Dr Sondus Hassounah

Dr. Sondus Hassounah is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Primary Care & Public Health at Imperial College London, where she focuses on health workforce capacity through training and education, as well as health system strengthening research. With a clinical background, she trained in Medicine at Cairo University and gained experience in medical oncology, harm reduction for HIV-prone communities, and tuberculosis. Dr. Hassounah earned her Master in Public Health (MPH) from Imperial College London in 2012 and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2016. At Imperial's School of Public Health, she designs and delivers health workforce capacity-building programs for BSc and Master in Public Health students, as well as short courses for global cohorts and the Health Systems Development Specialization for the Global Master in Public Health. Her research interests include health policy and systems research, with a particular focus on the health workforce. Dr. Hassounah's project portfolio features collaborations with national governments, academic institutions, NGOs, the World Health Organization (EMRO and EURO), the World Bank, and Public Health England.