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The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history. The virus continues to spread rapidly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and has caused food shortages in one of the world's poorest regions, threatening the stability of stricken countries and their neighbors. To date, more than 1000 people, including numerous health care workers, have been killed by Ebola virus disease (EVD) this year, and the number of cases in the current outbreak now exceeds the number from all previous outbreaks combined.
To help our members understand more about the virus, AmCham China invites Doctor Carol Rao (just returned from Sierra Leone a few weeks ago) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and David Rutstein from United Family Healthcare for a presentation with our members. The two speakers will not only provide answers to various questions of how the virus is spread, what the latest developments of global efforts are, what protective measures we should take, and what steps the US and Chinese governments are taking to prevent it from further spreading out, but also share with us valuable on the ground experience of fighting against the virus in Sierra Leona.
This event was rescheduled from earlier in November.
To help our members understand more about the virus, AmCham China invites Doctor Carol Rao (just returned from Sierra Leone a few weeks ago) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and David Rutstein from United Family Healthcare for a presentation with our members. The two speakers will not only provide answers to various questions of how the virus is spread, what the latest developments of global efforts are, what protective measures we should take, and what steps the US and Chinese governments are taking to prevent it from further spreading out, but also share with us valuable on the ground experience of fighting against the virus in Sierra Leona.
This event was rescheduled from earlier in November.
Speaker:
Dr. David Rutstein, MD, MPH is the Vice President for Medical Affairs for United Family Healthcare. As a senior health executive, public health expert and clinician, he has created and led innovative clinical, administrative, management, emergency response and executive level teams and organizations during a 24 year career in the United States government. Prior to joining UFH in 2011, Dr. Rutstein retired from the United States government where he held the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service and served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States.
Dr. Carol Rao, ScD, MS, CIH, is the CDC's Chief of Epidemiology Section of International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP), Global Disease Detection. In this position, she collaborates with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) to provide technical support for public health projects in China, with a particular focus on tuberculosis infection control and healthcare-associated infections. Since 1999, Dr. Rao has worked at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC) in several different Divisions/Institutes, including occupational health, infectious diseases, and infection control.
Dr. David Rutstein, MD, MPH is the Vice President for Medical Affairs for United Family Healthcare. As a senior health executive, public health expert and clinician, he has created and led innovative clinical, administrative, management, emergency response and executive level teams and organizations during a 24 year career in the United States government. Prior to joining UFH in 2011, Dr. Rutstein retired from the United States government where he held the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service and served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States.
Dr. Carol Rao, ScD, MS, CIH, is the CDC's Chief of Epidemiology Section of International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP), Global Disease Detection. In this position, she collaborates with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) to provide technical support for public health projects in China, with a particular focus on tuberculosis infection control and healthcare-associated infections. Since 1999, Dr. Rao has worked at U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC) in several different Divisions/Institutes, including occupational health, infectious diseases, and infection control.
