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Building the Capacity of a Multidisciplinary Team

in the Fields of Public health, Environment and

Midwifery.

December 2016

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INTRODUCTION In Kurdistan, women face an abundance of health problems that are not being addressed. These health issues

include Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), intimate partner violence, high rates of suicide – specifically self-

immolation – HIV/AIDS, and maternal health issues. The maternal health issues that Kurdish women are

suffering from include postpartum depression, overutilization of cesarean sections, lack of quality prenatal and

antenatal care, high rates or maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, and overall lack of quality knowledge

transfer and exchange between health care providers and patients. Because none of these challenges are being

adequately addressed, the Global Institute of Health and Human Rights seeks to initiate a comprehensive

approach for improving Kurdish women’s right to health.

In 2015, the Global Institute of Health and Human Rights proposed an intersectional approach to faculty

training for building capacity in women’s right to health, through intensive faculty workshops held at the

Hawler Medical University of Erbil, Iraq. The overall focus of the envisioned workshops was reproductive

health, mental health issues, substance use, sexually transmitted diseases – with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS –

and maternal and child mortality. These topics are essential from a medical point of view, but also to create an

understanding of how faculty can train students to engage communities on these sensitive issues and educate

young women and girls on such topics.

In order to accomplish this, the GIHHR’s staff, and those affiliated with it, decided to conduct an intensive

workshops with Iraqi scholars, with one held 16th – 20th November 2015, at University at Albany, and the other

held 9th – 13th October 2016, at Hawler Medical University in Erbil City, Iraq. The workshops consisted of

panels and roundtables in which trainings were held and faculty members from both America and Iraq were be

able to engage directly with the experts to discuss areas of opportunity and difficulty in capacity building for

women’s health. The GIHHR envisioned that this would be the first step in a larger relationship through which

the Institute and its experts would continue to work together to address issues that emerge with capacity

building for women’s health in the KRG region. This effort would be funded by a grant from IREX, an

organization dedicated to providing global education, empowering young people, and strengthening NPOs.

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BACKGROUND

The Global Institute for Health and Human Rights, based at the University at Albany, was founded by

physicians and human rights activists Kamiar Alaei and Arash Alaei, in partnership of distinguished global

health scholars and several presidents of academic institutions and deans, with the mission of generating a

deeper understanding of the intersection between health and human rights, and promoting innovative solutions

to contemporary challenges in this arena. The GIHHR aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of the

intersection between health and human rights, with concentration on reproductive health, maternal and child

care, HIV/AIDS prevention and reduction of drug related harms to develop innovative solutions to

contemporary challenges in this arena through research, education, policy, advocacy and development. Through

research, education, policy, advocacy and development, the GIHHR seeks to advance the understanding and

protection of health and human rights in a theoretical, academic, practical, and ethical context.

The GIHHR has a successful track record of bringing students and scholars from the Middle East region,

including Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria among others for short term and long term education and training. In

addition, it has implemented workshops on drug use and drug policy in Turkey and has received funding to

continue similar programs in the future. These programs are interdisciplinary and have established ongoing

relationships with participants. The GIHHR’s staff and affiliated members include experts in medicine, public

health, and law among many areas and are recognized leaders in their fields. The GIHHR is currently working

with the Center for Women and Government to train over 270 leaders mainly women from non-for-profit

organizations on health, environment and economic development issues.

The GIHHR has also developed critical programs, opportunities and resources to facilitate the academic and

cultural enrichment of students from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, including Students At Risk

(StAR). Since early 2011, IAP has worked with University at Albany to offer admission to those students with

the academic credentials, motivation, and financial means to study abroad. The GIHHR has also brought around

40 international students from several countries in the Middle East region such as Iran, Iraq, and Kurdistan

regional government to continue their education at SUNY Albany and developed on lined courses for displaced

Syrian medical students .

