posted on SS on 14 Jan 2018

1. May Haddad MD.MPH
May Haddad MD.MPH
Skype: myhaddad
E-mail: mayhaddad2013@gmail.com
may_haddad@hotmail.com
May Haddad MD.MPH is a public health professional, social activist, writer,
educator, animator, artist and blogger with extensive international
experience in health promotion, community health, human resources
development, projects design and implementation, participatory evaluation,
and educational materials development.
May has worked in the Arab region, Arctic Quebec, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt,
Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen etc.
Throughout her professional career, May has joined efforts with several
international, regional and local NGOs, the UN and Academia.
She has developed more than 30 book resources and contributed to the
development of dozens other. Several of these materials were printed/
reprinted in high quantities (example 45,000 copies and 15,000 copies of the
Arabic adaptations of Where There Is No Doctor and Where Women Have
No Doctor respectively etc).
Update Jan. 2018
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2-3
Overall Aim & Goal 4
Academic Experience 4-5
Countries/Regions 6
Organizations & Institutions 6-9
Areas of Expertise 10
Resource Materials Development 10-17
Capacity building, Skills Enhancement,
Curriculum Development & Innovations
17-21
Articles, Reports, Research & Database 22-29
Refugees & Indigenous Population 29-30
People, Arts & Travel 30-31
Health, Relief & Self-Reliance
Contributions by Theme & Country
31-52
Regional & International 31-36
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Visioning, Planning, Leadership &
Implementation (Canada and Arctic Quebec,
Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine,
Syria, The Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen)
36-49
Reflect-Improve/ Participatory Evaluation
(Arctic Quebec, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon,
Palestine & Yemen)
49-52
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Overall aim & Goal
Overall aim: “My aim is to join efforts with individuals, groups and
organizations committed to create change & sustaining it towards better
survival, health, human rights and well-being of people; and who value
respect, equity, participatory approaches, active learning, creativity, self
reliance and environmental wellbeing in their actions.”
Goal by 2025: “I hope to solicit my life-time experiences in leading/
developing health, educational and developmental projects (with focus on
the MENA region) through a process of documentation-perpetuation that
entails the production of user-friendly materials and resources by 2025”.
Academic Experience
• Visiting Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the
University of British Columbia; Vancouver; Jan.-April 2012
• Senior Associate Member at St. Antony’s College at Oxford
University; Sep.-Dec. 2001
• Medical Degree MD; Faculty of Medicine; the American University
of Beirut ; 1981
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• Masters in Public Health MPH; Faculty of Health Sciences; the
American University of Beirut; 1982
• Bachelor of Sciences; Faculty of Arts and Sciences; the American
University of Beirut; 1976
• Social and Preventive Pediatric residency; the American University
Hospital; the American University of Beirut ; 1982
• Pediatrics internship at the American University Hospital; the
American University of Beirut; 1980-1981
• Clinical residency in Ambulatory Pediatrics at Victoria University
Upon Tyne; UK; 1981
• Psychiatry rotation at Illinois Mental State Hospital in Chicago; US;
1979
• Part time studies in Arts; Creative Writing and Herbology at Emily-
Carr Institute; Langara and Wild Rose College; Vancouver; BC;
Canada; 1993
• Attended classes in Qualitative Research and Trans-cultural
Psychology at McGill University; Montreal; Quebec; Canada; 1992
• Arts residency at Deposido dei Segni, Hausgallerie 5+, Spoltore, Italy,
May 2015
• Certified Laughter Yoga leader, Laugha Yoga training, Yogaville,
Virginia, August 2015.
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Countries & Regions
Worked in the following countries and regions:
Organizations & Institutions
In addition to supporting the work of dozens of local groups, May has
joined efforts with the following organizations and institutions (listed
alphabetically)/ review also the section Health, Relief and Self Reliance p.
31-52:
AmplifyChange (UK), Scoping Sexual and Reproductive Health and
Rights in the MENA region / Team leader and author/ Sep. 2017-Jan.
2018;
American Near East Refugee Aid ANERA (US) and partners in
Lebanon /Community health advisor/ Creative Health Campaigns
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director and author of educational materials, 2006-2011; and programs
evaluation/ Palestine/Sep. 2009;
Academy of Educational Development (AED) (US)- The Maram
Project in partnership with the Palestinian Health Authorities, NGOs
and institutions / Behavioral change and communication (BCC)
consultant/ 2001-2004;
Arab Resource Collective ARC (Cyprus-Lebanon) and counterparts in
the Arab region/ Co-founder of ARC /Board member , Author and
Regional projects coordinator /1995-2001;
Arab Fund for Human Rights/ Board member/ 2008-2014;
AL-JANA/Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts ARCPA (Lebanon)
and counterparts from the national Janana network /Co-founder of
active learning and creative arts program/ Board member, author and
advisor/ 1997 to date;
Faculty of Health Sciences/American University of Beirut FHS/AUB
(Lebanon)/ Short term contract in teaching and organizing regional
events/ 1982-1983, Nov. 2003- May 2004;
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Faculty of Health Sciences/University of Balamand FHS/UOB
(Lebanon)/Part time faculty member /Fall 2014;
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development (DC) and
the Ford Foundation (Cairo),/ Consultant/ Arab world / March 2005 –
March 2006;
Medical Aid for Palestinians MAP (UK)/ Team leader: Health program
evaluation/ Palestinian refugees in Lebanon/ Aug.-Oct. 2012;
Medico International MI (Germany) and Kurdistan Health
Foundation/ Consultant/ N. Iraq / 1993;
Marie Stopes International (UK)/ Consultant/ summer 2001;
Overseas Development Institute ODI (UK) and UNRWA (Palestine)/
Evaluator of UNRWA’s Emergency Health in Palestine/ Nov. 2005-March
2006;
The Performance Assessment Resource Center PARC (UK) and Swiss
Agency for Development & Cooperation-Humanitarian Aid SDC-HA
(Switzerland)/ Evaluation consultant of humanitarian aid to Lebanon /
May-July 2007;
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Public Health Department at the Kativik Regional Board of Health
and Social Services, Kujjuaq, (Arctic Quebec, Canada)/ Public health
doctor/ May 1993- April 1994;
Royal Netherlands Embassy (Yemen), Yemeni Ministry of Public
Health and Population and UNFPA (NY)/ Consultant and evaluator of
the national community midwives program/ 2000-2005;
Save the Children Federation SCF (US)/ Regional health coordinator
(Egypt, Tunisia, the Sudan, Jordan, Palestine, Greece and Lebanon)/
1985-1991;
UNFPA-Lebanon/ Evaluation consultant/ July-Dec. 2017;
UNFPA-Lebanon/ Consultant in country population assessment/
summer 2001;
UNICEF office for the MENA region/ Regional project coordinator/
1983-1985;
UNICEF office-Aden and Ministry of Education /Consultant/ 1985;
Welfare Association (Lebanon)/ Author and consultant/ 2017 etc.
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Areas of Expertise
Resource Materials Development
Developed dozens of resource materials and publications in health and
development. Designed and provided visuals and art materials in the
process of authoring, pretesting and development of the materials.
Mobilized dozens of educators/experts/field workers in the process of
production, crediting all contributors for their specific inputs.
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The materials have been published by: Arab Research Institute, Arab
Resource Collective, UNICEF (Regional Office, Lebanon, and Yemen); the
Maram project (Palestine), ARCPA/Al-JANA, ANERA, MAP, UNRWA,
Save the Children and several other NGOs (Lebanon, Palestine), Welfare
Association (Lebanon) and the Hesperian Health Guides (Berkley,
California) etc.
