Dele Ogunseitan appointed to WHO Committee to address public health and emergency response

Oladele A. Ogunseitan, PhD, professor of population health and disease prevention, has been asked by the World Health Organization to serve as an inaugural steering committee member of the public health and emergency response roadmap. As part of his service, Dr. Ogunseitan will travel to Geneva, Switzerland mid-October to attend the first meeting at the WHO headquarters. Among other charges, committee members will communicate the progress of the roadmap; strengthen the engagement of world-class universities and institutions relevant to public health; discuss the mobilization of financial resources for the implementation of two-year actions; and share insights and perspectives on other issues related to the achievement of the roadmap action plan.

Ogunseitan is a renowned expert in the field of global health and one of the field’s preeminent researchers on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and of the British Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.