Regional Health Officer
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 11 أشهر
Ensuring the implementation of in-country and regional health activities and programs falling under the IFRC’s Operational Plan, and providing narrative reports as required.
Planning and implementing regional capacity building workshops and trainings for the benefit of the 17 MENA National Societies around Public Health in Emergencies and the Community-Based health and First Aid (CBHFA) approach, as well as regional coordinator meetings.
Ensuring the quality of Federation-wide activities in the MENA region and their alignment with the Federation’s global Health and Care 2020 strategy.
Developing approaches in the region to effectively tackle new public health threats e.g. needs of ageing populations, non-communicable diseases, nutrition, reproductive, maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health, in coordination with the global health team.
Providing technical support to emergency and development operations by National Societies in the MENA region and conducting field assignments as necessary.
Represent the Federation’s MENA and global offices in regional and global meetings and cluster meetings as necessary.
Submitting budget forecasts and following up on country and regional level expenses as necessary.
My position revolved around coordinating the implementation of road safety programs in 8 beneficiary countries for the “EuroMed Transport: Support to the MENA Road Safety Program” which is funded by the European Union. I supported the identification of stakeholders for the implementation of local multi-sectorial pilot projects in each country and ensured the coordination between the different players towards achieving the results set forth at the start of the program. Furthermore, I prepared technical material for regional capacity building workshops for those stakeholders and key actors. The workshops concentrated on the management of results-focused and evidence-based programs. In addition, my role was to review the proposed pilot project action plan submitted by each country, advise decision-makers on its components, prepare the Monitoring and Evaluation framework required and follow up on its progress indicators.
Proposal writing, design, recruitment, consent process, recruitment of study sample, design of questionnaires and interview guides, data collection, and data analysis of a study entitled “Protective Factors and Risky Behavior among Youth in Lebanon: A Qualitative Approach”.
Situational assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of managers and bartenders in on-sale alcohol venues in Hamra, Gemmayze, and Monot
Designed a training guide on the responsible service of alcohol for managers and bartenders
Delivered drug use prevention and capacity building sessions as part of the WHO’s e-learning of HIV/AIDS project in public schools
Developed a national HIV/AIDS PMTCT guidelines poster targeted at physicians as part of a UNICEF project
Developed health messages for a brochure on PMTCT targeted at pregnant HIV-positive or HIV-negative women as part of a UNICEF project
Mathematics & Science Teacher: Grade 4
Prepared lesson plans and delivered lessons to Grade 4 students.
Home room teacher.
Guidance of students for the annual Science Fair.
Science & Mathematics Teacher: Grades 1 - 8.
Preparation of lesson plans and delivery of lessons.
Active involvement in annual Open Day activity planning and delivery.
Science & Biology Teacher: Grades 4 - 7.
Preparation of lesson plans and delivery of lessons.
Active involvement in annual Open Day activity planning and delivery.
Granted 75% Graduate Assistantship in Spring 2010, and Fall 2010-11 upon merit
Placed on the Dean's Honor List in the Spring semester of 2002.