Several of the materials were published in big quantities and/or re-
printed several times. Examples:
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(1) 45,000 copies, 15,000 copies and 10,000 copies of the Arabic
adaptation of the international resource books of “Where There Is No
Doctor” ‫$ميع‬‫ج‬‫لل‬ ‫$صحة‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$تاب‬‫ك‬, “Where Women Have No Doctor” ‫$صحة‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$تاب‬‫ك‬
‫$نساء‬$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ميع‬$$$$$$$$‫ج‬‫ل‬ and Training for Transformation ‫$ناس‬$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ع‬$$$$$$$$‫م‬ ‫$عمل‬$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ي‬$$$$$$$$‫ف‬ ‫$كار‬$$$$$$$$‫ف‬‫أ‬
were printed/re-printed;
(2) 1,250,000 pieces of the Creative Health Campaign’s 34 sets of
materials (games, activity manuals, calendars, cards, posters etc.) were
printed/reprinted and widely distributed. Topics on anti-smoking,
infant and young child feeding practices, healthy nutrition, iron
deficiency anemia, smart use of medicine etc.
Contributed to the contents of the regional and international
publications:
• Hesperian Health Guides’ “Health Actions For Women" (E)
• Boston Women’s Health Book’s "Our Bodies Ourselves" (E),
• People’s Health Movement’s "Global Health Watch-2" (E),
• ARC’s "Children Rights Resource Manual" (A). Etc.
Adapted international resource books into the Arabic culture and
engaged hundreds of health and community workers/experts in the
process of production and utilization; reaching out to tens of thousands
of people with resource books publications and dissemination. Included
are:
• Anne Hope’s Training for Transformation ‫الناس‬ ‫مع‬ ‫العمل‬ ‫في‬ ‫أفكار‬
• Werner and Bower’s: Helping Health Workers Learn
• ‫التدريب‬ ‫و‬ ‫التعلم‬ ‫في‬ ‫الصحي‬ ‫العمل‬ ‫دليل‬
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• Werner’s book: Where There is No Doctor ‫للجميع‬ ‫الصحة‬ ‫كتاب‬
• Maxwell’s book: Where Women Have No Doctor
• ‫النساء‬ ‫لجميع‬ ‫الصحة‬ ‫كتاب‬
• Institute of Child Health "Child-To-Child" ‫طفل‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫طفل‬ ‫من‬
Developed/authored resource books, materials and inventories :
• Authored “Smart and Joyful” ‫$ا‬$$$$$$‫ك‬‫$ذ‬$$$$$$ِ‫ب‬ ‫$فرح‬$$$$$$ِ‫ب‬ resource materials, two books
and DVD
• Authored "Women Health Workers in the Arab World" ‫$دات‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ش‬‫$ر‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫مل‬‫ا‬
‫العربي‬ ‫العالم‬ ‫في‬ ‫الصحيات‬
• Co-authored/coordinated the development of the educational active
learning package "Our Country, Why Did You Leave Us" ‫$يه‬$$$$$$$‫ل‬ ‫$ا‬$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫$الد‬$$$$$$$‫ب‬ ‫$ا‬$$$$$$$‫ي‬
‫هجرتينا‬
• Developed “Photo-voices of Palestinian Children in Lebanon” ‫$وت‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ص‬
‫$ا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫$ور‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ص‬ (The book has been translated from Arabic into English,
Italian, German and Spanish and received “Voices of Courage” Award
from the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children
NYC)
• “From Us to Us” ‫$ا‬$$$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫إ‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ا‬$$$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬ activity cards + DVD, a manual in
community youth development
• “Resources in Reproductive Health in the Arab World” ‫املوارد‬ ‫دليل‬
‫العربي‬ ‫العالم‬ ‫في‬ ‫اإلنجابية‬ ‫الصحة‬ ‫في‬
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• Inventories of materials and resources in Reproductive Health that
have been developed in Lebanon since 2005 (total of 25
inventories) etc.
Authored and designed educational materials in support of national
campaigns and health programs in the themes of: Infant and Young
Child Feeding Practices (Tenderness, Love and Care ‫$ان‬$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ة‬$‫ي‬$$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ),
Antismoking (Powerful World ‫$ا‬‫ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫د‬ ‫$وى‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬‫أ‬ ), No Junk ‫$ك‬‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ج‬ ‫$ال‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬ , Iron
Deficiency Anemia (Strong as Iron- Bye Bye Anemia ‫$اي‬‫ب‬ -‫$فيش‬‫م‬ ‫$د‬‫ي‬‫$د‬‫ح‬‫ال‬ ‫زي‬
‫$يميا‬$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫أ‬ ‫$اي‬$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬ ), the Rational Use of Medicine (Smart Use of Medicine ‫و‬ ‫$ا‬$$$$$$$$$‫ك‬‫ذ‬
‫,)دوا‬ Saving mother and newborn, GOBI-FFF, HIV/AIDS, STI’s,
Violence against children ‫$عنف‬$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ن‬$$‫م‬ ‫$رة‬$$‫ح‬ ‫$ه‬$$‫ل‬‫$فو‬$$‫ط‬, active learning and creative
arts etc.
Selected materials listed per topics:
• GOBI-FFF: (1) Training manuals with slides titled: “Diarrhea
Management” ‫$هال‬$$‫س‬‫اإل‬ ‫$جة‬$$‫ل‬‫$عا‬$$‫م‬ , “Immunizing children” ‫$فال‬$$‫ط‬‫األ‬ ‫$حصني‬$$‫ت‬
and “Infant Feeding” ‫$ع‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ض‬‫$ر‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ة‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ي‬‫$غذ‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ت‬ , (2) Posters and calendars in
GOBI-FFF, (3) “Farah games ‫$رح‬$$$$$$$‫ف‬ ‫$عاب‬$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫أ‬ “ : card-board, domino and
cards (4) Adult Education package: “Dirham Wikaya” ‫$ة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ي‬‫$ا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬‫و‬ ‫$م‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ه‬‫:در‬
reading materials, trainers guide and illustrated story boards, (5)
“Um Iyoun” ‫$ون‬‫ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ع‬ ‫أم‬ (The mother of Wells), Children’s story books
and cassettes , (6) “Al-bitaqa al-sihiya” ‫$صحية‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ة‬‫ق‬‫$بطا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ : road to health
growth monitoring chart
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• Emergency Mother and Child Health: (1) “Mother Hold Me” ‫$ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬‫أ‬
‫$ي‬$‫ن‬$$‫ي‬$$‫م‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ض‬ activities manual, radio spots, jingle and audio-cassette, (2)
“Hayyat” ‫$ياة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ three newsprints and updated booklet, (3) “Health for
All Women”, a guide to using the book “Where Women Have No
Doctor”, (4) ACNM manual adaptation: “Ya Wadoud, Ihfaz al-
Mawloud” ‫املولود‬ ‫إحفظ‬ ‫ودود‬ ‫يا‬ : audio-cassette and booklet production…
• Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: (1) “Breastfeeding: An
Update booklet” , (2) “Infant Appeal” ‫$ل‬‫ف‬$‫ط‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$داء‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬ cards, (3)“Yummy
Numie” ‫$مي‬$‫ن‬ ‫$مي‬$‫ي‬ accordion booklets and updated booklet, (4) “Mother
Support: Going for the Gold” ‫$نان‬$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫و‬ ‫$نية‬$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫$ية‬$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫$يدا‬$$$$$$$$$‫م‬ medal/ coaster, (5)
“Heniyeh wa Hanan” ‫$ان‬$$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ة‬$$‫ي‬$$$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ newsletter , (6)“The Code in
Cartoons” booklet ‫بكاريكاتير‬ ‫املدونة‬ etc.
• Nutritional iron deficiency anemia: (1) “Bye Bye Anemia” ‫$اي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬ ‫$اي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬
‫$ا‬‫ي‬$‫م‬$‫ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫أ‬ booklet, (2) Best practices booklet draft for the “Nothing Like
Iron” campaign ‫$ش‬$$‫ي‬$$$‫ف‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬ ‫$د‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ي‬‫$د‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫زي‬ (3) two cardboard games, (4)
Contributed to the productions of the MARAM project materials in
iron deficiency anemia, included were booklets and games etc.
• Nutrition (other): (1) “No Junk” ‫$ك‬$‫ن‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ج‬ ‫$ال‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬ cards game, (2) “Health
crown” origami game ‫$صحة‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$اج‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ت‬, (3) Our Nutrition during Ramadan
booklet etc.