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PART I: WORKSHOP HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY GIHHR

On November 16, 2015, The University at Albany hosted a four day GIHHR scholar exchange. The Iraqi

visiting scholars were Drs. Hamdia Ahmed, Sherzad Hakim, Nazar Shabila, and Rwbar Sanger. Presentations

were given by some of the Iraqi visiting scholars about various health concerns, including female genital

mutilation, women’s health and violence against women, and reproductive health. They collaborated one on

one with University at Albany faculty members Drs. Beth Feingold, David Carpenter, Dina Refki, Moulna El

Kotni, Julia Hastings, Roxanna Moslehi, and Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei. Both groups presented on and

discussed issues regarding women’s health. Among these issues were reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,

substance use, maternal child health, environmental concerns that negatively impact women’s health, breast

cancer, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Speaker Highlights

Dr. Nazar P. Shabila

Department of Community Medicine

Hawler Medical University

Dr. Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed

Head of Midwifery Department

College of Nursing/ Hawler Medical University

Understanding the Roots of the Practice of Female

Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraqi Kurdistan

Region (IKR) Female genital mutilation is widely practiced in

Kurdistan. FGM is associated with a series of health

and psychosocial consequences, including immediate

consequences like pain, bleeding, infection, difficulty

in passing urine, and long term consequences like

chronic pain, chronic infections, poor quality of

sexual life, birth complications and psychological

problems. The high prevalence of illiteracy and

poverty and presence of conservative Islam appear to

play a role in the high prevalence of FGM. FGM is

perceived as a positive cultural tradition and an

essential part of the culture, and religious obligation

is considered by many people to practice FGM.

Active and public opposition of FGM with

considering it a violation of human rights and openly

objecting this practice in Kurdistan started only in the

years 2007-2008. Exploring the perspectives of

different actors in the community regarding FGM is

critical for understanding the roots of the problem and

enhancing the effectiveness of preventive programs.

Capacity Building in Women’s Health and

Violence against Women Research

From the health perspective, women in Kurdistan

need more attention by themselves, their family,

community, health system and health facilities.

Antenatal care, intrapartum care and limited family

planning services supported by the government are

positive point of women’s health care in our health

services. Health concerns and services during

childhood, adolescence, postpartum, menopause,

psychosocial counseling, and community based care

are absent. Because each society has unique cultural

and environmental characteristics and different

health needs, conducting research for increasing the

knowledge regarding that as well as the women’s

statuses, situations, and health needs are necessary

to direct the midwifery care in health facilities and

in the community. Research and interventions that

have already been implemented and completed,

focus on women’s experiences with various aspects

of maternal care, and prevalence of various health

problems associated with pregnancy and childbirth

in Kurdish women. According to the previous

studies, more research in different areas of women’s

health – because women’s health concerns are a new

issue in the country and larger and holistic pictures

of women’s health, needs, and problems – are

needed to fully be able to improve women’s health.

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PART I: CONT.

Dr. Sherzad Hakim

Department of Community Medicine Hawler

Medical University

Knowledge Transfer and Exchange in Women’s

Health (Reproductive Health)

In Kurdistan, there are a variety of problems with

knowledge transfer and exchange between

physicians and patients when it comes to maternal

health. Pre-marital screening/testing services

provided are mostly focused on diagnosing

hereditary conditions and detecting communicable

diseases. There is a large lack of counseling and

health education on STIs and hereditary conditions.

Antenatal care services are aimed at monitoring

pregnant women during pregnancy, early diagnosis

and treatment of pregnancy-related problems.

Moreover, services include women screening for

risks, and the provision of necessary counseling.

Family planning programs are mostly based on pre-

family planning, spacing pregnancies to no less

than 2 years, and reducing unplanned pregnancies;

thereby preserving maternal and child health. Also,

there are no services for early detection of cervical

cancer within primary health care centers. The

Ministry of Health is getting prepared to introduce

treatment and screening services by training

workers and setting standardized procedures for

receiving, examining, treating and referring cases

of violence. There is health education program, but

with no counseling services. As such, there is a

need to develop the capacity of health providers on

counseling and foster a culture of mutual trust

between patients and providers. Overall, maternal

health services, in all aspects, are severely lacking

in quality.

Dr. Rwbar Sangar Saleh

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific

Research in University of Salahaddin’s College

Women’s Health and Violence Against

Women in Kurdistan – Iraq

The human right to health means that everyone

has the right to he highest attainable standard of

physical and mental health, which includes

access to all medical services, sanitation,

adequate food, decent housing, healthy working

conditions, and a clean environment (Human

Rights health care). The vital universal rights are

universal access, availability, quality, non-

discrimination, transparency, participation, and

accountability. Women’s health issues include

sanitation, women’s particular needs, PTSD

(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), acceptability

and dignity – especially those women who

recently were rescued by Peshmerga from the

Terror Group (ISIS) – and maternity and birth

giving, have gotten worse in Kurdistan since

ISIS. The system of health was made back in

1960 and it is outdated and therefore is no longer

sufficient. Health care buildings are also no

longer sufficient, as well as not big enough for

all hospital staff. There are no health insurance

systems or agencies to assure the patients’ rights.

