杏吧原创鈥檚 Bernard Choi Receives Highest Recognition Award from AMNET
杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Bernard Choi, professor in the Department of Health Sciences, received the Highest Recognition Award during the 16th Americas鈥 Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance (AMNET) International Conference held in Medell铆n, Colombia.
鈥淚 am very pleased to have received the highest honour from AMNET,鈥 said Choi. 鈥淭he award is a reminder of 16 years of fun and hard work with the AMNET boards of directors, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and over 500 AMNET members in 35 countries. It is also a reminder of how long it took for me to learn how to order two fried eggs in Spanish.鈥
The award was given to Choi by the AMNET board of directors for his contributions as a founding member of the Americas鈥 network. AMNET is a network of public health professionals from the 35 countries that make up the region of the Americas who aim to enhance the capacity of chronic disease surveillance.
鈥淎MNET is an excellent example of innovation in global health,鈥 said Choi. 鈥淚n 2003, a few good friends from Health Canada, PAHO, U.S. CDC and the ministries of health from several countries set up a new network. Because this innovation was not in our job descriptions, we donated our time, sought financial support from our organizations, and began to build capacity for the new network.鈥
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