• Anti-smoking materials: (1) Aqua Dunia” ‫$يا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫د‬ ‫$وى‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬‫أ‬ cardboard game,
(2) WHO smoker’s body poster ‫$ن‬$$‫خ‬‫$د‬$$‫مل‬‫ا‬ ‫$سم‬$$‫ج‬ , (3) the bracelet ‫$وارة‬$$‫س‬‫اإل‬ ,
(4) the maze game ‫$ة‬$‫ه‬‫$تا‬$‫مل‬‫,ا‬ (5) Tala and Karim ‫$م‬$‫ي‬‫$ر‬$‫ك‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ة‬$‫ل‬‫$ا‬$‫ت‬ anti-tobacco
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posters and stickers, Sara and Shadi ‫$ادي‬$$$$$‫ش‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ارة‬$$$$$‫س‬ anti-tobacco posters
and stickers, (6) Quitting smoking during Ramadan card, (7)
“Powerful World” ‫$يا‬$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫د‬ ‫$وى‬$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬‫أ‬ calendar, (8) Narghileh Warning stickers,
(9) Children appeals, (10) Anti-smoking circular sign etc.
• “Smart use of Medicine” ‫دوا‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ك‬‫ذ‬ (1) calendar, (2) box and 20 flyers,
and (3) three posters etc.
• Health (General): (1) “Health Here and Now” 2009 ‫$نا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ه‬ ‫و‬ ‫اآلن‬ ‫$صحة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬
calendar, (2) “Songs for Health and Happiness” audio-CD etc.
• Action cards and guides: (1) “Creative Health: Ten poster-cards +
DVD” ‫$ة‬$$$$$‫ل‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫س‬$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ , (2) “Fankalouziat” work book+ DVD (draft), (3)
“Powerful World” ‫$ا‬$$$$$$‫ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫د‬ ‫$وى‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬‫أ‬ activity book +DVD (draft), (4)
Compilation of poems /articles /games/recipes from the “Nothing
Like Iron Campaign” ‫مفيش‬ ‫الحديد‬ ‫زي‬ etc.
• Community Youth Development: (1) Innovation Center’s draft tool
kit in Building Community, ‫$ان‬$‫م‬‫ز‬ ‫$يبة‬$‫ط‬ , (2) “Mina Elna” (From-To-Us)
action cards etc.
• Violence Against Children: (1) Origami game: al-Taj ‫$اج‬$‫ت‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ , (2) Co-
production of Children’s books and postcards: (“Two Kids and Two
Mothers” ‫$تني‬‫م‬‫أ‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ن‬‫ي‬‫$د‬‫ل‬‫و‬ , “The Fish” ‫$سمكة‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ , “War on Lebanon” ‫$بنان‬‫ل‬ ‫$رب‬‫ح‬
) & postcards (“I Love to Play” ‫كتير‬ ‫اللعب‬ ‫بحب‬ ‫أنا‬ ) etc.
• Other Al-JANA productions: (1) Co-production/ translation of Amy
Trabka’s Drawing & Design book “Friday Mornings at AL-JANA”, (2)
Input into the development of Janana’s calendars, magazines and
newsletters etc.
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• HIV/AIDS flyers, etc.
Capacity Building, Skills Enhancement,
Curriculum Development & Innovations
Addressed to: Hundreds of institutions (included: NGOs, CBOs,
networks, governmental structures, academia etc.); Thousands of
people have been engaged-Categories included:
Conceptualized, conducted, facilitated and coordinated hundreds of
consultative, educational and celebrative events, workshops and
festivals.
Created several learning exercises/modules/curricula in topics of
expertise.
Developed the concepts of community women health workers (the
Murshidat), youth and social workers as health activists in rural and
marginalized communities, and directly trained hundreds of people in
the Arab world and Arctic Quebec.
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Published resource materials and training curricula, including the
curriculum of “Popular Education in Community Health”.
Introduced concepts and skills in Active Learning and Creative Arts into
the work of counterparts in the Arab world and Canada. Designed and
facilitated learning events addressed to children, adolescents, youth,
students and activists .
Developed skills in Community Youth Development in the Arab region
included the organization of regional and local workshops and
materials development.
Engaged in the conceptualization of Children’s rights in Lebanon and
Yemen and facilitated several national workshops.
Provided technical assistance to dozens of groups and organizations in
their development of educational and promotional materials in health
and education included were multi-media productions and theater
performances.
Developed the concept of Creative Health ‫$ية‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ع‬‫$دا‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬‫اإل‬ ‫$صحة‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ in Palestine
(since 2001) and Lebanon ‫$حية‬$$$$$$$$$‫ص‬ ‫$ات‬$$$$$$$$$‫ع‬‫$دا‬$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬‫إ‬ ‫$مالت‬$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ (since 2006) and that
focus on simple, smart, and cost-effective practices that foster health
and self reliance and use creative approaches and channels.
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Provided leadership and technical expertise to several national
campaigns in Arctic Quebec, Lebanon and Palestine. Included are:
• Palestine: Mother Hold Me ‫$ميني‬$$$‫ض‬ ‫$ي‬$$$‫م‬‫أ‬ and Hyat Campaign ‫$ياة‬$$$‫ح‬ ‫$ملة‬$$$‫ح‬
in Saving Mothers and Newborn
• Arctic Quebec: HIV and STI campaign
• Lebanon: reaching out to most Palestinian refugee communities in
Lebanon and several marginalized Lebanese communities etc./
Enhancing the concept of photo-voices and “We Exist” activities
among marginalized communities in Lebanon/ Organized and
supported more than 100 Creative Health Campaign festivities,
Lebanon 2007-2015. Titles of the campaigns:
- Tenderness.Love.Care ‫حنان‬ ‫و‬ ‫حنية‬ (IYCFP),
- Powerful World ‫دنيا‬ ‫أقوى‬ (anti-smoking),
- Zaka wa Dawa ‫دوا‬ ‫و‬ ‫ذكا‬ (Smart Use of Medicine),
- Bye Bye Anemia ‫$ا‬$‫ي‬$$‫م‬$$‫ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ن‬‫أ‬ ‫$اي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬ ‫$اي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬ (nutritional iron deficiency
anemia),
- Earth is my passion ‫األرض‬ ‫بعشق‬ ‫أنا‬ (environmental health); etc.
Reaching out to thousands of activists in the Arab region and
worldwide through the administration of social media sites (included
are Sob7ye Sa7aweye/PDHP248/Smart and Joyful/Masaweya FB
groups) since 2010 and dissemination of articles and materials (Slide
Share/Blogs/FB/You Tube etc.). Composing and sharing illustrated
articles, and archiving images and news reflective of the situation as a
result of the “Arab Revolutions”. Among the articles (Arabic): “the
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image of doctors and nurses in social media parts 1 & 2”, “stop the war,
beloved people of Syria”, “diary of morning health forum- face book
group”, “violence against women”, “it should not heart to be a child”,
articles in Responsible Relief etc. Compiling the visual research
“Beloved people of Syria” (250 images by Oct. 2013).
Speaker in several conferences and events. The following are selections
since 2004:
• Health for All, organized by People’s Health Movement and World
Health Organization, Tunisia, Nov. 2017
• Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Social and Health Impact”, Lebanese
Epidemiological Association, 18th annual conference, Beirut,
November 30 2013
• “Health, Self-Reliance and Social Media”, People Health
Assembly-3, University of West Cape, Cape Town, July 2012
• “Love, Health and Self-Reliance”, Green College, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Feb. 2012
• “ War, relief and self reliance” a talk in Gaza, Sep. 2009
• “Taking Action for Women’s Health and Empowerment: A
Resource for Community-Based Activists”, School of Advanced
Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dec. 15-16 2008
• “The Creative Health Campaigns”, ACCESS, Dearborn MI, Sep.
2008
• “Unmet Goals”, organized by People Health Movement, Cairo,
April 2008
• ANERA regional programmes, Amman, Dec. 2007
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• “Turning Relief into Self Reliance”, 12th. Congress on Poverty and
Health, organized by Medico International, Berlin, Dec. 2006
• “I Wish I Were A Bird” book presentation, Frankfurt International
Book festival & Italy tour, organized by Zambon & Un Ponte Per.,
Oct. 2006
• “Alegremia: Applying Creative Arts in Popular Education &
Community Health”, panel presentation, Mawasem festival,
Madina Theater, Beirut, Sep. 2005
• People’s Health Assembly-2, Cuenca, Ecuador, July 2005
• “Healers perspectives”, workshop addressed to medical students,
FHS/AUB, Beirut, 2004 etc.
