Mona Hussein Haidar
Personal information
Mona Hussein Haidar
Medical Doctor
Contact information (Private)
+961 3 797722
Contact information (Work)
+961 9 547254 Ext 2840
Education
Education:
- Master's degree, Public Health (Global Health concentration), 2009, Harvard School of Public Health, United States of America.
- Internal Medicine Residency, 2006, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Medical degree, 2003, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
- Bachelor of Science degree, Nutrition, 1998, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Work history
Previous Professions:
- Full time faculty & Leader of the social medicine and global health program (education, teaching, service and advocacy), 2009 - present, School of Medicine, Lebanese American University.
- Research Fellow, July 2008 - July 2009, Global Health& Social Medicine department, Harvard Medical School.
- Consultant, February - June 2008, School of Medicine, Lebanese American University.
- Clinic Director, January 2007 - January 2008, Lesotho HIV rural initiative (scale up of HIV testing and treatment in the rural areas of Lesotho), Partners In Health.
- Public Health and EWARS (Early Warning and Response System) Officer, September/November/December 2006, World Health Organization (Lebanon).
Major Achievements
Major achievements:
Harvard Medical School, Global Health & Social Medicine department:
- Participating in the research and development of academic products for the Global Health Delivery project.
- Participating teaching the course “Introduction to Social Medicine” .
- Co-moderating the adherence for antiretroviral therapy and retention web-based community of practice for global health implementers.
Lebanese American University School of Medicine:
- Developing the social medicine and global health curriculum.
Lesotho HIV Rural Initiative, Partners in Health:
- Providing medical care including HIV testing and counseling, antiretroviral therapy, & tuberculosis treatment.
- Training community health workers on HIV, Tuberculosis, and primary care.
- Supervising the clinic’s income generating projects, food and formula programs.
Competences & Skills
Field(s) of Expertise:
- Social Medicine
- Global Health (focus on HIV)
- Internal Medicine
Languages:
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Sesotho