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Published on: 12/4/2004
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Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS, is being honored with the 2005 APHA Executive Director's Citation for his work to continuously improve the quality of APHA publications.
A member of the APHA Publications Board since 1999 and chair from 2003-2005, Khan has been instrumental in elevating the standards of APHA's many publications.He was responsible for securing David L. Heymann, MD, of the World Health Organization, as editor for the new 18th edition of the APHA-published ,Control of Communicable Diseases Manual., The 18th edition sold more than 78,000 copies in the first year of sales, helping to boost publication revenue for the year to nearly $2 million.
Khan has spearheaded timely books on severe acute respiratory syndrome and the recent influenza vaccine shortage that have popular appeal beyond the APHA membership.He was instrumental in helping APHA staff design the first-ever ,Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, Web site, which should be launched in early 2006.Khan serves on Medscape's editorial board representing the Association and its collaboration on the Public Health and Prevention Web site, for which he has also written numerous book reviews of new APHA publications.
,He works diligently with APHA authors and editors to ensure that the manuscripts we receive for publication are of the best quality,, said APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP. Among his many professional positions, Khan has been on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Vermont.He served as founding project director of the South Asia Infectious Disease Network and chaired an international meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which brought together scientists from the South Asian region to discuss the critical topic.
Much of Khan's work has been on HIV/AIDS and other public health issues in South Asia, including service as a board member of the Naz Foundation, which works for human rights and health issues for under-served males in the region.He has published articles on public health and global health topics in a wide variety of peer-reviewed journals.