{"id":1663,"date":"2025-12-05T09:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/?page_id=1663"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:30:29","slug":"international-scientific-committee-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldsafety.co.za\/index.php\/international-scientific-committee-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International Organising Committee\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1663\" class=\"elementor elementor-1663\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6dbf85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6dbf85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d9973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3d9973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Hyder, MD, MPH, PhD, is Professor of Global Health and Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health. He has over 25<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">years of experience advancing injury prevention, health systems, and non<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">\u2011<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">communicable disease research in low<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">\u2011<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\"> and middle<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">\u2011<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-ZA\" xml:lang=\"EN-ZA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224792591 BCX0\">income countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. 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