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John W. Ward, MD, is a Senior Scientist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assigned to The Task Force for Global Health where he acts as the Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination. Over a 13-year tenure as Director of the CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, Dr. Ward was responsible for viral hepatitis surveillance, prevention, and research. At the national level, he led development of recommendations for hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing and linkage to care. Dr. Ward authored the first national action plan for viral hepatitis prevention in the US and initiated development of the National Academies strategy for hepatitis B and hepatitis C elimination and the first hepatitis C elimination programs.
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