Temporary Adviser and Consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Temporary adviser on Nutrition Policy. Prepared a report on food and nutrition policy in Bahrain for the Intercountry Workshop Towards a National Nutrition Policy, Alexandria, Egypt, November 26 – 30, 1989.
  • Temporary adviser on Nutrition Research. Prepared a report on nutrition research activities in Bahrain for the Intercountry Consultation on Nutrition Research, Tunisia, August 7 – 11, 1989.
  • Temporary adviser on breastfeeding for WHO/UNICEF Technical Meeting on Breastfeeding in the 1990’s, Geneva, Switzerland, June 25 – 28, 1990.
  • Reviewed and updated the book on “Breastfeeding in the Eastern Mediterranean Region”, August – October, 1990.
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/EMRO meeting on Malnutrition of Affluence in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Cyprus, May 22 – 2, 1989. Prepared a report on nutritional disorders associated with affluence in Bahrain.
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/UINICF meeting on Breastfeeding and Fertility, Cairo, November 25 – 29, 1990. Prepared a report on the trends of breastfeeding in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
  • Temporary adviser on Community Nutrition. Prepared a report on community nutrition in Bahrain for the WHO/EMRO workshop on Community Nutrition, Belgrade, May 24 – 27, 1990.
  • Consultant for Yemen Republic – Project in evaluation of implementation of Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (23 May – 1 June 1991).
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/EMRO Intercountry consultation on research for the promotion of maternal heath, Cairo, Egypt, November 3-7, 1991. Prepared a report on “overview on MCH research in the EMR”.
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/EMRO task force for the development of diabetes control programmes in the EMR, November 14 – 15, 1991. Prepared a report on “Diabetes mellitus in Bahrain, a situation analysis”.
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/EMRO Intercountry meeting on development of national strategy for health care of the elderly. Oman, February 15 – 17, 1992. Prepared a report on dietary habits of elderly people in Bahrain.
  • Prepared a report on Health of Adolescent Girls in Bahrain (April, 1993).
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/EMRO Intercountry Consultation on Health of Adolescent Girls, Cyprus, September, 25 – 29, 1995.
  • Temporary adviser for the WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 Jan – 1 Feb 2002.