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1. YASER YOUNES SALMAN ISSA , MPhil, PhD.
Epidemiologist
Environmental, Occupational and Public Health Consultant
0599-722111, 0597-917849
yaserissa@gmail.com
yaser_74@hotmail.com
17/09/1974
Palestinian
Married with 3 children
Al-Hawooz ‖, Hebron- West Bank, Palestine
B.D.
Nationality
Marital Status
Address
 PhD. in International Health (Preventive and occupational epidemiology,
environmental health, public health), University of Oslo, Norway 2013.
 MPhil (Master of Philosophy in International Community Health), 2000,
University of Oslo, Norway.
 Bs.C in Biological science, 1998, Hebron University, Palestine.
 Diploma (One year) in Media and Public Relations, Al-Watan Institute, Hebron,
1993-1994.
 Recently, I became as an expert in population policies and migration
department in the League of Arab States, 2011.
Qualifications
Head of Environmental Health Unit, Hebron Public Health Directorate, Ministry of
Health. (Water safety, food safety and monitor, insect control, occupational health,
sewage monitor, air pollution, etc.)
Professional
job
Academic activities:
 Part-time lecturer at Hebron University- 2000-200, 2009- currently.
 Part-time lecturer at Al-Quds Open University 2000-2007, 2009-currently
 Part-time lecturer at Palestine Polytechnic University, 2014-2016
 Working with different NGOs in training activities.
Teaching Courses
 Environmental education at Al-Quds Open University
 Public health at Al-Quds Open University
 Public health at Hebron University
 Nutrition for nursing at Hebron University
 Biology lab 1 and 2 at Hebron University
 Biology at Al-Quds Open University.
 Live organisms Groups, Al-Quds Open University.
Health and environmental health trainer with different NGOs. These projects related to
water, food safety, medical waste, pesticides, environment occupational, and
Experiences

2. preventive medicine.
o Oxfam, Hebron Office
o Save the children, Hebron Office
o Palestinian Hydrology Group PHG, Hebron Office
o National Secretary Planning of Child, Rammallah Office
o World Vision, Halhul Office
o The Palestinian Independent Committee for Drug Studies, Hebron.
Working as an environmental health trainer with Hebron ladies charitable society,
Tarkumia ladies charitable society, Beit-U'mmar ladies charitable society, and Bani
Naim ladies charitable society among the Flagship project (USAID), 2011.
Yaser Issa, et al. Fecundability among newly married couples in agricultural villages in
Palestine: a prospective study. Hum Reprod 2010; 25: 2132–2138. (One of the best 5th
research article in 2010, Royan International award, September, 2011)
Yaser Issa, et al. Pesticide use and opportunities of exposure among farmers and their
families: cross-sectional studies 1998-2006 from Hebron governorate, occupied
Palestinian territory. Environmental Health 2010, 9:63doi:10.1186/1476-069X-9-63,
http://www.ehjournal.net/content/9/1/63, published:19 October 2010
Yaser Younes Issa, et al. Fecundability in newly married couples in agricultural village
s in the occupied Palestinian territory: a prospective study. (Abstract, Lancet
journal).Link: http://www.thelancet.com/health-in-the-occupied-pal estinian-territory-
2010
Yaser Younes Issa, et al. Time to pregnancy among newly married couples in two
agricultural villages in Hebron district, Palestine: a prospective study. Abstract Poster
presentation,
EPICOH,CostaRica,2008.Link:http://oem.bmj.com/content/suppl/2008/09/01/65.9.DC1
Yaser Issa, et al. Exposure to pesticides among farmers in Palestine, a study from Beit
- Ummar village (occupational exposure survey, Master thesis).
Yaser Issa*, et al. Pesticides effects on Public health in Palestine. Poster Published in
University of Bergen, 2000, (AWARDED PRISE FOR THE BEST.
Yaser Y Issa, et al. Time to pregnancy and exposure to pesticides in families of two
agricultural villages in Hebron District, occupied Palestinian territory: a prospective
study (accepted and presented as an oral presentation in EPI COH, Oxford, September,
2011).
Yaser Younes Issa PhD,Markku Sallmén PhD,Khaldoun Nijem PhD,Prof Espen Bjertness
PhD,Prof Petter Kristensen PhD. Time to pregnancy and exposure to pesticides in
farmers in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory: a 1-year follow-up of newly
married couples.The Lancet - 5 December 2013 ( Vol. 382, Page S20 ) DOI:
10.1016/S0140 6736(13)62592-1
Yaser Issa (PhD), Markku Sallmén (PhD), Khaldoun Nijem (PhD), Espen Bjertness (Prof.
Publications

