Chairman, AFED Board of Trustees
H.E. Dr. Adnan Badran
H.E. Dr. Adnan Badran
Chairman, AFED Board of Trustees
Dr. Fadlo Khuri
Dr. Fadlo Khuri
President, American University of Beirut (AUB)
Najib Saab
Najib Saab
Secretary General, AFED
Dr. Mike Rayan
Dr. Mike Rayan
Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Program, leading team for international containment and treatment of COVID-19
(TBC)
Marco Lambertini
Marco Lambertini
Director General, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Dr. Iman Nuwayhid
Dr. Iman Nuwayhid
Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), American University of Beirut (AUB)
Dr. Laila Iskander
Dr. Laila Iskander
Social Entrepreneur and Politician, former Minister of State for Environment Affairs, Egypt
Dr. Basel Al-Yousfi
Dr. Basel Al-Yousfi
Director of the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action, Jordan
Dr. Randah Hamadeh
Dr. Randah Hamadeh
Professor and Vice Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Bahrain (AFED report co-author)
Dr. Waleed Khalil Al-Zubari
Dr. Waleed Khalil Al-Zubari
Professor and Coordinator, Water Resources Management Program, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
Dr. Rima Habib
Dr. Rima Habib
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), (AFED report co-author)
Dr. Mey Jurdi
Dr. Mey Jurdi
Professor of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB (AFED report co-authors)
Dr. May Massoud
Dr. May Massoud
Director of the Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program and Associate Professor of environmental health, American University of Beirut (AUB)
Dr. Ahmed Gaber
Dr. Ahmed Gaber
Professor, Cairo University and CEO, Chemonics, Egypt (AFED report co-author)
Dr. Hassan Dhaini
Dr. Hassan Dhaini
Toxicologist and Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at the American University of Beirut (AUB), (AFED report co-author)
Dr. Djihan Hassan
Dr. Djihan Hassan
Adjunct Professor, The American University in Cairo (AFED report co-author)
Dr. Amira Hamdan
Dr. Amira Hamdan
Professor of Marine Sciences, Alexandria University
Dr. Amr El-Sammak
Dr. Amr El-Sammak
Professor of Marine sciences, Alexandria University
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Featured ParticipantsThe AFED 2020 report aims to discuss the main environmental drivers which have major impact on various aspects of human health in the Arab countries, and propose an action plan leading to a holistic implementation of the Health factor within the SDGs. This will be done within the integrated context of sustainable development, by tackling health in terms of social, economic and environmental aspects.