EIS Officer Guillermo “Memo” Sanchez wears a protective gown and face shield during an April 2020 visit to a Detroit nursing home.
EIS Officer Guillermo “Memo” Sanchez wears a protective gown and face shield during an April 2020 visit to a Detroit nursing home.
Guillermo “Memo” Sanchez is both a marathoner and a disease detective. Memo is a part of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), whose officers serve on the front lines of public health to investigate disease outbreaks and rapidly put control measures into place.
He is normally assigned to the Alabama Department of Public Health, and when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, he helped trace and monitor those in close contact with people who were infected with COVID-19.