S. William A. Gunn is a
Canadian
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surgeon,
[Global Perspectives In Health - Vol. II - Disasters and Conflicts - S.W.A. Gunn]
May 14, 2005
''Medical and Health Sciences - Volume VII.'' O. O. P. Hanninen; M. Atalay; B.P. Mansourian; A. Wojtezak; S.M. Mahfouz; H. Majewski; E. Elisabetsky; N. L. Etkin; R. Kirby; T.G. Downing and M.I. El Gohary. EOLSS Publications, Oct 12, 2010. p.316
author, involved with various international health organizations.
Sisvan William Aram
Gunn (SWA) was born on February 10, 1926, in
Vancouver
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, Canada (or
British Cyprus
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[). Gunn completed his medical studies in ]Geneva
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.[Leo Klein]
Professor S.W.A. Gunn, MD, MS, FRCSC, FRCSI (Hon), DSc (Hon), dr. h. c. A 90th Birthday Tribute
Med. Sci. Lett. (Voj. Zdrav. Listy) 2016, vol. 85(1), p. 44-46. ISSN 0372-702
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Prior to joining the World Health Organization
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, Gunn was a lecturer in History of
Medicine and Science at the University of British Columbia
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in Vancouver.[SWA Gunn, ]
Chisholm, WHO and the pursuit of the public's health
'. CMAJ
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, Jun 9, 2009
Formerly head of Emergency Relief Operations of the WHO
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Later, Scientific director vice president of the European Center for Disaster Medicine
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; founder[ and president of the Medical Society of the World Health Organization
and president of the board of the ''International Association for Humanitarian Medicine'' (IAHM).][
Gunn has authored, co-authored
over 300 professional publications and 20 mono-graphs.]
Gunn was awarded the honorary doctorate of Palermo University.[
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References
Living people
1926 births
World Health Organization officials
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