George Romanos Shidrawi

Background

Shidrawi, George Romanos was born on October 27, 1932 in Hadeth El-Jobbeh, North, Lebanon. Son of Romanos Salim and Marie Joseph (El-Khoury Hanna) Shidrawi.

Education

American University of Beirut, 1949-1953, Bachelor of Arts Bio. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medical, 1953-1955, Master of Science Medical Entomology, 1953-1954, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. World Health Organization/LSH & TH, Switzerland/ United Kingdom/Africa, 1976, Epidemiology of Vector-borne diseases.

Spoken languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Housa, Urdu, Bengali, Swahili.

Career

Entomologist malaria control bureau Ministry Health, Beirut, 1955-1956, director division malaria eradication, insects and rodent control, 1956-1959. Entomologist malaria pre-eradication survey team World Health Organization, Tunis, Tunisia, 1959, entomologist malaria eradication team Lahore and Dacca, Pakistan, 1959-1963, entomologist interregional malaria research team Masaka, Uganda, 1963-1965, Kankiya, Nigeria, 1965-1969, senior entomologist interregional research team epidemiology malaria Garki, Nigeria, 1969-1973. Regional entomologist Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office/World Health Organization, Alexandria, Egypt, 1974-1979.

Regional adviser medical entomology World Health Organization, Egypt, 1980-1984, regional adviser vector biology and control Egypt, 1984-1986, scientist, entomologist ecology and control vectors Geneva, 1986-1988, scientist, entomologist vector control technical vector biology, 1989, scientist/entomologist training and development of training technical, 1990, scientist/entomologist, operational research, 1990-1992, consultant, since 1992. Short term consultant World Health Organization, Pakistan, 1992, Egypt, 1992, 94, Saudi Arabia, 1992, 96, Kuwait, 1994, Syria, 1994, Madagaskar, 1994, Sudan, 1995, Iraq, 1995, 98, Sri Lanka, 1996, Indonesia, 1996, Lebanon, 1996, Yemen, 1996, 99.

Membership

Member Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, United Kingdom. Royal Entomological Society, United Kingdom.

Interests

• Epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases, taxonomy and ecology of disease vectors, vector resistance to pesticides, field research on vector control, integrated vector control and management. Travelling, coin and stamp collection, watch collection and repair, handicrafts, dancing, hunting, golf, darts, bridge.

Connections

Married Odile Toufic Chaptini, February 17, 1963. Children: Brigitte, Ray, Tatiana.

Father:

Romanos Salim Shidrawi

Mother:

Marie Joseph (El-Khoury Hanna) Shidrawi

Spouse:

Odile Toufic Chaptini

child:

Brigitte Shidrawi

child:

Ray Shidrawi

child:

Tatiana Shidrawi