Exploitation of Yazidi women and girls is a very

recent issue that is on going in the region, with a

severe stigma attached to the survivors from

ISIS. The people and all efforts should address

these issues, focusing on empowering the

existing resources in women-related by various

organizations with a widespread of experiences

in diverse fields.

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PART I: CONT. Outcomes

Overall feedback was positive from both the Kurdish scholars and the University at Albany faculty and

administrators involved in the visit. The Kurdish scholars felt that they had learned a great deal from the

experience, and that meaningful collaborations were formed between them and University at Albany faculty

members. The University at Albany faculty and administrators who were involved in the project indicted the

unique opportunity to converse with the Kurdish scholars was beneficial. During the exchange, both the faculty

members from Iraq and those from University at Albany conducted meetings at The Center for Women in

Government and Civil Society, and The Cancer Research Center and Department of Health Policy.

Additionally, they had the chance to temporarily join Dr. Moslehi’s community health assessment class.

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PART II: WORKSHOP HOSTED BY

HAWLER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY On October 7th, 2016, Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei travelled to Erbil, Iraq with a team of individuals from the

United States interested in capacity building for women’s right to health in Kurdistan. The team members were

Drs. Kaveh Khoshnood, Azad Mohammed, Sean Tedjarati, Kamal Artin, and David Carpenter. The first several

days of the workshop included numerous presentations at Hawler Medical University. During the presentations,

environmental challenges in Kurdistan, substance use, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and barriers to health during

war, were brought into question. After the presentations, team members discussed multi-faceted solutions to

these problems in small groups. One-on-one meetings were held with Hawler Medical University faculty to

enhance and further the discussion of women’s health, and the how to solve the obstacles to prevention and

treatment.

Speakers’ Biographies

Presenter: Dr. Arash Alaei

Presentation: HIV/AIDS, Substance Use, and Key Populations

Presenter Biography: Dr. Arash Alaei, MD has been working on issues related to

health and human rights for more than a decade, with a special focus on HIV/AIDS

patients and injecting drug users. He was working in the “Triangular Clinic" for three

target groups: drug users; HIV patients; and STD cases in Iran. This model was

documented by the World Health Organization/EMRO as a "Best Practice Model".

Experience in the field influenced Dr. Alaei to focus his research on the intersection

between health policy management; program development, implementation, and

evaluation; patient advocacy, communication, education and care; and health

diplomacy. In particular, Dr. Alaei focuses on HIV/AIDS and harm reduction of drug

use in the Middle East, including in Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

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PART II: CONT.

Presenter: Dr. Kamiar Alaei

Presentation Title: HIV/AIDS, Substance Use, and Key Populations

Presenter Biography: MD, DrPH, MPH, MS. is the Associate Dean for Global and

Interdisciplinary Research, public service professor in the Department of Public

Administration and Policy, and the founding Director of Global Institute for Health

and Human Rights. He is an expert on HIV/AIDS, drug policy and International Health

and Human Rights. In addition to WHO/CAIRO, he has served as a consultant or

temporary advisor to the World Health Organization in Pan American Region (PAHO)

to expand health and human rights training programs in prison. Kamiar Alaei received

his Medical Doctorate (MD) from Isfahan Medical University and his Master

of Public Health (MPH) in epidemiology from Tehran Medical University, a Master of Science in International

Health from Harvard University, his doctoral degree on Health Policy and Management from University at

Albany and his Master of Studies in International Human Rights Law from University of Oxford.

Present: Dr. Kamal Artin

Presentation Title: Individual Vs. Society from a Psychiatric Perspective

Presenter Biography: Dr. Artin is from Eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. Has studied at the

University of Zurich, University of California in San Diego, and Johns Hopkins

University. He was assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Southern

California for two years and been in private practice in Southern California CA since 2003.

He was a member of Swiss Kurdish Academic Society and Kurdish Cultural Center, and

hosted Dangi Bey Dangan (Voice of Voiceless) in Zurich. He was the president of Kurdish

American Education Society and Kurdish National Congress of North America. He is

board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine and has given various talks about mental health and written

numerous articles, essays, and satires to promote the Kurdish cause.