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Articles, Reports, Research & Directories
Among the topics:
Selected Documents by 2011:
➢Among the Key documents (2006-2011):
• Dozens of planning and reporting documents /Creative Health
Campaigns Lebanon 2006-2011
• Dozens of planning and reporting documents /Creative Health
Campaigns Lebanon 2006-2011
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• Assessment of ANERA Medical In-Kind Program in Lebanon,
April 2008 (with Nadia Dalloul R.Ph and Rana Sughayyar MPH)
• Contributed to the second report “Global Health Watch” 2008
• Final evaluation of SDC HA Early Recovery Programme Lebanon,
July 07 (jointly with Chris Dammers, Hossein Shahidi, Rana
Sughayyar & Rafif Sidawi), Report presented by the PARC to SDC/
Berne
• Turning Relief into Self-Reliance, paper presented at 12th.
Congress on Poverty and Health, Berlin, Dec. 2006
• ODI Review of UNRWA emergency activities (first draft, Jan. 06)
by Chris Dammers, James Darcy, Lois Austin, Chris Mowles, May
Haddad & Simon Hale, report forwarded by ODI to UNRWA
➢Reproductive Health Care:
• Reflect and Improve, Dhamar Reproductive Health Programme mid-
term appraisal: Documents forwarded to Royal Dutch embassy and
health directorate in Dhamar, May, 05
• Support to RH Formulation in Yemen: Documents forwarded to
Royal Dutch embassy, MOPHP, the UN and other stakeholders,
March 05
• Yawmiyat al-Housh: HIV/AIDS in youth programs, documents and
folders from a learning event, World Vision, Lebanon, Sep. 04
• Integrating RH and Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention in
Youth Programmes in the Arab World, variant materials in
workshop’s documentation, FHS/AUB, Beirut, May, 04 (Arabic and
English)
• Healthy Sexuality, on-line research of resources and issues related
to sexuality education, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University,
Dec. 2001
• Directions: Reproductive Health Care in Lebanon. An assessment
report forwarded to Marie Stops International (UK), Sep., 2001
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• Information, Education, and Communication /Advocacy /Gender in
Population and Reproductive Health, co-author: Najwa Ksaifi,
report forwarded to UNFPA, MOPH and MOSA to be integrated
in the Country Population Assessment national report, July 2001
• Challenges in Developing Multi-media materials in Health and
Sexuality Awareness in the Arab World, panel presentation,
conference on sexuality in the Middle East, the Middle East Centre,
St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK, June, 2000
• Reproductive Health and Media, co-authors: Bushra Jabre and
Ghanem Bibi, workshop report (English and Arabic), workshop by
Johns Hopkins University Center, Arab Resource Collective and
the FORD Foundation, 1998 (English and Arabic) etc.
➢National Community Midwives Training Project, Yemen:
• Amanah documents (variant reports, PP, and images): Final
evaluation of Community Midwives Training Project in Yemen,
UNFPA, April, 04
• National Community Mid-wives Training Project in Yemen, Mid-
term Evaluation report, UNFPA, November, 2000. (English and
Arabic)
• Saving Mothers and Children’s Lives, Maram project, West Bank
and Gaza Strip:
• Creative Health Festival, report on a national festive event that
targeted over a hundred of community health workers, NGO
animators and teachers in the West Bank, Ramallah, June, 2004
• Trial Improved Practices (TIPs) research in Iron Deficiency Anemia
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jan. and Nov. 03
• Formative Research in Jabalia refugees camp, Gaza, April 2002
• Additionally dozens of field trip reports, workshop reports and
documents, have been submitted to AED in the topics of: Strategic
planning, Capacity Building in behavioral change and
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communication skills, Monitoring and evaluation of BCC
interventions, The Behave framework, Communication and media
in children and mothers survival etc.
➢Popular Education in Community Health (Nahj Al-Tarbiya Al-
Sihiya Fi Al-Siha Al-Mojtamai’ya):
• Dozens of reports documenting the training of trainer’s curriculum
applied in Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine
(Save the Children Federation 1985-1991), Iraq (Kurdistan Health
Foundation, 1993) and Arctic Quebec (Public Health Department,
1995). Reports are in Arabic, English, Kurdish (Sourani) and
Innuttitut
• Reflections of a Doctor Working in Popular Education in Community
Health, an article published by Arab Education Forum (publication
titled: “Qeemat Kol Umruen Ma Yuhsinu”), proceedings of the first
annual meeting, Beit-Mery, Lebanon, May, 1999 (Arabic)
➢Women Community Health Care Workers:
• Murshidat Health Workers in the Arab World, panel presentation,
third Arab Forum for Social Sciences and Health, Hamamat,
Tunisia, 1999 (Arabic)
• Lessons Learnt: Effectiveness of Community Health Workers
Worldwide, a paper presented at National Indian and Inuit
Community Health Representative Meeting: Building Safer
Community, Saskatoon, Canada, 1995
• Designed and coordinated the implementation of two regional
surveys (Arabic) on: The Status and Concerns of Women
Community Health Care Workers and NGOs and Community
Health Workers. The surveys occurred in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan,
Tunisia and Gaza and have been implemented in collaboration with
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Dr. Alia El-Mohandes, Nawal Najjar, Nada Chaya and researchers,
Arab Resource Collective, 1997-1999 etc.
➢Women’s Health/Empowerment: Additionally the following
documents were developed:
• Women’s Health and Resources, Needs and Challenges, a regional
workshop report. (Co-authors Youssef Hajjar, Elie Araj and
Ghassan Issa) by Arab Resource Collective, 2000 (Arabic)
• Women, Health and Development, documentation of a workshop
conducted during the Arab Forum for Social Sciences and Health,
1996 (Arabic)
• Enhancing Income and Livelihoods for Arab Women, a regional
workshop report, Cairo, 1989
• Women, Medicine and Health, WIPHN News (Women’s
International Public Health Network), Volume II, Spring 1992
• Women, Medicine and Health. Middle East Report, Washington
DC, number 161, 1989;
• Women and Health in the Arab World, a chapter in “Women of the
Arab World, the Coming Challenge: papers of the Arab Women’s
Solidarity Association Conference”, Editor: Nahid Toubia, Zed
Books, UK, 1988
➢Resource Materials Development:
• Towards the Arabic version of Building Community, variant
documents submitted to the Innovation Center/DC and the Ford
Foundation/Cairo, Jan. 05-Feb. 06
• Taybet Zamman event (3-5 Feb. 06): regional event report,
Innovation Center
• Training for Transformation, regional workshop report on
developing the book resource, Arab Resource Collective, 1999
(Arabic)
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• Organized and reported on the results of focus groups discussions
and workshops in variant resource materials development
• Developed pre-testing tools, steps and procedures (1983 to date)
etc.
➢Other Research documents:
• Infant Feeding Among the Low Income Classes in Lebanon, an
operational research targeting displaced and refugee population,
prepared for Middle East Council of Churches, 1983
• Nutritional and Health survey in a KG school in Shatila Camp, a
paper prepared during MPH residency, Public Health Department,
American University of Beirut, 1981
• ORT Implementation in Lebanon: Market Research, a paper
prepared during MPH residency, Public Health Department,
American University of Beirut, 1981 etc.
➢Proposals and Requests for Application: Developing proposals and
RFAs in community health and education (Maram project, ARC,
Al-Jana/ARCPA, ANERA, Save the Children Federation,
SUCCESS/ the united Chinese community enrichment services
society, Foundation Tunisienne Pour Development Communitaire,
etc.), 1986 to date.
