NEW YORK — . Disease Control and Prevention Centers For the country’s best Public Health Agency, the last turmoil was swung on Tuesday with five high -level departure.
The departments were announced at a meeting of senior leaders. . Atlanta -based CDC It has two dozen centers and offices. The presidents of the five go down and follow three separations in recent weeks. This means that one -third of the top management of the agency has recently left or left.
The departments defined as retirement were not explained to the public. Associated Press confirmed the news with two CDC officials who are not authorized to discuss and speaking on condition of anonymity.
The announcements come a day after explaining that the White House was nominated. Susan Monarez Being the CDC Director. However, if any, it is not clear how much leaders affect the decision to leave. Earlier this month, Trump administration, just before a Senate hearing, former Florida Congress Member Dr. David withdrew his nomination for Weldon.
The latest departures include:
– Leslie Ann Duphin, who controls the public health infrastructure center and more than 500 employees. This center coordinates CDC financing, strategy and technical assistance to the state, local and regional health departments.
– Head of the National Birth Defects and Developmental Barriers Center. Karen Remley. At the beginning of the year, the center had more than 220 full -time employees.
– Sam Posner, who chaired the science office. More than 100 CDC employees work on research and science policy and publish a weekly morbidity and mortality report.
Debra Lubar, who operates the -65 policy, performance and evaluation office.
– Leandris LiBurd, President of the Health Equality Office with approximately 40 employees. LiBurd took part in 2020 as part of the effort of Covid-19 pandema to address the proportion of disproportionate deaths to black, Spanish and indigenous Americans.
In addition: CDC Communications President Kevin Griffis left last week. Robin Bailey, the chief business officer of the agency, left at the end of last month. Last year, Dr. Nirav Shah became the agency’s primary voice about a bird flu outbreak developing in animals that ill in the USA at least 70 people.
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