Presenter: David O. Carpenter

Presentation Title: Environmental Causes of Human Diseases

Presenter Biography: Dr. Carpenter, MD, is a public health physician and holds the

position of Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at

Albany as well as Professor of Environmental Health Sciences within the School of

Public Health. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard

University, and has previously served as the Director of the Wadsworth Center for

Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health as well as Dean

of the School of Public Health at the University at Albany. His research interests are

study of environmental causes of human disease, with particular interest in chronic

diseases in relation to exposure to persistent and volatile organic pollutants and metals. He has over 400

publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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PART II: CONT.

Presenter: Kaveh Khoshnood

Presenter Title: Teaching About War and Public Health

Presenter Biography: Dr. Khoshnood, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Director of

Undergraduate Studies at the Yale School of Public Health and core faculty member of

the Yale Council on Middle East Studies. He is co-founder of Yale Violence and Health

Study Group and a Steering Committee member of the Program on Conflict, Resiliency

and Health at the Yale McMillan Center. Dr. Khoshnood is trained as an infectious

disease epidemiologist and has more than two decades of domestic and international

experience in HIV prevention research among drug users and other at risk populations,

including its ethical aspects. Dr. Khoshnood is an investigator on two current projects in Lebanon, a parenting

intervention with Palestinian refugees and a population size estimation and bio-behavioral surveillance of

populations at risk of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Khoshnood teaches a course at Yale School of Public Health entitled:

"Responding to Violent Conflict: Epidemiological Methods & Public Health Interventions” which focuses on

how epidemiological methods are applied to understand specific health consequences of violent conflicts,

including infectious diseases, mental health, maternal/child health, and chronic health problems.

Presenter: Dr. Sean Tedjarati

Presentation Title: Building a Comprehensive Women’s Health Program

Presenter Biography: Dr. Tedjarati is the Co-Director of Department of Obstetrics and

Gynecology and Chief of Gynecologic Oncology & Robotic Surgery as well an

Associate Professor at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center. He

is board certified in OB/GYN and Gynecologic Oncology having completed his

fellowship at the world renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center. He holds an MPH

from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA with focus on Leadership in Healthcare

from Yale University. He is actively involved in clinical research. He has been awarded

multiple national teaching awards and named Top Doctor multiple times. He has

several publications in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored the chapter on cervical cancer in 5th and 6th

editions of “Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology”, one of the main reference texts in the field. He

is an invited reviewer for Journal of "Gynecologic Oncology” and “International Journal of Gynecologic

Cancer".

Presenter: Dr. Azad Mohammed

Presentation Title: Environment Concerns in Kurdistan

Presenter Biography: Dr. Azad Mohammed obtained his medical degree from

the University of Musel in Iraq amid political and economic turmoil. He then

decided to pursue a career in rheumatology and physical therapy. He worked as

a general practitioner in Duhok’s Teaching Hospital during a difficult economic

time in Iraq. Despite the challenges, he successfully obtained a High Diploma

(equivalent to a Master’s training) in Rheumatic Diseases from Duhok

University in 2009. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Public Health, and

hopes to implement health measures that will decrease the rate of disease in Iraq.

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PART II: CONT.

Agenda

10/09/16 Day One

Workshop One:

1. Environmental challenges: factories built and operating without regulation, noise, electric generators,

gas and oil, burning waste in open areas, burning hay, lack of recycling, and lack of green surfaces.

2. Correlations between war, violence, and public health: radiation, black dust, bombings, nuclear waste

from south, importing animals from south, political and economic insecurity, Hodgkin lymphomas, Us

bombs containing uranium, and use of contaminated steel tanks for water.

3. Research barriers: fund, lack of planning, low level of

education, short term gain for long term loss, lack of

implementation of the laws, and lack of cooperation.

4. Feasible Solutions: identify an issue that could be

feasible to do, such as recycling and separating

aluminum, plastic, and clothes, and removing broken

glass in front of schools.

5. Minister of education is trying to educate but short of

resources; we need committee of environmental

protection.

10/10/16 Day Two

Workshop Two:

1. Potential reasons for HIV: drug abuse, blood transfusions, delivery, dental extraction, sexual

transmission, mental illness, life experience, lack of employment, lack of faith or commitment to a

higher purpose, social problems, intoxication with drugs such as cough syrup, younger age and lack of

knowledge, war, economic reasons, and availability of drugs without prescription.

2. Barrier to get help: stigma, funding, lack of data, stigma with sexual orientation.

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PART II: CONT.

3. Barriers for research: lack of interests from academia, denial, lack of centers, lack of data, lack of

qualification, and lack of state support.