➢Community Based Health Information Systems and tools (Arabic):
Designed and developed community based family enrollment and
HIS tools in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Gaza strip and Lebanon (Save
the Children Federation, 1986-1991)
➢Other Participatory Evaluation Documents: Included are:
• UNRWA emergency activities review (first draft, Jan. 06), ODI
• Reflect & Improve, documents in Mid-term appraisal, Dhamar
Reproductive Health Program, Yemen (2005)
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• Materials in National Community Midwives Training Project,
Yemen (2004, 2000)
• Hayyat Campaign Assessment /Gaza Strip (2003)
• Maram project Mid-term Review, West bank & Gaza (2002)
• Kurdistan Health Foundation program, N. Iraq (1993)
• Save the Children Health Program, Lebanon (1991)
• Save the Children: Child Survival Project , Upper Egypt (1988), etc.
➢Other documents/ Childhood:
• Child-To-Child in Lebanon: Summer 97, workshop report, co-
author Maha Damj. Arab Resource Collective, 1997 (Arabic)
• Training Days in Children Rights, two reports about a national
workshop in Yemen organized by Radda Barnen, Children’s Rights
Coalition and Arab Resource Collective, co-written with Sherene
Saikaly and Julia Jilkes. Published by ARC, 1996 (Arabic and
English) etc.
➢Other documents/ Primary Health Care:
• Wislametsh (To Your Well-being), a field trip report, submitted to
the Jordan Badia Research and Development Programme, July
2001 (Arabic)
• Edited and authored articles in the newsletter: Towards Health:
From Rhetoric to Reality, published by Oxfam Global Health Project
and CUSO, Vancouver, Canada, spring, 1992
➢Other documents:
• Prepared several reports in: Active Learning and Creative Arts and
Working with Children and Youth, al-Jana (1997 -2005)
• Dozens of reports, internal documents and proposals were written
for ARC (1995-2001)
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• Dozens of reports were submitted to decision makers and
community workers in Arctic Quebec, Canada. Themes included:
Healthy Communities, Community Health Care Workers,
Community Education, Project Support Materials, School Health
etc. (1994-1995)
• Dozens of reports were submitted to SCF directors, coordinators
and counterparts. Themes: Needs and Resources Assessment,
Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Implementation
Strategies, Sustainability, Workshop reports and Proposals etc.
(1985-1991).
Refugees, Displaced People
& Indigenous Population
Worked additionally with refugees, displaced people
and indigenous population. Included are:
• Syrian refugees (Lebanon);
• Palestinian refugees (Lebanon; Jordan; West Bank and Gaza);
• Bedouins in Jordan (Jabal Bani Hamida and Arid Badia) and S.
Lebanon (refugees from N. Palestine);
• Kurds in Lebanon and N. Iraq;
• Eritrean refugees in the Sudan;
• Indigenous people of Canada (Inuit and Indians);
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• Chinese immigrants in Vancouver;
• Gypsies in Greece;
• Assyrian / Syrian / Kildani minority groups in Syria;
• Displaced families in war torn zones in Lebanon;
• Iraqi refugees in Lebanon etc.
People, Arts & Travel
Curated and organized dozens of advocacy exhibitions/ displays and
installations since 1982 to date. Examples: Earth is my passion,
Brumana (Aug. 2013); Beloved people of Syria, Beirut (Nov. and Dec.
2013); Hossein Jaan, Baabdat (May, 2014); Cup of love: fundraising for
complementary cancer therapies for Fathieh Saudi, Bliss 3000, Beirut
(Feb. 2015); Launching Sahar Taha’s new song , ‫$و‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ه‬‫$ا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ي‬ ‫$ننت‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫,ا‬ Bliss 3000,
Beirut (March 2015); Cam Lecce masks- an installation at Hausgallerie
5+, Spoltore (May, 2015); Dia de Los Muertos, Midtown hotel, Beirut
(Nov. 2015); Fathieh in our hearts (fundraising for Fathieh Saudi
complementary cancer treatment, JustGiving), Beirut (Feb. 2016), etc.
Facilitated/co-facilitated several social and educational events using
Arts such as: “Risks of plastic bags” (Mahila Mondal Primary School,
Udaipur, Rajestan, India, Feb. 2000), “Photo-voices of Palestinian refugee
children in Lebanon” (ARCPA, 1999-2001), “Women, Arts and Homes”
sessions addressed to elderly women (Borj-Barajneh refugee camp,
Lebanon 2004), “Drawing and Design/Friday Mornings at Al-
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Jana” (ARCPA, Beirut 2006), Memorial Murals (Borj Shmali camp,
2013) etc.
Facilitated laughter yoga sessions in Lebanon (several sites) and
Virginia (Arlington Public Library/ Ballston) addressed to children,
youth, mothers and seniors.
Exhibited art installations, sculpture and ceramics in Vancouver and
Lebanon, included was Lebanon leading arts exhibition Salon D’autmne
Du Musee Nicolas Sursock, 2007-2010 (The installation in ceramics, La
Dance, received Mention Speciale du Jury in 2010) and The Age of
Ceramics at Macam contemporary art museum /Alita, June 2017.
Poetry/essays drafts (Arabic and English): Cry the Beloved Country
(E), Ras Beirut (E), Words and Postcards (A, E), London Days (E),
Salad and Soup from India (E), Essays from West Beirut (E), The Last
Garden in Gaza (E), Filfar, Metaxa and Chikalata (A, E), Lulu
(translation of the Rahbani Brothers play into English- with Hossein
Shahidi), Hossein Jaan (E, A) , Fathieh the Great (Arabic, English)
.etc
Arts collections: Alberi Guerra E Colore Rosso, Emotions in water
colors, Creatures in volcanic stones, the Spoltore works, Masks, etc.
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Health, Relief & Self Reliance
CONTRIBUTION BY COUNTRY/GROUP AND THEME
This section has three components: the first is about regional and
international contributions; the second focuses on visioning and May’s
role in planning & implementation, and the third includes an inventory
of main participatory evaluations.
Regional & International
AmplifyChange Sep. 2017-Jan. 2018: Team leader in scoping the MENA
region/ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
Social Media/ 2010 to date: (1) Support to hundreds of activists and groups
through direct advise, selection of posts and its categorization, and the
mobilisation of the social media groups (such as the “Morning Health
Forum” (Sob7ye Sa7aweye) with over 1700 membership of health activists
and experts from the region and worldwide), (2) Administering Dr Hossein
Shahidi’s page (since April 2014) , (3) Friends of Fathieh Saudi page (since
July 2014), (4) Administering PDHP 246 group (Sep. 2014-Jan. 2015) and
Smart and Joyful group (since 2016), (5) Blogs: May Haddad (Wordpress)
and May Haddad/Love, Health and Self Reliance (Blogger), May Haddad/
People, Arts and Travel (Blogger), (6) Slide Share: May Haddad1, (7)
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Twitter: May Haddad and (8) You Tube: May Haddad etc. Estimated more
than 50,000 participants/visitors on a yearly basis etc.
Hesperian Health Guides/ 2008-2015: Member of the authoring/advisory
team: “Health Action for Women”, The Hesperian Health Guides, Berkley,
US
People’s Health Movement/ 2008: Contributed to the second report
“Global Health Watch-2”
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development (DC), the
Ford Foundation (Cairo) and Arab Education Forum / March 2005 –
March 2006: Coordinated the project “Community Youth Development
in the Arab region” that included the organization of the regional
workshop “Taybet Zamman” (Feb. 2006) and the production of materials
Boston Women’s Health Book Collective / 2005: Contributed to the revised
edition of “Our Bodies Ourselves”
Faculty of Health Sciences/ American University of Beirut/ Nov. 2003-May
2004: Facilitated/co-coordinated the event: “Incorporating Reproductive
and Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention into Youth Programmes in
the Arab World”, regional UNFPA supported project. Included was the
design and animation of the regional workshop “TOT skills in Health
Communication: Integrating RH and Sexual Health and HIV/AIDs
Prevention in Youth Programmes in the Arab World”, Beirut March 2004
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Arab Resource Collective/1997-2001:
• Led ARC’s project in Capacity Building of Arab NGOs through
developing educational resource books (Training for Transformation,
Where There Is No Doctor, Where Women Have No Doctor and The
Murshidat health workers in the Arab Word), networking and organizing
regional and local workshops and events in Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt,
Yemen and Jordan/ Mobilized interest in Women’s Health Issues-
• Supported ARC’s launching of Children’s Rights and Child-To-Child
regional programs. Included were the launching in Lebanon and Yemen.
