Fernando Simón | |
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.jpg) Fernando Simón Soria in March 2020 | |
| Born | Fernando Simón Soria (1963-07-29)29 July 1963 (age 62) 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 theCoordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies of theMinistry of Health.[1] He came to public prominence as spokesman for the special committee onEbola virus disease in Spain in 2014,[2] and a similar role during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Born inZaragoza,[4] he graduated inMedicine at theUniversity of Zaragoza, and specialized in Public Health andEpidemiology at theLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[5] Simón trained in the European Training Program in Intervention Epidemiology at theEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Simón was director of the Center for Research in Tropical Diseases inManhiça District, inMozambique,[6] and of the Ntita Hospital inBurundi.[7]
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 theNational School of Public Health, and a member of the advisory committee of theEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).[8]
In June 2020 he received the Emilio Castelar 2020 award.[9]
Simón tested positive for coronavirus on 30 March 2020.[10] He was temporarily replaced byMaría José Sierra.[11]
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