Adham R Ismail Abdel-Moneim
Dr Ismail has been recently reassigned to occupy the role of WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Yemen - which is considered one of the largest WHO operations in the world - in January 2021. Prior to this recent reassignment, Dr Ismail occupied the same role in Iraq for 2 years. Before moving to Iraq, Dr Ismail worked for 13 years as a leader for the “Essential Medicines and Health Technologies” team in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt. His duties involved assisting countries in developing national strategies and programs; designing regional tools/guidelines; promoting intersectoral collaboration with relevant institutions; and strengthening national capacities in this special area. Pushing the agenda of “Health Technology Assessment” for better informed decision-making in health was one of his strongest achievements.
Prior to joining WHO, Adham worked as a professor in several academic institutions in Egypt and the USA where he managed to publish many articles in renowned journals and has participated in many national and international conferences. He has over 20 years of experience in clinical and biomedical engineering.
Coupled with his extensive working experience, Adham has 3 Masters’ degrees in Public Health from University of Roehampton (UK), Biomedical Engineering from Alexandria University (Egypt), and Business Administration from Arab Academy for Science and Technology. He is also a holder of a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of Miami (USA).