• Developed “Reproductive Health Initiative in the Arab World” in
partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Center for
Communication Programs
• Among the regional workshops organized/facilitated/conceptualized then
were:
- “The Murshidat experience” workshops organized in Egypt,
Lebanon and Jordan, sponsored by Arab Resource Collective 1999
and 2000
- “Training for transformation book resource development” three
regional workshops in reviewing the adaptation and utilization of
the book, Arab Resource Collective, Ayia Napa, Cyprus July 1995,
Oct. 1996 and April 1999
- “Reproductive Health and Media”, a regional workshop, organized
by Arab Resource Collective, Johns Hopkins University Center for
Communication Programs and the FORD Foundation, Asia Napa,
Cyprus 13-17 June1998 etc.
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- “Women and Health Resources”, a regional workshop on concepts,
needs, challenges and initiatives, organized by Arab Resource
Collective, Platres, Cyprus 20-24 Sep. 1999
- “Learning Climates within Arab NGOs”, a regional workshop
organized by Arab Resource Collective and Tamer Institute, Ayia
Napa, Cyprus, June 1996 etc.
• Designed & coordinated the implementation of two regional surveys
on: “The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care
Workers” and “NGOs and Community Health Workers”- The surveys
occurred in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Gaza etc.
Save the Children-MENA/1985-1991:
• Designed and supported the planning, implementation and evaluation of
SCF health programs in Child Survival and Safe Motherhood in Egypt,
Tunisia, the Sudan, Jordan, Palestine, Greece and Lebanon
• Provided technical assistance in needs assessment, fundraising, proposal
writing, health information systems, on job learning, programs and
evaluation. Provided training to hundreds of community health workers
and developed the curriculum popular education and community health
• Organized several workshops and events included were:
- “Enhancing Income and Livelihoods for Arab Women” a regional
workshop, organized by Save the Children Federation, the FORD
Foundation, Catholic Relief Services, Near East Foundation and the
Arab Council for Childhood and Development, Cairo, Egypt, Dec.
1989
- “Ighia regional health” workshop, Athens, 1988
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- Dozens of intensive workshops in capacity building and TOT skills
addressed to women community health care workers, staff and
counterparts from MOH, and other NGOs, Save the Children
Federation
UNICEF-MENA region/1983-1985: “Health & Communication Materials
Related to Child Survival”, UNICEF regional office for the Middle East and
North Africa (multi-media productions in Growth monitoring/Oral
rehydration /Breastfeeding /Immunization / Female education/ Family
spacing/ Food supplements GOBI-FFF): Led a team of communication and
education experts and developed program support materials in Child
Survival (GOBI-FFF) for the MENA region (Health Communication
Related to Child Survival).
Visioning, leadership & implementation
Contribution by country
CANADA & ARCTIC QUEBEC
Organized “Health Now Mahrajan”, an interactive event at the University of
British Columbia, sponsored by Liu Institute of Global Issues, the Green
College and People’s Health Movement-Canada, March 27 2012
Contributed to the development of the Public Health Department at the
Kativik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, Kujjuaq, Arctic
Quebec, Canada 1994-1995
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• Designed health promotion strategies, events and developed educational
materials with a focus on HIV/AIDs and STDs prevention
• Supported community health workers in 14 Inuit communities of the
Nunavik region
• Organized the first regional workshop for community health workers
in Arctic Quebec, Public Health Department, Kativik Regional Board
of Health and Social Services, Kujjuaq, Arctic Quebec, Canada,
October 1994
Support to Multicultural health and Cross-cultural groups, Developed
directory of Multi-Cultural groups in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
1992-1994
“The health of Chinese immigrants in British Columbia” , working with
SUCCESS/ the united Chinese community enrichment services society,
Vancouver, 1993
“Towards Health: From Rhetoric to Reality-Alma-Ata re-visited/
workshop and publication”, working with Oxfam Global Health Project,
B.C. Public Health Association and CUSO, Vancouver, Canada, Spring,
1992
EGYPT
Coordinated efforts with ARC’s partners in Egypt in the implementation of
the projects in “Capacity Building of Arab NGOs”, “Women’s health” and
“Child to Child” 1997-2001
Facilitated workshops: “The Status and Concerns of Women Community
Health Care Workers” 1997-1999
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Coordinated and facilitated the organization of the regional workshop
“Enhancing Income and Livelihoods for Arab Women”, organized by Save
the Children, the FORD foundation and the Arab Forum for Childhood
and Development, Cairo, 1989
Provided technical support (management, training, overview) to “Save
the Children Health programs in the villages of the Al-Minya-Egypt”,
1985-1991
GREECE
Contributed to the development of “Save the Children Health programs
among Gypsies in Greece (suburbs of Athens) and Greek villages” and
facilitated Child-to-Child training events, 1985-1991
IRAQ
Support to Kurdistan Health Foundation program in rehabilitated villages in
N. Iraq, Medico International, included was the organization of the
“Training of Trainers in Community Education Skills”, Medico
International (Germany) and Kurdistan Heath Foundation N. Iraq, 1993
ITALY
Facilitated a session in animation, health games and learning addressed to
students at Tecniche Relazionali , Università degli Studi di Chieti-Pescara
"G. D'Annunzio" Italy, May 2015
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JORDAN
Provided support and recommendations to Jordan Badia Research and
Development Programme: “Traditional Medicine Assessment, Implications
for Health Programming”, Jordan, May 2001
Coordinated efforts with ARC’s partners in Jordan in the implementation of
the projects in “Capacity Building of Arab NGOs”, “Women’s health” and
“Child to Child” 1997-2001
Provided technical support to “Save the Children Health programs in Jordan
(Jabal Bani Hamida, Mahata, Natheef and Misdar refugee camps in
Amman)” and provided the training and curriculum for women community
health workers , 1985-1991
LEBANON
Assessed materials and resources in reproductive health, and developed an
inventory of 25 E-Guides of materials that have been developed since 2005
and developed guidelines foe developing materials that are addressed to
Syrian refugees in Lebanon, UNFPA July-Dec. 2017.
Conceptualized and lead the Smart and Joyful process in Healthy Living/
Environmental Health/Responsible Relief addressed to community workers
among Palestinian/Syrian and Lebanese communities. The process entailed
the organization of intensive educational sessions that have been integrated
into the work of Al-Jana and the Taawon (Lebanon), the development of
Smart and Joyful resource materials of two books and DVDs, the
mobilization of social media and the organization of community events and
festivities, June 2016-Feb. 2017.
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Designed the curriculum and taught PDHP 246 Lifestyle, illness and disease
to graduate students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of
Balamand, Lebanon Fall 2014
• Organized and mobilized several practical applications included were
Heart Friendly Environment at the University and the Geitawi garden
health festival (in coordination with Al-Sabil center in Geitawi)
Founded and directed “the Creative Health Campaigns CHC” ‫$ات‬$$$$‫ع‬‫$دا‬$$$$‫ب‬‫إ‬ ‫$مالت‬$$$$‫ح‬
‫$ة‬‫ي‬$‫ح‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ص‬, 2006-2011 with focus on “Health Here and Now”. Provided capacity
building events to hundreds of staff & volunteers from more than 100 CHC
partners in Lebanon (UNRWA, IRAP, MAP UK, PWHO, Najdeh
association, Amel, LFPA, ARCPA/AL-JANA, members of the Janana
network, NABA’A, PRCS, BAS, CBR, JCC etc.). Events were organized in all
Palestinian communities, Lebanese communities in Matn, Beirut, Tripoli,
Saida, Baalbek, Hermel, Nabatiyeh, Hasbaya and Khiam, July 2006 to Sep.
2011. The campaigns were characterized by intensive skills enhancement
and capacity building, development of take home messages, development
and wide dissemination of educational materials, implementation of
community festivities and support groups, and partnerships-actions among
dozens of local groups, networks, NGOs, international groups and the UN
(UNRWA and UNICEF).
