Fernando Simón
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 Fernando Simón Soria in 2020 | |
| Born | Fernando Simón Soria (1963-07-29) 29 July 1963 (age 61) Zaragoza, Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Zaragoza London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Fernando Simón Soria (born 29 July 1963) is a Spanish epidemiologist serving as Director of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health.[1] He came to public prominence as spokesman for the special committee on Ebola virus disease in Spain in 2014,[2] and a similar role during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Simón tested positive for coronavirus on 30 March 2020.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Zaragoza,[5] he graduated in Medicine at the University of Zaragoza, and specialized in Public Health and Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[6] Simón trained in the European Training Program in Intervention Epidemiology at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Career
[edit]Simón was director of the Center for Research in Tropical Diseases in Manhiça District, in Mozambique,[7] and of the Ntita Hospital in Burundi.[8]
He was also a director of programs in the National Center of Epidemiology (CNE), and a coordinator of the Health Alert and Response Unit in the CNE from 2003 to 2011. He is currently a professor at the National School of Public Health, and a member of the advisory committee of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).[9]
In June 2020 he received the Emilio Castelar 2020 award.[10]
References
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- ^ Valenzuela, Juan Luis (27 February 2020). "Fernando Simón, el portavoz que calma a la gente ante el temor del coronavirus". El Plural (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Fernando Simón, "el hombre que quieres tener al lado" ante una epidemia". Redacción Médica (in Spanish). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Henley, Jon (22 March 2020). "Coronavirus: meet the scientists who are now household names". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Fernando Simón, positivo en coronavirus". ELMUNDO. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Villareal, Antonio; Méndez, Rafael (1 March 2020). "No hay una epidemia hasta que Fernando Simón no se vuelve el rey de los telediarios". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Ramírez de Castro, Nuria (2 March 2020). "Fernando Simón, el portavoz tranquilo". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ G. Portalatín, Beatriz (1 February 2020). "Fernando Simón, el supermédico contra el coronavirus: ya le ganó la batalla al ébola y el zika". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Hernández, Nuria (3 March 2020). "ASÍ ES FERNANDO SIMÓN, EL HOMBRE QUE TRANQUILIZA A ESPAÑA SOBRE EL CORONAVIRUS". Vanity Fair (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ M. R. (29 February 2020). "¿Quién es Fernando Simón, el portavoz sobre la situación del coronavirus en España?". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Martín-Arroyo, Javier (20 June 2020). "Fernando Simón, premio Emilio Castelar 2020". El País (in Spanish). Prisa. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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