Salih al-Hasnawi
Encyclopedia
Dr. Salih Mahdi Motlab al-Hasnawi is an Iraq
i doctor and politician, who has been the Minister of Health
since 30 October 2007. He is a Shi'ite Muslim, but independent of any political party.
He worked professionally as a mental health doctor and was a consultant psychiatrist and Director of Health for Karbala
before being appointed to the post of Health Minister.
In January 2008 he reported the results of the "Iraq Family Health Survey" of 9,345 households across Iraq which was carried out in 2006 and 2007 for the World Health Organization
and published in the New England Journal of Medicine
. It estimated that there had been 151,000 deaths from violence (95% uncertainty range, 104,000 to 223,000) from March 2003 through June 2006.
Commenting on this survey, al-Hasnawi said "I believe in these numbers," and described the survey as "a very sound survey with accurate methodology" and said that it indicated "a massive death toll since the beginning of the conflict."
Al Hasnawi is the first Iraqi and Arabic physician to win the Presidential Medal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Edinburgh,
for his vital role in the improvement of mental health in Iraq and the Middle East.
He also had the Fellowship of the faculty of public health (UK) 2011 and a temporary adviser WHO - EMRO in mental health and research for health.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i doctor and politician, who has been the Minister of Health
Council of Ministers of Iraq
The Cabinet of Iraq is the executive branch of the government of Iraq.The National Assembly of Iraq elects a President of State who along with two deputies form the Presidency Council. The Presidency Council appoints the Prime Minister who appoints the Council of Ministers, all of whom must be...
since 30 October 2007. He is a Shi'ite Muslim, but independent of any political party.
He worked professionally as a mental health doctor and was a consultant psychiatrist and Director of Health for Karbala
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
before being appointed to the post of Health Minister.
In January 2008 he reported the results of the "Iraq Family Health Survey" of 9,345 households across Iraq which was carried out in 2006 and 2007 for the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
and published in the New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It describes itself as the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.-History:...
. It estimated that there had been 151,000 deaths from violence (95% uncertainty range, 104,000 to 223,000) from March 2003 through June 2006.
Commenting on this survey, al-Hasnawi said "I believe in these numbers," and described the survey as "a very sound survey with accurate methodology" and said that it indicated "a massive death toll since the beginning of the conflict."
Al Hasnawi is the first Iraqi and Arabic physician to win the Presidential Medal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Edinburgh,
for his vital role in the improvement of mental health in Iraq and the Middle East.
He also had the Fellowship of the faculty of public health (UK) 2011 and a temporary adviser WHO - EMRO in mental health and research for health.