Contributed to the programming and implementation of ANERA’s
“Emergency Mother and Child Health Program/Lebanon” that reached
out to 15,000 mothers, Provided training to hundreds of relief workers
and animated sessions to hundreds of displaced mothers in doable health
actions, Matn, (summer 2006).
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Ongoing support to Arab Resource Center for Popular Art (Al-JANA) to
conceptualize, develop and implement their projects in “Active Learning and
Creative Arts”. Included were: the development of yearly mobile spring
festivals addressed to children and the public, summer encounters addressed
to activists and volunteers, the integration of health and environment
activities into the activities of the Janana network, oral history projects,
developing “Our photo-voices” project, support to the activities of Al-JANA
kids club, launching and supporting the project “Childhood without
violence” and the development of educational resources and materials, 1997
to date.
Among related workshops and sessions organized/facilitated 2006-2014:
• Organized an expanded festive educational and consultative events to
launch the Campaigns of “Powerful World” (anti-smoking) 2009, “Bye
Bye Anemia” (nutritional iron deficiency anemia) 2010-2011, “Smart
Use of Medicine” (Zaka wa Dawa) 2011 and “Earth is My Passion”
2013, Lebanon
• Supported the organization of more than 100 community health
festivities 2007-2014 including: the integration of health activities into
the yearly Janana mobile Spring festivals in Beirut, Saida, Tripoli, Tyre,
and Baalbek - Health festivals organized by Children of Jalil Center
and UNRWA in Jalil camp, Taelbaya and Bar Elias - “Back to Authentic
nutrition” organized by Women Humanitarian Organization and Amel
Association at Horj/Beirut- “Heniyeh wa Hanan” health festivals
organized by Women Humanitarian Organization and partners, Saida,
Jalil camp, Dbeiyeh, Shatila and Baddawi camps - “Bardawi: Farfesh-
Nanesh” health events organized by AL-JANA center and the JANANA
network in Nahr Bared camp and Baddawi camp - Festivities of
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“Health Here and Now” by Women Humanitarian Organization in
Borj Barajneh camp; by JCC in Shatila camp; by Kamel Jaber center in
Haboush village/Nabatiya; and by Amel Association in Khiam town; by
Women Humanitarian Organization in Siblin summer camp - mobile
exhibitions by PARD in - And the integration of health events and
festivities into the JANANA summer encounters, Brumana 2007 -2014
etc.
• Community healthy nutrition events during Ramadan, Borj Shmali
camp, Saida and Ein Helweh etc., Lebanon Aug. 2011
• “Al-Barnamej” (The Program) an interactive performance (by AL-JANA
team)- Input into its’ conceptualization, Pre-testing, finalizations and
adaptations in different communities - And several other performances in
anti-smoking, iron deficiency anemia etc.
• “Fankalouziat” and “Se7a Asa7” events organized by 59 centers and
groups members of the Janana network in Lebanon 2008-2011
• “Women’s Health in NBC”, a community festival, 2012.
Provided technical support to Cudmos Project “Youth Development in
Lebanon” leading training events addressed to youth leaders from several
NGOs and authoring the manual “Mina Wa Elna”, May-Aug. 2006.
Technical person and facilitator of World Vision’s intensive training and
celebrative workshop in Hush Al-Nabi, Bekaa: “HIV/AIDS in Youth and
Adolescents Programs”, Lebanon, Sep. 2004
Support to PARD: “Women Support Groups in Marginalized Communities
in Lebanon”, May-Sep. 2004.
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Organized and animated: “Utilizing the resource Health for All Women in
Addressing Our Health Issues”, an interactive workshop addressed to
women community leaders from 15 marginalized communities in South
Lebanon, Organized by PARD, Wasta camp, August 2004.
Learning Through Action, Al-JANA and LAU: workshops in healthy
sexuality addressed to youth and animators, 2001
• Organized and supported the sessions “Healthy Sexuality” an
introductory workshops addressed to youth, PARD, Beirut, Lebanon
August 2001.
Member of a technical team of advisors “IEC /Advocacy /Gender in
Population and Reproductive Health, UNFPA Country Population
Assessment”, Lebanon, summer, 2001.
• Organized several “Country Population Assessment (CPA)” intensive
workshops targeting service providers, IEC experts and youth /
adolescents, Lebanon, UNFPA, April-May 2001.
Facilitator and resource person: workshops in children’s rights- Palestinian
NGO forum- Lebanon:, April, 2001.
Coordinated efforts with ARC’s partners in Lebanon in the implementation
of the projects in “Capacity Building of Arab NGOs”, “Women’s health” and
“Child to Child” 1997-2001.
Technical support to “Save the Children Health programs in Lebanon
(Akkar and country wide)” included was the mobilization of the women
community health project in Bebnine, 1985-1991.
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Trained outreach CHCWs (a project between FHS/AUB and the Middle
East Council of Churches) and medical students/ Developed audio-visuals
in health and organized a health exhibition in Primary Health Care
1981-1983.
Established and supported maternal and child health clinics in deprived
areas in Beirut and its’ Southern Suburbs (Middle East Council of Churches,
Palestinian Red Crescent and Order of Malta)/ Provided mobile health
services to displaced families in war torn zones in Lebanon (Save the
Children Federation) / Developed educational materials and resources
(UNICEF and Arab Research Institute) 1979-1984.
Other selected workshops:
• “Amandla: Health Now” (organizer), a session by People’s Health
Movement and Haqqi Alayyee Campaign, Lebanon, May 12 2013
• “Healers perspectives”, workshop addressed to medical students, FHS/
AUB, Beirut, 2004
• “Palestinian Refugee Children Rights”, three workshops addressed to
children, adolescents and youth (8-18 years) in Mar Elias, Nahr Al-
Bared and Ain Helweh Palestinian refugee camps, Palestinian NGO
forum in Lebanon, April 2001
• “Child-To-Child training skills”, workshop addressed to youth in
Shatila camp, Beirut, Lebanon, co-sponsored by Arab Resource
Collective, May 1998
• “Children rights: Training of Trainers, national workshop to
animators”, by UNICEF and Arab Resource Collective, Beirut,
Lebanon, June 1997
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• “Children rights in Lebanon, national workshop for decision makers,
teachers and community workers”, by the Lebanese Council for
Childhood, UNICEF and Arab Resource Collective, Brumana,
Lebanon, June 1997
• “Child-To-Child in Lebanon”, workshop for community workers,
organized by Arab Resource Collective, Saida, Lebanon, July 1997
• “Working with children in difficult circumstances”, workshop by Arab
Resource Collective and UNESCO, Ashqout, Lebanon, April 1997
• Strategic planning, organized by Health Care Association (SIDC),
Ashqout, Lebanon, 1996
• Strategic planning in disability, organized by National Lebanese
Association for Rights of Disabled and Arab Resource Collective,
November, 1996
• “Cancer prevention and early diagnosis”, Lebanese Cancer Prevention
Association, Beirut, Lebanon, October 1995
• Strategic planning for the credit sector, organized by Save the Children
Federation, Beirut, Lebanon, May 1991. Etc.
PALESTINE
Programming of the Maram Project for Healthy Palestinian Families ‫$روع‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ش‬‫م‬
‫الفلسطينية‬ ‫األسرة‬ ‫لصحة‬ ‫مرام‬ in the West Bank and Gaza, 2001-2004.
• Provided technical assistance and supported dozens of local NGOs
(Sabreen, SKY, Ougaritt-Ramattan, Canaan, Kassaba, al-Sanabel,
PYALARA, Young Artists Forum, Free Thought and Culture Association,
Al-Bait al-Said, al-Karmel, al-Lod, Theater for All etc.) program
community health actions and mass media interventions in “Taking
Action/Saving Lives of Newborns and Mothers in Palestine”. Included
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were Hayyat campaign ‫$ياة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫$ملة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ in Gaza with the involvement of more
than 100 groups and the production of mass media materials (TV, radio
spots and publications) and several community based projects in schools,
health/community centers and communities.
