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}}'''Christopher John MacRae Whitty CB FRCP FFPH FMedSci''' is a British physician and epidemiologist, who is Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
 
}}'''Christopher John MacRae Whitty CB FRCP FFPH FMedSci''' is a British physician and epidemiologist, who is Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
  
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In 2008, he was awarded $40m (£31m) by the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]] for malaria research in Africa. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/04/prof-chris-whitty-the-expert-we-need-in-the-coronavirus-crisis</ref>
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In 2008, he was awarded $40m (£31m) by the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]] for [[malaria]] research in [[Africa]]. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/04/prof-chris-whitty-the-expert-we-need-in-the-coronavirus-crisis</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 19:22, 21 April 2020

Person.png Chris Whitty  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Born21 April 1966
Gloucester, UK
NationalityBritish
Alma materImperial College London
Founder ofUK Vaccine Task Force
Member ofCoalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations/Board, Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
Interests • Medicine
• public health
• coronavirus

Employment.png Chief Medical Officer for England Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
October 2019 - Present

Christopher John MacRae Whitty CB FRCP FFPH FMedSci is a British physician and epidemiologist, who is Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

Character

Whitty has been quoted by Whitehall sources as a "private person who never discusses his personal life."[1][2]

Activities

In March 2020, Whitty took a leading role in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, alongside Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

Bill Gates Grant

In 2008, he was awarded $40m (£31m) by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for malaria research in Africa. [3]


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References

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  3. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/04/prof-chris-whitty-the-expert-we-need-in-the-coronavirus-crisis