Dr Lorenzo Savioli was elected a Fellow of the Islamic Academy of Sciences in 2000. Dr Savioli attained the degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1977, in Rome, and postdoctoral degrees in Tropical  Medicine and Infectious diseases in 1979 and 1985 respectively. He also obtained the DTM&H and the MSc in Parasitology, in London, in 1989. Dr Savioli has authored several books on parasitic and infectious diseases and approximately 100 scientific papers in International Journals. Currently,  Dr Savioli is Coordinator, Strategy Development and Monitoring for Parasitic Diseases and Vector Control Unit of the World Health Orgnization in Geneva. During his term at WHO, since 1991, he has been in charge of the programme on Intestinal Parasitic Infections (1991-1996) and Acting Chief,  Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Parasites Unit (1996-1999).

Dr Savioli is a member of several international and national organization such as the Italian  Society of Tropical Medicine, for which he is a member of the Directive Council, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the American Society of Parasitology. Before joining WHO, Dr Savioli worked extensively in East Africa where he is well known for his work in the field of schistosomiasis and intestinal nematode infections. He is presently  part of the tripartite (Zanzibar Government-Ivo de Carneri Foundation-WHO) Scientific Commission of the Ivo de Carneri, Pemba Island Public Health Laboratory, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania. Dr Savioli is a Senior Associate of the Department of International Health of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, USA. In 1986 he was awarded the first prize by the Rorer Foundation for Medical Sciences “Italian Medicine for Developing Countries” for the best article on Italian medical aid for developing countries.