Health and Healthcare Systems
Over half of vaccines are wasted globally for these simple reasons
In order to guarantee vaccines to people across the world, we must find suitable solutions to maintaining the cold chain.
Dr Jackson Thomas (BPharm, MPharmSc, PhD) is a pharmacist, senior lecturer and an academic scientist at the University of Canberra. Jackson is also a consultant for pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotech companies, and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Jackson has a specific clinical and research interest in indigenous child health, especially skin infections in Australian Indigenous children. Other research interests include (but are not limited to) global health (drug stability and counterfeit medications), dermatological conditions, discovery of bio-actives from natural resources, complementary and alternative medicine, and innovations in teaching. As a result of his research achievements, he was given the 2015 ACT Tall Poppy of the Year Award. Following on from this, he was selected into the Early- and Mid-Career Research Forum Executive Committee affiliated to Australian Academy of Science and a specialist advisor for Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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