I hold an MSc in Public Health for Development from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, complemented by a BSc in Pharmacy from Damascus University in Syria. Recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship in 2018, I embarked on my academic journey in the UK. Some main projects included investigations into health system governance and adaptation in Syria, crisis-attributable mortality estimation in Yemen, and governance of childhood vaccination within crisis settings.
I am the co-founder and co-director of Syria Research Group (SyRG), a collaborative platform hosted between LSHTM and NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. SyRG focuses on rigorous interdisciplinary health policy and systems research within Syria, which may expand as we grow to include related projects within the region and among Syrian refugee and diaspora communities.
I am the co-founder and co-director of Syria Research Group (SyRG), a collaborative platform hosted between LSHTM and NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. SyRG focuses on rigorous interdisciplinary health policy and systems research within Syria, which may expand as we grow to include related projects within the region and among Syrian refugee and diaspora communities.
Affiliations
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Centres
Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre
Teaching
MSc module Conflict & Health
Research
Health System Governance
Gender issues and Gender-based Violence
Public health information in crisis-affected settings
Gender issues and Gender-based Violence
Public health information in crisis-affected settings
Country
Yemen
Syria
Region
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)
Selected Publications
"In general people aren't excited about the vaccine…": Frontline perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across Syria.
2023
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
Design and implementation of a web-based, respondent-driven sampling solution.
2023
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
We cannot erase Syrians' suffering with "solidarity" and political infighting.
2023
Lancet (London, England)