4. Innovative solutions: a project to collect data by academicians and students, talking to spiritual leaders,

involving public health and epidemiology departments, educating the public and students about it,

surveys by students to learn how people cope with challenges and meanwhile asking about infections

and drug use, presenting the survey and involving other universities, and focusing on the youth.

Meetings with Global Organizations and Outcomes

During the workshop, faculty members and visiting scholars met with the United Nations Population Fund

(UNPFA), UNICEF, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the UN Refugee Agency, and The

World Health Organization (WHO), to discuss grant funding for the women’s health center.

UNFPA: Reproductive Health and Psychological Status of Displaced Populations

Problems: System issues, lack of knowledge, need for

psychological support, need for joint programs (UN,

WHO, Minister of Health)

Building capacity: Implementation of humanitarian aid

and development programs

Common Ground: Reproductive health, new curriculum

for midwives, accreditation for emergency of obstetric

services, updating curriculums

UNICEF: Children and Women’s Health and Nutrition

First priority is neonatal death rate of 22%; 150K death annually

Second priority is malnutrition. Every 4th child is stunted at a rate about 30% in Kurdistan

Third priority is immunizations, since there is only 74% coverage.

Education is a major barrier

The area of possible collaboration would be linking maternal health and mortality and neonatal death

Current system requires immunization programs, better neonatal health, partnering of institutions,

universities engaged with other universities, short term consultants, neonatal and maternal care and

treatment, and quality improvement of services

UNPD: Community Development and World Building

The director’s information was somewhat limited, but faculty members discussed the importance of

helping people return to their cities, as well as local development programs for better water, education,

and health.

UNHCR: Protection of Refugees

Need for mental health services in refugee camps

Gender based violence is a major issue

Other major issues are PTSD, psychosis, depression and anxiety among refugee populations as well as a

significant reliance on medication

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Refugees need protective assistance, community based psychological support, mental health case

management, protective case management (child protection), women empowerment programs, work

inside camps, working with family physicians and nurses on anxiety, depression, psychosis, and bipolar

disorder, placing families with their relatives, and psychological services for children as well as adults.

WHO: International Public Health

Dr. Aamr Bebany, WHO health system officer in Baghdad, is primarily interested in maternal health. He

is a great collaborator and stated his full support in collaborating with us. He is a key figure.

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CONCLUSION

The overall assessment of needs during the workshop in Kurdistan is immensely positive. Collaboration with

scholars from both the U.S. and Iraq allows for a globalized perspective on women’s health, as well as the

development of methodology that will improve Kurdish women and girls’ access to available, sufficient health

care. The strengths of the program so far seem to be its human resources, outstanding faculty, eager medical

students, strong nursing and midwifery program, administrative support, and collaboration with ministry and

other related agencies, such as the World Health Organization. However, challenges with political instability,

sustainability of local efforts, and collaborations with other key stake-holders, will remain.

The next steps are to develop structural organization of the center, as well as an emphasis on the establishment

of a pilot project for a community based program to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in Erbil, Iraq.

Other steps include a mental health and addiction program, epidemiology and statistics training, and a possible

conference next year hosted by Hawler Medical University in affiliation with the OBGYN society to introduce

the women’s health center. Complementary steps will be taken to start a women’s oncology center. Ideally, this

will create incentive for OBGYN to advance the goals of the center. The program is up for reevaluation and

assessment in six months.

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APPENDIX

Workshop Participants:

Environmental Barriers to Health (Sunday, October 9th, 2016 / 9 AM)

SN Name Affiliation

1 Salih Ahmed College of Nursing

2 Ronak College of Medicine

3 Jwan Ibrahim College of Nursing

4 Fatima Abody College of Health Sciences

5 Ahmed Aqeel College of Health Sciences

6 Layla Abdulsattar College of Health Sciences

7 Katan Sabir College of Health Sciences

8 Salah Taufiq College of Health Sciences

9 Sahar Muhammed College of Health Sciences

10 Amer Ali College of Health Sciences

11 Abdulrazzaq Baha’aldeen College of Health Sciences

12 Lanja Jalal College of Health Sciences

13 Haval Abdulkhaliq College of Health Sciences

14 Sewgul Sa’adeldeen College of Health Sciences

15 Rasul Jameel College of Health Sciences

16 Kwestan Rafa’at College of Health Sciences

17 Nazdar Ezzaddin College of Medicine

18 Sardar Yaba College of Education – Shaqlawa

19 Asaad Ismahel College of Education – Salahaddin

20 Dlshad Rasheed College of Sciences – Salahaddin

21 Ali Ahmad College of Sciences – Salahaddin

22 Hemin Rahman College of Sciences – Salahaddin

23 Abdrahman Sleman College of Sciences – Salahaddin

24 Khezer Maulud College of Sciences – Salahaddin

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25 Yassin Kareem Medical Research Center

