Manar SMAGUL – doctor epidemiologist, Master of Public Health, graduate of the Field epidemiology training program CDC (FETP - advance). Expert in the field of epidemiology of infectious diseases and immunoprophylaxis, a doctor of the highest category, works as Chairman of the Board of the National Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The national level, coordinates the implementation of global programs of the World Health Organization such as: epidemiological surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, influenza, elimination of polio, viral hepatitis, etc. He actively cooperates with international organizations WHO, UNICEF, and CDC on health issues, and has experience speaking at international conferences and meetings. He is a speaker in Russian and Kazakh languages, organizes conferences, trainings at the national and international levels. Last publications: Epidemiology and Vaccinal Prevention, 2023 «Whooping Cough Serology Analysis among children and adolescents in the Republic of Kazakhstan» https://www.epidemvac.ru/jour/article/view/1747/913 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022г Factors Associated with an Outbreak of COVID-19 in Oilfield Workers, Kazakhstan, 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35328978/ Health Science Reports, 24 February 2022 «Sero‐prevalence of SARS‐CoV‐2 in certain cities of Kazakhstan» https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35328978/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35317419