Raouf Alebshehy

"Dr Raouf Alebshehy is a public health consultant with a background in medicine and healthcare reform. He currently works as monitoring coordinator in Tobacco Tactics – part of the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath and a partner in the global tobacco industry watchdog STOP. He is interested in maximizing the impact of tobacco control policies through his work in coordinating monitoring tobacco industry interferences. Raouf worked in international public health policy, including with the World Health Organization, and the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. He was the Eastern Mediterranean Region’s coordinator for the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic and was the technical officer for reporting and knowledge management for the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. He also has field experience as primary healthcare physician and has coordinated health projects with public sector, NGOs, and UN agencies. Raouf holds Master of Public Health; Postgraduate Diploma in Total Quality Management for Healthcare Reform; Postgraduate Certificate in Nutrition; Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery; and enrolled in part-time Postgraduate Certificate Degree in Health Research Ethics; and PhD in Public Health."