April 07, 2020

HSP Fellow Dr. Nawfal Al-Dujaili Holds Online Global Health Training With COVID-19 Focus In Iraq

This weekend, HSP Health Security Fellow Dr. Nawfal Al-Dujaili from the University of Kufa in Iraq held an online training session on global health security with a focus on COVID-19. There were 762 participants that attended the virtual event, comprised of professors and students from universities, as well as doctors and clinical staff from health centers across Iraq. After the lecture, Dr. Nawfal answered questions about what can be done to prevent COVID-19, when a vaccine would potentially be available, and if there are any proven treatments to combat the coronavirus. As of this posting, Iraq has reported 1,031 cases and 64 deaths.