Abdul Rao Insights On H1N1 Vaccination Drive

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Dr. Abdul Rao Insights On Initiating H1N1
Vaccination Drive
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Dr. Abdul Rao, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Research Officer of The Institute of
Womens Health of North America. The institute
collaborated with FloridaSHOTS under his
Directorship to initiate a 2009 H1N1 Influence
virus vaccination program in all six affiliated
campuses in Florida.
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This opportunity was availed by the residents in
Broward, Hillsborough, Marion, Orange and
adjoining counties that availed this opportunity
and got vaccinated against 2009 H1N1 Influence
virus. Looking at the situation, Dr. Abdul Rao
had said, Given the urgency of this matter and
the endemic nature of this disease
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The Institute mobilized a rather expansive
infrastructure to effectively implement this
program. In 2009 alone, over 10,000 patients
died from H1N1 Influenza virus complications. Dr.
Abdul Rao has been aiming to create awareness
among people about the criticality of this deadly
disease.
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To continue to enhance the outreach and
effectiveness of this vaccination program, The
Institute of Womens Health of North America is
working very closely with the relevant county
health departments and community-based
organizations. The institute and its affiliated
campuses offer hundreds of vaccines,
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Which are still available, on a walk-in basis to
all men, women and children over the age of four
(4) years. Evening and weekend hours are also
available for the convenience of the people. To
help people make an informed decision,
knowledgeable staff at each affiliated campuses
are also available.
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About Dr. Abdul Rao Dr. Abdul S. Rao did his
medical degree from Dow Medical University,
Karachi, Pakistan, in 1983. After completing his
residency training in Orthopedic Surgery, Abdul
Rao joined the Department of Physiology, Boston
University School of Medicine and graduated in
1989 with a M.A., in Physiology.
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He completed a year of post-doctoral Research
Fellowship in the Department of Neurology,
Harvard Medical School. Dr. Abdul Rao joined the
Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of
Oxford, Oxford, UK, as a Clinical Instructor from
1990-1993. He graduated from the University of
Oxford with a D.Phil., (Doctor of Philosophy) in
Transplantation Immunology in 1993.