Draft:David Durrheim

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David Durrheim
NationalityAustralian
EducationMBChB, MPHTM, DTM&H, DCH, DrPH, FAFPHM, FACTM, FAAHMS
Employer(s)Director of Health Protection in Hunter New England, New South Wales, Australia, Conjoint Professor of Public Health Medicine at the University of Newcastle and Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University
Known forInternational Health, Vaccinology
TitleFreeman of the City of Lake Macquarie

David Noel Durrheim AM is a public health physician who has been director of health protection in Hunter New England, New South Wales, Australia, Conjoint Professor of Public Health Medicine at the University of Newcastle and Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University, since 2005. He has chaired the Western Pacific Regional Measles and Rubella Elimination Verification Commission since its inception in 2012 and has chaired the National Polio Certification Committee in Australia since 2013.  Dr Durrheim was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for “service to public health medicine and international health” in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.[1] He was conferred the honour Freeman of the City of Lake Macquarie[2] in 2024, only the 10th person to be so recognised in forty years. This was for an “outstanding contribution to public health and his unwavering dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic

  1. ^ Thompson, Rod (2021-06-13). "Hunter 'heroes' honoured on Queen's Birthday List". Newcastle Weekly. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  2. ^ "Freeman of the City recipients". www.lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 2025-01-10.

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