technical institution of the African Union. In early 2020, he was appointed as one of the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoys on COVID-19 Preparedness and Response. Dr Nkengasong has received numerous awards for his work including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award for his contributions to the continental response in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. He is an adjunct professor at the Emory School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. He serves on several international advisory boards and has authored over 250 publications.

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G20 Italy 2021

Boosting equitable access and production of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines to confront Covid-19 on a global footing

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Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Lieve Fransen (European Policy Centre; and Wits University), John Nkengason (African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Smita Srinivas (Co-Chair T20 Italy Task Force on Global Health and Covid-19; Open University; National Centre for Biological Sciences TIFR-NCBS; and University College London), Stefano Vella (Co-Chair T20 Italy Task Force on Global Health and Covid-19; and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)

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