Dr Tasnim Atatrah

Dr Tasnim Atatrah, WHO Represnative and Head of WHO Country Office in the Kingdom of Bahrain since June 2021. Dr Atatrah is a Public health Specialist, medical doctor and policy fellow. Have been leading number of interventions over the past 20 years. Worked in 12 countries between Europe , Middle East and North Africa in different capacities; Led emergency operation and health humanitarian response for Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Libya; Mobilized resources and led interventions to promote health wellbeing in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey; Oversee the development of National Health Strategies in line with SDG 2030 in Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; Led interventions to strengthen health security combined with health system strengthening; managing sub-regional platform and creating bridges of cooperation in Central Asia, and served as acting WHO representative in Kyrgyzstan (2018), Tajikistan (2019) and Turkmenistan (2021); Leading innovative Programme design and implementation to advance the realization of Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals.