COVID-19 vaccines are here, but how do we get them into everybody’s arms, not just people in wealthier countries? How can we leverage technology and innovation to support an equitable, global vaccine rollout? How will our current experiences inform the future of vaccine distribution and health equity? Join global public health leaders for an update on vaccine distribution and learn about strategies to support vaccine and health equity around the world.
This session was curated in partnership with Project ECHO.
Lead Design and Operationalisation, Office of the COVAX Facility, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, The
Sanne Wendes is Lead Design and Operationalisation at the Office of the Covax Facility at Gavi. Prior to her current role she was Chief of Staff of Unitaid for 6 years. In this role she led the organisations participation in Interagency Initiatives such as the Interagency Coordinating Group on Antimocrobial…
Founder & Director, Project ECHO; Professor of Medicine, Univ. of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Project ECHO
Sanjeev Arora, MD, is the founder of Project ECHO and the Executive Director of the ECHO Institute. Dr. Arora is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Arora launched Project ECHO at the…
Medical Director, Special Pathogens Unit, Boston University, Boston Medical Center
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia is an infectious diseases physician and the medical director of Special Pathogens Unit at Boston Medical Center, a medical unit designed to care for patients with highly communicable diseases. She is an Associate Professor at Boston University (BU) School of Medicine. She…
Fred de Sam Lazaro is a correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and executive director of the Under-Told Stories Project. He was a contributor and anchor for PBS’ Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Fred also has directed films from India and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the acclaimed documentary…
