Rihab Alwotayan (Kuwait) – Director of International Health Relations, Ministry of Health – Kuwait.
Biography:
– Director of the Department of International Health Relations since 20/11/2017 till now.
– Director of the Central Department of Primary Health Care since 20/8/2010 till October/2020
– Consultant Family Physician since 2010
– Clinical Fellowship in Maternal and Child Health (MCH), McGill University 1998-2000, Canada.
– Board Member of Arab Center for Authorship and Translation of Health Science (ACMLS).
– Board Certified Trainer and Examiner in Family Medicine Training Program, Kuwait institute for medical Specialization (KIMS) 2005-2012.
– Member of the American Academy for Family Physicians (AAFP).
– Rapporteur of the National Committee for Non-communicable Diseases since 2012.
– Participated in Global Health Diplomacy workshop. GHI Academy at American University Beirut
– Participated in Middle East Health Leadership Programme. INSEAD – The Business School for the World, March 2017
– Bachelor of Medical Science:
Kuwait University 1989
– Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery MB BCH:
January 1992, Faculty of Medicine- Kuwait University.
– The Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination:
September 1994
– Diploma of Family Medicine MRCGP/International:
May-1997
– Clinical Fellowship in Maternal & Child Health (MCH) McGill University
1998- 2000 CANADA.
– Research Assistant to the Women’s Health Research Group:
Jewish General Hospital- Department of Family Med
2000-2001
– International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant IBCLC:
July 2004 (IBCLC number 304- 72107)
– Successfully participated the course on: “Scaling Up Universal Health Coverage and containing Non-Communicable Diseases: Challenges, Linkages and Strategies”
The International Monetary Fund – Middle East Center for Economics and Finance, Kuwait & The World Bank, February, 2015
– Successfully completed the cour
