Dear Joseph and all
Indeed 'knowledge is power' only if it is used otherwise it has no value. In the case of CDC and many other institutions, governments and individuals they know the truth but have not always communicated it effectively. Misinformation by leaders is much more damaging than others. The results of the campaign to misinform about COVID in the USA and many other countries have been both detrimental to the health of the people and to the economy. The most unbelievable thing is that the same person might come back, based on the support by their Party. Amazing.
With kind regards.
Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, PhD, IAHSI
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Director, Knowledge, Ethics and Research WHO/HQ (Retired)
e-Marefa Advisor
President, Jordan Library and Information Association
President, eHealth Development Association, Jordan
President, Middle East and North Africa Association of Health Informatics
IMIA Vice-President for MEDINFO 2023
Visiting Professor, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Member of the International Academy of Pubic Health Scientific Council
Editorial Board Member, Arab Board Medical Journal
ORCID ID 0000-0003-3843-8430
HIFA Profile: Najeeb Al-Shorbaji recently retired from the World Health Organization (WHO), where he has worked since 1988 in different capacities. He was most recently Director of the Knowledge, Ethics and Research Department at WHO headquarters, Geneva. Previously he was Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Sharing in EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office), Egypt. He is a member of a number of national and international professional societies and associations specialised in information management and health informatics. He has authored over 100 research papers and articles presented in various conferences and published in professional journals. He is a member of the HIFA Steering Group and the HIFA Working Group on Multilingualism. http://www.hifa.org/support/members/najeeb http://www.hifa.org/projects/multilingualism Email: shorbajin AT gmail.com