Mohammed Zahran
Public Health Specialist
Ministry of Health & Prevention
United Arab Emirates
Biography
I earned a Medical Doctorate (MD) in Community Medicine, Master Degree in Public & Tropical Health, Master Degree in Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health, Certificate of Diploma Course in Epidemiology & Biostatistics and a Bachelor’s degree in of Medicine & Surgery. Currently, I am working in the UAE as a Community Medicine Specialist, at Central Directorate of Preventive Medicine with Ministry of Health & Prevention where under the National Program of Expanded Immunization (EPI), I am managing National Poliomyelitis Eradication Program and National Program for Elimination of Measles and Rubella by following guidelines of Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Also I am technically supporting the National EPI program in maintaining high immunization coverage against: Poliomyelitis, Measles and Rubella. Conduction of random supervision visits is a key responsibility to me as implemented active surveillance activities at high priority sites could be verified.
Research Interest
Epidemiology