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Mona Haidar, MD, MPH

About Mona Haidar, MD, MPH
Dr. Haidar is a Research Fellow at the Global Health Delivery (GHD) project and Harvard Medical School’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine (DGHSM). Before coming to Boston she worked in Lesotho as Director of the Bobete clinic for the HIV Rural Initiative of Partners In Health Lesotho. She is currently working alongside GHD and DGHSM faculty on research and academic products designed to train global health delivery instructors and implementers. Meanwhile, she is developing a social medicine curriculum to be implemented at Lebanese American University in Lebanon, where she will return to assume a faculty position upon the conclusion of her fellowship.

Dr. Haidar received her MD from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon in 2003; she also completed her clinical training in Internal Medicine there from 2003 to 2006. She expects to receive her Masters in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health in 2009.

Read an interview on the GHD Website about my work in Lesotho: http://globalhealthdelivery.org/blog/?p=274

Role(s) / Profession(s)

Academic
Physician

Organization

Global Health Delivery Project
Website: http://globalhealthdelivery.org/ Type: Non-Governmental Organization Country: United States About: The Global Health Delivery (GHD) Project is working to systematize the study of health care delivery, to disseminate new learning to practitioners, and improve health care delivery in resource-limited settings.
Harvard Medical School, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Website: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dsm/ Type: Academic Institution Country: United States About: DGHSM is an interdisciplinary basic science department focused on both teaching and conducting research about the social, cultural and moral aspects of illness and health care, with a special emphasis on reducing health disparities and improving the quality of medical care. Central to the mission of the Department is an effort to address significant global health problems affecting resource-poor societies and underserved American communities. Members of the Department develop innovative interventions for dealing with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, mental illnesses, and drug abuse in resource poor settings.
Lebanese American University
Website: http://www.lau.edu.lb/ Type: Academic Institution Country: Lebanon About: The Lebanese American University is a multi-campus career-oriented institution which prepares students for responsible living, fully aware of the rich heritage and multiple needs of their respective communities. With two campuses in Beirut and Byblos, the university is at the crossroads of many interacting educational systems.
Partners In Health - PIH
Website: http://www.pih.org/ Type: Non-Governmental Organization Country: United States About: Partners In Health, co-founded by physicians Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim, serves millions of poor patients in nine countries, providing them with extensive health care and social services that address the root causes of poor health. By successfully proving that providing comprehensive, community-based medical care for complex diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis is not just possible but essential, the organization has helped bring about significant changes in global health policies and practices.

Work Location(s)

Lebanon

Mona's Communities

Language(s)

Arabic
English
French

Recent Contributions

Mona Haidar, MD, MPH started a discussion "TB and lung diseases in miners" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.

Dear community members, I am looking for references on TB and lung diseases in miners specifically those that highlight human rights and policy issues. I ‘d appreciate it if you can refer me to relevant resources Thank you Mona Haidar
Mona Haidar, MD, MPH started a discussion "Barriers to ART delivery during complex emergencies" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Around 1.8 million people living with HIV were estimated to be living in conflict or natural/human made disaster areas in 2006 which constitutes around 5.4% of the global epidemic. Also, 7 of 15 countries with the largest number of PLWH suffered from major conflicts during 2002-2006. Conflict situations can destroy countries infrastructure, disrupt health systems and social services and cause people's displacement. Consequently, ART programs are destabilized which put patients at increased risk of ART ...
Mona Haidar, MD, MPH replied to "Comprehensive Pediatric HIV Retention Programs?" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Hi Alexander Here's one more resource that might be useful (specifically chapter 8,9,10,11): Handbook on Pædiatric AIDS in Africa, by the African Network for the Care of Children Affected by AIDS (ANECCA), funded by USAID's Regional Economic Development Services Office with the production managed by Family Health International. Revised in 2006, The Handbook on Pædiatric AIDS in Africa is an accessible, practical tool designed specifically for use by practitioners in resource-constrained African countries. ANECCA is ...
Mona Haidar, MD, MPH replied to "Barriers to ART delivery during complex emergencies" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Great discussion! Thank you all for your valuable inputs. I would like to share with you a UNHCR document that is relevant to our discussion. UNHCR released the following policy document in 2007 : "Clinical guidelines on antiretroviral therapy management for displaced populations-Southern Africa". you can access the PDF file on this link: http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/4683b0522.pdf The policy is intended to offer guidance to clinicians, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and governments on the provision of ART among displaced ...
Mona Haidar, MD, MPH replied to "Ongoing Training for Community Health Workers" in the Adherence & Retention community.

The clinic team meet on monthly basis with the accompagnateurs ,usually during weekends. purpose of the meeting: -education/training -thank the acompagnateur and pay their monthly salary -discuss problems, concerns,suggestions and new ideas.

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