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President-International Pediatric Association Executive Director of Deep Children Hospital & Research Centre Gandhidham-Kutch, Gujarat, India |
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Dr Naveen Thacker is the Director of Deep Children Hospital & Research Centre at Gandhidham-Kutch, Gujarat, India. He is the President of the International Pediatric Association (IPA) for the year 2023-2025. He is Vice-chair of the Steering Committee of the International Collaboration on Advanced Vaccinology Training (ICAVT). He is also currently serving as a PMNCH member and serves on the Executive Committee for the PMNCH. He has served as a former CSO representative for the GAVI Alliance Board. He is currently an active member of the Indian Expert Advisory Group on Measles and Rubella. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. He has served as the president of the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association (APPA) for the year 2016-2018 and the National President of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics for the year 2007. He has served as a course director for CHF INCLEN ADVAC 2011, 2016, and EVAC 2017. He is listed amongst the top influencers for the fight against Polio released by UNICEF on World Polio Day 2017 and has been awarded some prestigious awards i.e., Outstanding Asian Pediatrician Award 2012, Rotary International Regional Award for Polio-free World 2010. His area of interest is in Global Health, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Vaccinology. He has over 60 publications on vaccines and immunization in peer-reviewed journals. |
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