Maha Tayseer Barakat

Maha Tayseer Barakat

Chair of the Board of Directors of Roll Back Malaria since June 2019, United Arab Emirates
Name in Arabic:
مها بركات
Nationality: Emirati
Country of Residence: United Arab Emirates

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Chair of the Board of Directors at “Roll Back Malaria” since June 2019, United Arab Emirates. She is a consultant and member of the Supreme Committee of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, and a member of the Supreme Committee of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. She held the position of Director General and Member of the Board of Directors of the Health Authority in Abu Dhabi, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University. She also held the position of Medical Director and Director of Research at the Imperial College London Centre, and was then seconded to establish and manage the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre. Abu Dhabi. She was a representative of the Advisory Council for the Middle East and North Africa countries in the International Diabetes Federation, and a member representing the private sector on the Board of Directors of the Health Authority in Abu Dhabi. She worked at Imperial Hammersmith Hospital in the United Kingdom as part of a consulting team responsible for managing and organizing the diabetes and endocrinology department. She won the Abu Dhabi Award for the year 2012 for her efforts in supporting health services and scientific research in Abu Dhabi. She also received the “L’Official Arab Women Award” for Medical category in the same year, and she was awarded the “Order of the British Empire” in 2010 for her distinguished contributions to the health sector. She holds a doctorate in endocrinology and diabetes in 1994 from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
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