• Supported the productions of: The Adventures of Khadra ‫$ضرا‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫خ‬ ‫$رات‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬‫$غا‬$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬
(al-Kassaba, Ramallah), Afrah Qariyat Ma’moura ‫$عمورة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬ ‫$ة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ي‬‫$ر‬$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬ ‫$راح‬$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ف‬‫أ‬ (al-
Sanabel, Jerusalem), Filfila and Farfour ‫$ور‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ف‬‫$ر‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ف‬ ‫و‬ ‫$ة‬‫ل‬$‫ف‬$‫ل‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ف‬ (al-Karmel, Breij
camp), Madinat al-Toufola al-Saida ‫$سعيدة‬$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$ة‬$$$‫ل‬‫$طفو‬$$$‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫$نة‬$$$‫ي‬‫$د‬$$$‫م‬ (al-Lod, Nablus),
Trusting Our Ability to Breastfeed (Ougarit, Ramallah), Hayat ‫$اة‬$$$$‫ي‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬
performance (Theater for All, Gaza), Adas wa Homos ‫$ص‬$$$‫م‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫و‬ ‫$دس‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ع‬
(Sabreen, Jerusalem), and MOE educational booklets: Daleel Mufeed Li-
Siha Hadeed ‫$د‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ي‬‫$د‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ح‬ ‫$صحة‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬ ‫$فيد‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫م‬ ‫$يل‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ل‬‫د‬ (iron deficiency educational school
materials) etc.
Technical support and program formulation: “Save the Children Health
programs in Gaza and the West Bank”, included skills enhancement of
Palestinian Red Crescent’s community health workers in Gaza strip,
1985-1991.
Selections of workshops, sessions and events:
• Consultative events with health department staff at UNRWA-West
Bank, UNRWA-Gaza & beneficiaries, November 2005
• “Creative Health Festival”: workshops, multi-media presentations and
theater performances, over 100 health workers and school teachers
from all over the West Bank participated in this interactive event
organized by the Maram Project and al-Kassaba, Ramallah 7-9 June,
2004
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• Capacity Building in behavioral change and communication skills,
Ramallah May 03 and Oct. 03; Gaza: June 03 and Oct. 2003
• “Hayyat” campaign assessment workshops, Gaza, June and Oct. 2003
• Monitoring and evaluation of BCC interventions, Ramallah, July 2003
• “The Behave Framework” workshop, Ramallah, June 2003
• “Training in Trials Improved Practices (TIPs) in iron deficiency
anemia”, Dec. 02, Jan. 03, Oct. 2003
• “Communication and Media in Children and Mothers Survival”, Gaza
and Ramallah, June, 2002
• Training in formative research in saving newborn lives, Gaza March
7-22, 2002.
SYRIA
Support to “Rain boots for Syrian refugee children” campaign in Lebanon,
winter 2014.
“Beloved People of Syria” a visual research with public health implications.
To date organized a photo exhibition and installation during the Lebanese
Epidemiological Association Conference on Nov 30 2013, and an interactive
session during the Janana network meeting on Dec 24 2013.
Conducted “Training of Trainers- Youth in Community Education in
Syria Jazira area, Tel Wardiyat, Syria , Urban Rural Mission/ Middle East
Council of Churches Jazira area, Tel Wardiyat, Syria, ”, July 2001.
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THE SUDAN
Technical support and trainer “Save the Children Health programs in
Qadaref, Um-Ruwaba and Ubayed”, worked with Sudanese villagers and
Eritrean refugees, developed training curriculums, educational materials,
mobile theater etc. 1985-1991.
TUNISIA
Formulating the health program and providing technical support and
training to counterparts and to rural women health workers: “Save the
Children (FTDC) Health programs in rural Tunisia (Siliana and Kasserine)”,
1985-1991.
YEMEN
Contributed to the development of Reproductive Health Care ‫$ية‬$$‫ب‬‫$جا‬$$‫ن‬‫اإل‬ ‫$صحة‬$$‫ل‬‫ا‬
and the development of Community Midwives ‫$ع‬‫م‬$‫ت‬$‫ج‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫مل‬‫ا‬ ‫$الت‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ب‬‫$ا‬$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$‫ق‬ in Yemen
(consultancies with UNFPA/ NYC, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in
Sana’a’ and the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population)-
2000-2005. Selections of related workshops and events:
• “Reflect and Improve”, a festive event with 100 stakeholders of Dhamar
RH Programme, Dhamar, Yemen, May 2005
• “Support to Reproductive Health Formulation in Yemen”, workshops
organized by the MOPH and P, Sana’a’, Feb. 2005
• “Amanah” workshop, preliminary results of final evaluation of national
CMW Training Project in Sana’a’’, Feb. 2004
• Mid-term participatory evaluation, intensive workshops targeting
dozens of officials and community workers in evaluating Community
Midwives Training 2000
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Contributed to the launching of the national children’s rights program:
• Facilitated “Children Rights in Yemen” and “Training Days in Children
Rights” national workshops in Yemen organized by Radda Barnen,
National Yemeni Coalition for Children Rights and Arab Resource
Collective, Sanaa’, May 1996.
Contributed to the development of post literacy adult education materials in
Child Survival, UNICEF and Ministry of Education Aden, Yemen 1985.
Reflect-Improve: Participatory Evaluation
Contribution by country
Among the appraisals/evaluations that have been conducted to date:
ARCTIC QUEBEC
“The status of Community Health Representative”, Kutavik region, 1994.
EGYPT
“The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care Workers”
and “NGOs and Community Health Workers”, ARC, 1997-1999.
“Appraisal of Save the Children: Child Survival Project, Upper Egypt”,
1988.
“Appraisal of Egyptian-Save the Children in Fayoum”, 1987.
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JORDAN
“The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care
Workers” and “NGOs and Community Health Workers”, ARC,
1997-1999.
LEBANON
“Assessment of IEC/BCC materials and resources in Reproductive Health
and Family Planning”, UNFPA, July-Dec. 2017.
“MAP’s Child and Maternal Health Programme in Nahr El Bared, Beddawi
and Ein El Helweh Palestinian refugee camps and surrounding gatherings
in Lebanon” August-Oct. 2012.
“ANERA’s Medical In-Kind Program in Lebanon”, March-April 2008.
“IOD/ PARC’s External Evaluation of the National Programme: the Swiss
Agency for Development & Cooperation- Humanitarian Aid Department/
SDC-HA the Early Recovery Programme in Lebanon”, May-July 2007.
“Appraisal of Palestinian Refugee Youth in Lebanon”, ANERA, summer
2002.
“Unmet needs in Reproductive Health Care in Lebanon”, Marie Stopes
International, summer, 2001.
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“Information, Education, and Communication /Advocacy /Gender in
Population and Reproductive Health”, UNFPA, MOPH and MOSA,
summer 2001.
“The Status and Concerns of Women Community Health Care Workers”
and “NGOs and Community Health Workers”, ARC, 1997-1999.
“Appraisal of Save the Children Health Program”, Lebanon, 1991.
PALESTINE
“ANERA’s health programs in the West Bank and Gaza”, Sep. 2009.
“ODI’s External Review of UNRWA Emergency Programme in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories”, Nov. 2005-March 2006.
“Hayat Campaign Appraisal in the Gaza strip,” 2003.
“Maram project Mid-term Review”, West bank & Gaza, 2002.
YEMEN
“Mid-term appraisal of Dhamar Reproductive Health programme”,
Ministry of Public Health and Population and the Royal Netherlands
embassy in Sana’a, April-May 2005.
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“Support to Reproductive Health Formulation in Yemen”, Ministry of
Public Health and Population and the Royal Dutch embassy of Yemen, Feb.-
March 2005.
“Amanah: Final Evaluation of National Community Midwives Training
project in Underserved Areas in Yemen”, Ministry of Public Health and
Population and the Royal Netherlands embassy in Sana’a, Feb.-April 2004.
“Mid-term Evaluation of National Community Midwives Training project
in Underserved Areas in Yemen”, UNFPA (NYC and Yemen FO) and
Ministry of Public Health and Population, Oct.-Nov. 2000.
Kindly contact me for further details.
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