Emaad Hassan

Emaad Hassan is an epidemiologist with the Measles Elimination Team, Global Immunization Division at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He has a keen interest in outbreak preparedness and response to infectious diseases in complex humanitarian settings. In addition to providing field support for the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of Congo, his portfolios at CDC have included strengthening health security in the Middle East North Africa region.

Women in lavender, blue, and burgundy burkas who are part of an immunization team write a message on the wall of a stone house during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan on January 28, 2020.

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Measles is Raging In Afghanistan

by Emaad Hassan, S. Deblina Datta, Pratima L. Raghunathan, James L. Goodson

A nationwide vaccination campaign is urgently needed, say CDC measles experts