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He is currently the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Solomon Islands. </p><p>Dr Sobel’s work has taken him around the world, including WHO Headquarters (Switzerland, HIV), China (SARS), Guyana (immunization), Ghana (immunization), Philippines and Cambodia (maternal and child health, immunization and nutrition). Most recently, he was Coordinator for Maternal and Child Health, Quality and Safety, Safe and Affordable Surgery, Infection Prevention and Control at the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.</p><p>He was deployed to Lao People’s Democratic Republic as acting Head of Office during the COVID-19 response in 2020. </p><p>Dr Sobel focuses on operationalizing and scaling up evidence-based programs that save lives across the lifespan in low and middle-income countries. He has more than 50 internationally peer-reviewed publications and 20 WHO publications and has been part of editorial review boards and conducted manuscript reviews for many journals. 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