Robb Butler | Director, Division of Communicable Diseases Environment and Health
World Health Organisation
Director of the Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment and Health Robb Butler is a behavioural scientist with over 25 years of international experience working in public health, social protection, and humanitarian assistance. After 17 years working on health and development programmes in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Mr Butler joined the WHO Regional Office for Europe in 2009 working on strengthening demand for childhood immunization. In 2014 he was appointed Regional Adviser for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization. Between 2020 and 2023, Mr Butler served as Executive Director at WHO/Europe and in September 2023, he took up his current position as Director of the Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment and Health taking on a vast portfolio including issues such as antimicrobial resistance and emerging environmental health risks.
Appearances:
Day 1 - Tuesday 14th October @ 10:00
Rebuilding Public Literacy and Trust in an Era of Polarisation and Political Uncertainty
- The global impact of U.S. vaccine policy shifts: how political narratives in the U.S. are impacting vaccine confidence and policies worldwide
- The role of governments, media, and public health leaders: what tangible steps can be taken to counter vaccine scepticism and rebuild trust in science?
- What evidence-based strategies are actually working to rebuild trust and increase vaccine uptake in highly polarised environments?
- Tailoring communication approaches to address vaccine hesitancy in different cultural, socioeconomic, and political contexts
- In an increasingly fragmented world, how can we build sustainable cross-border collaborations to strengthen vaccine confidence and literacy?
- AI, trust & biosecurity
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