3. PhD), Petter Kristensen (Prof. PhD).
Effect of both male and female lifestyle and
biologic factors on fecundability among newly married couples in Palestine.
(Accepted and presented as poster in the Lancet conference, Jordan, Amman, March
2014)
Markku Sallmén, Yaser Issa , Khaldoun Nijem, Espen Bjertness, Petter Kristensen
2,6
Overweight and fertility: a follow-up study among rural Palestinians. (Accepted and
presented as oral presentation in the Lancet conference, Jordan, Amman, March 2014).
Yaser Y Issa, et al. Time to pregnancy and exposure to pesticides in agricultural
families in occupied Palestinian territory: a prospective study (will be submitted,
soon)
Yaser Issa et al. Prevalence of Salmonella in different poultry and meat food products
in Hebron district. Accepted and presented at LPHA Sixth International conference ,
Beirut, Lebanon, 2015
Exposure to organic solvents and chemicals among car painter in Hebron district,
Master Thesis (was assistant supervisor)
 -
master monograph.
 BMC Research Notes
 BMC Public Health
 PAN African Medical Journal
 Eco-toxicological and Environmental Safety, Elsevier.
 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMAS, 2014)
 Environmental Health Journal (EHJ,2014)
 Recently will become a member of Health journal editorial board (not
confirmed yet).
 Reviewing and assisting different local Master studies (4).
Peer-
reviewed
journals or
peer-
reviewed
monographs
 International Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
 International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology/Research
Editorial
board
membership
(Recently
2016)
 Currently conducting training on Medical Waste Management with the Joint
Service Council for Solid Waste Management (JSCSWM)-Hebron-Bethlehem.
Ministry of Health (Environmental Health Department) is one of the main
partners.
 Different training courses in environmental health aspects within the ministry
of health and with international institutions.
 Different lectures as presenter in different aspects of environmental health
with different institutions including schools, factories, universities, local
societies…etc.
Other training
activities

4.  A member of the steering committee for the Medical Waste Management Pilot
Project in the Southern West Bank Governorates (HEB SW 010 09) new.
 Ard El-Atfal Society (children health sector), Hebron.
 Local rehabilitation of disabled person (Al-Fawwar Refugee Camp)
 Palestinian medical society (new).
 The Public Safety Committee, Hebron Governorate (Governmental).
 The Consultancy Council of Hebron Governorate (belong to Hebron Governor).
Memberships
 Prevalence of biologic water pollution in the schools in Hebron District.
 Varicose in Veins and testis among Palestinian Male Hairdressers and
Associated Risk Factors Mainly with Fertility in Hebron District: A cross-
sectional study
 Biologic Food Contamination and Hygienic Handling Aspects of food in
Restaurants in Hebron City.
On-going
researches
 Bergen, Norway, poster presentation, 2000
 Costa-Rica, Poster presentation, 2008
 Italy, Florence, training course, 2007
 Oxford, abstract presentation, 2011
 Jordan, CEHA, WHO, training and discussion meeting on Medical waste, 2012
 Egypt, Cairo, oral presentation. The lancet conference LPHA, March 2013
 Jordan, Amman, The lancet 5th
conference LPHA, March 2014
 The lancet conference at Berzeit University, paper presentation, published
abstract 2010
 Lebanon, Beirut, LPHA sixth conference, 2015
International
conferences
and meeting
 English
 Arabic
 Hebrew (a lit bet reading and writing)
 Norsk (Norwegian) a lit bet reading, talking, and writing
Languages
Prof. Awni al-Khatib, Al Ahlieh college university, Beithlehem
Dr. Khaldoun Nijem, Hebron University
Dr. Maher Al-Jaabari, PPU
Dr. Hassan Manasrah, PPU
Eng. Mohannad Nassar, PPU
Dr. Yaacoub Ashhab, PPU
Dr. Mai Al Maghati, Hebron University
References