Presenter’s card

Presenter’s name

Manar Smagul

Position

Deputy Chairman

Place of work

National Center of Public Healthcare of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Presentation title

National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Monitoring and Surveillance System in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Brief bio

She graduated from Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D.Asfendiyarov. Completed a two-year Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) in Central Asia organized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/CAR). She is an expert in infectious disease epidemiology and immunoprophylaxis, a physician of the highest category, and holds a Master of Public Health degree. At the national level, she participates in coordinating the implementation of global health programs, such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) epidemiological surveillance and infection prevention and control (IPC), influenza surveillance, polio eradication, viral hepatitis, and others. She actively collaborates with international organizations including WHO, UNICEF, CDC, and others on public health issues.