Dr. Abdul Rao, CEO of The Institute of Women's Health of North America, collaborated with FloridaSHOTS to initiate a 2009 H1N1 influenza virus vaccination program across six affiliated campuses in Florida. This opportunity allowed over 10,000 residents in several counties to get vaccinated. The Institute mobilized extensive infrastructure to effectively implement the vaccination program. It continues working with health departments and organizations to enhance the outreach and effectiveness of the program, offering hundreds of vaccines on a walk-in basis at affiliated campuses.

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2. Dr. Abdul Rao, the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Research Officer of The Institute
of Women’s Health of North America. The
institute collaborated with FloridaSHOTS
under his Directorship to initiate a 2009
H1N1 Influence virus vaccination program
in all six affiliated campuses in Florida.

3. This opportunity was availed by the residents
in Broward, Hillsborough, Marion, Orange
and adjoining counties that availed this
opportunity and got vaccinated against 2009
H1N1 Influence virus. Looking at the
situation, Dr. Abdul Rao had said, “Given the
urgency of this matter and the endemic
nature of this disease

4. The Institute mobilized a rather expansive
infrastructure to effectively implement this
program.” In 2009 alone, over 10,000
patients died from H1N1 Influenza virus
complications. Dr. Abdul Rao has been
aiming to create awareness among people
about the criticality of this deadly disease.

5. To continue to enhance the outreach and
effectiveness of this vaccination program,
The Institute of Women’s Health of North
America is working very closely with the
relevant county health departments and
community-based organizations. The
institute and its affiliated campuses offer
hundreds of vaccines,

6. Which are still available, on a walk-in basis to
all men, women and children over the age of
four (4) years. Evening and weekend hours
are also available for the convenience of the
people. To help people make an informed
decision, knowledgeable staff at each
affiliated campuses are also available.

7. About Dr. Abdul Rao
Dr. Abdul S. Rao did his medical degree
from Dow Medical University, Karachi,
Pakistan, in 1983. After completing his
residency training in Orthopedic Surgery,
Abdul Rao joined the Department of
Physiology, Boston University School of
Medicine and graduated in 1989 with a
M.A., in Physiology.

8. He completed a year of post-doctoral
Research Fellowship in the Department of
Neurology, Harvard Medical School. Dr.
Abdul Rao joined the Nuffield Department
of Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford,
UK, as a Clinical Instructor from 1990-
1993. He graduated from the University of
Oxford with a D.Phil., (Doctor of
Philosophy) in Transplantation
Immunology in 1993.