Jeremy Farrar
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 63 |
| Born | Singapore |
| Influenced by | Cheryll Tickle |
| Fields | Tropical medicine |
| Infection | |
| Antimicrobial resistance | |
| Job | Epidemiologist |
| Spouse | Christiane Dolecek |
| Awards | Order of Ho Chi Minh |
| Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | |
| Thesi | Analysis of combinatorial immunoglobin libraries from a myasthenia gravis patient |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| University of London | |
| UCL Medical School | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1961 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 468475 |
Jeremy Farrar Life story
Sir Jeremy James Farrar OBE FRCP FRS FMedSci is a British medical researcher who has served as chief scientist at the World Health Organization since 2023. He was previously the director of the Wellcome Trust from 2013 to 2023 and a professor of tropical medicine at the University of Oxford.
Sir Patrick Vallance says release of full diary entries would breach human rights
... The inquiry was shown a series of emails between Prof Woolhouse and Sir Jeremy Farrar, then director of the Wellcome Trust and now chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Polio: What is it and how does it spread?
... How much of a problem is it? The UK is so far taking the right approach, according to Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust...
Universities warn of EU-UK research scheme 'close to precipice'
... Last year, Cancer Research UK told the BBC that exclusion from Horizon Europe would be a Sir Jeremy Farrar of the Wellcome Trust described Horizon as " the world s biggest international science funding programme"...
Europe spat will weaken research - science leaders
... Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, told BBC News that losing the agreement on UK participation in the world s biggest international science funding programme at this stage, when it has already been negotiated and is ready to sign, would be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory"...
Covid-19: Hard months ahead and Sage scientist steps down
... Sir Jeremy Farrar said he left the independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) so he could focus on his work as director of medical charity the Wellcome Trust...
Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role
... Sir Jeremy Farrar has been part of the independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) since the start of the pandemic...
Coronavirus: Mortuaries to be expanded to 30,000 rooms
... last week, one of the government s senior scientific adviser, Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of Wellcome Trust, said the UK was likely to be one of the worst if not the worst affected country in Europe in terms of the number of deaths...
Why, caught between China and Trump
... Jeremy Farrar, Director of the British Wellcome Trust, said, who needs WHO more resources, not less to combat the pandemic...
Coronavirus: Mortuaries to be expanded to 30,000 rooms
, The government says, there is an additional 30,000 temporary morgue locations, while the Corona-Virus-pandemic.
The Move is a precautionary measure, rather than a prediction, to say to the Minister.
the Local government minister Simon Clarke Said the government wanted to ensure the alarm to the people, but had the capacity for the worst possible outcome
"We all hope That these contingencies are not needed. this requires That all of your role in The National effort," Said Mr Clarke
We Are trying>"an appropriate balance", he added.
in Front of the coronavirus crisis, there were approximately 18,000 public mortuary places in the whole country, with a similar number, the rapporteurs of the best.
As part of the new capacities, the local authorities, the located with existing buildings and in some places specially adapted, modular buildings, in addition to the existing NHS and other public mortuaries.
last week, one of the government's senior scientific adviser, Sir Jeremy Farrar , Director of Wellcome Trust , Said the UK was likely to be "one of the worst if not the worst affected country in Europe" in terms of The Number of deaths.
In response, Mr Clarke Said : "We have started to see a flattening of The Curve , because the people to the measures.
"We want to ensure That we have The Right capacity for the worst possible outcome.
"It's about ensuring That we have The Right resources for a range of outcomes and we all hope That this eventuality is no longer needed.
"But we want to make sure That we don't get caught without enough capacity, That would be terrible, of course. "
contingency planningProf Jim Mcmanus , director of Public Health for Hertfordshire, and Vice-President of his professional Association, Said his area, like others, had planned for many years for such an emergency.
"Most of the people have noted, buildings can be converted, and worked in a matter of weeks. "
Prof McManus Said That there is now additional provision in Hertfordshire: "whatever the numbers, which we will be able to work in all those That could would die. "
in the Meantime, the survivors will be asked to continue to hold funerals as soon as possible, despite the limitations That you are facing.
The Message from the government That families should not think it is better to wait until The End of the lockdown.
David Collingwood, Director of funerals at the Co-op funeral care - the largest provider in England, Wales and Scotland , Said That most of the families were the advice and goes ahead with the funerals.
"people might now think there is light at The End of The Tunnel .
"Even if the limitations were, we would Mr still canceled the limitation of social contact," Said Collingwood.
The National Association of Funeral Directors has criticised some local councils, for a ban of all grief.
He Said it was about governance and was not in the interest of the bereaved families.
it has now. The government issued new guidelines and underlines the fact That close Family Members should to visit to be able to
funerals, coronavirus pandemic
Source of news: bbc.com
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