26 Saleem Saeed Medical Research Center

27 Gaylani Hikmat Medical Research Center

28 Taman Mahdi Medical Research Center

29 Chimen Hameed Medical Research Center

30 Bashdar Mahmood Medical Research Center

31 Kareem Fattah College of Nursing

32 Kaifi Wali College of Dentistry

33 Niyan Inaam College of Medicine

34 Kafia Mawlood College of Sciences – Salahaddin

35 Sangar Muhammed College of Nursing

36 Milat Ismail Haje College of Medicine

37 Amanj Zrar College of Nursing

38 Shereen Ismail Hajee College of Medicine

HIV/AIDS and Substance Use (Sunday, October 9th, 2016 / 10:50 AM)

SN Name Affiliation

1 Tariq Al-Hadithi College of Medicine

2 Samir Mahmood College of Medicine

3 Dashti Bustani College of Medicine

4 Botan Hasan College of Nursing








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18 Aza Bahadeen College of Nursing








26 Kaifi Wali College of Dentistry

27 Niyan Inaam College of Medicine

28 Sangar Muhammed College of Nursing

29 Ruqaya Muhammed College of Medicine

30 Shler Ghafour College of Medicine

31 Saeed Ghulam College of Medicine

32 Shukryah Swar College of Medicine

33 Kamal Ismaeel College of medicine

34 Pinar Khalid College of Medicine

35 Rawshan Abdulatif College of Dentistry

36 Jawdat Mamand College of Nursing

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APPENDIX Women and Health including Breast Cancer (Monday, October 10th, 2016 / 9 AM)

SN Name Affiliation

1 Namir Al-Tawil College of Medicine

2 Kamaran Hassan College of Medicine

3 Abdulqader Maghdid College of Medicine

4 Sherwan Garota College of Medicine

5 Teran Jameel pero College of Nursing

6 Awaz Aziz College of Nursing

7 Vian Affan College of Nursing

8 Botan Hassan College of Nursing














22 Payman Anwar College of Medicine

23 Suhel Mawlood College of Medicine



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War and Mental Health (Monday, October 10th, 2016 / 10:50 AM)

SN Name Affiliation

1 Mahdi Mafakheri College of Nursing

2 Vian Affan College of Nursing

3 Dara Abdullah College of Nursing

4 Diana Kako College of Nursing














18 Ahmed Ali Rasool College of Dentistry






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26 Abdulqader Hussein College of Nursing

27 Asma’a Ghanim College of Medicine

28 Banaz Adnan College of Medicine

Contact Information

University at Albany Faculty Members

Dr. Kamiar Alaei

Phone Number: (518)-442-2586

E-mail: [email protected]

Office Location: BA 365

Dr. Arash Alaei

Phone Number: (518)-442-2582


Office Location: BA 365

Dr. David Carpenter

Phone Number: (518)-525-2660


Office Location: 5 University Place, A217 (East Campus)

Mounia El Kotni


Dr. Dina Refki

Phone Number: (518)-442-3900


Office Location: Draper 302 (Downtown Campus)

Dr. Julia Hastings

Phone Number: (518)-402-0293


Office Location: Richardson Hall, Suite 203 (Downtown Campus)

Dr. Roxana Moslehi

Phone Number: (518)-591-7225


Office Location: 1 Discovery Drive, Room 310 (East Campus)

mailto:[email protected]







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APPENDIX B

The GIHHR Coordinators

Natalie Turner

Phone Number: (845)-489-7817


Claire McCulley

Phone Number: (518)-522-0281

Email: [email protected]

Sue Jean Kim

Phone Number: (347)-287-5441


Sarah Heath

Phone Number: (607)-342-5089


Natalina Iamarino

Phone Number: (845)-803-2175


Frankie Rizzo

Phone Number: (585)-406-0899


Mackenzie Darling

Phone Number: (716)-803-2255

Email: [email protected]

Rajanie Bhudeo

Phone Number: (347)-884-3383










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