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Elie Mekhael, PhD

Curriculum Vitae

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Curriculum Vitae

Elie Mekhael

September 2009

Personal Information

Name: Elie Antoun Mekhael

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Lebanese

Date of Birth: 16/10/1966

Place of Birth: Beirut - Lebanon

Home Address: Baabda- Brasilia Street- Bldg Brasilia 3232– 4th Floor

Home Phone: 961-5456559

Mobile: 961-3286559

Fax: 961-5456559

E-mail:

PO Box: 116/5298 Museum - Beirut

Office address: Beirut, Badaro Street,

Old Bldg Ministry of Social Affairs, 3rd Floor

Phone961-1381436

Fax961-1388107

Email:

Education

1985 - 1989: Master’s Degree in Biology, Lebanese University, Lebanon

1990 – 1991:University Degree in Nutrition Paris VII University, France

University Degree in Biostatistics Paris VI University, France

1991 - 1993:Master’s degree in Public Health Paris VI, University, France

1993 - 1997: PHD in Public Health Paris VI, University, France

Thesis: National Policy for Health Education in Lebanon

Training

  1. Leadership in Administration: Methodology and tools. Ministry of Administrative Reform. Lebanon 2003
  2. French Committee for Health Education, Paris 1994 – 1996
  3. Regional Committee for Health Education, Bordeaux, Nantes, Caen, Cannes, St Tropez, Nancy, 1994 – 1996
  4. Hospital Care in Lebanon: training seminar Accodes – Franceand Ministry of Health – Lebanon. 1996
  5. Ministry Of Health, Lebanon; role in Health Education 1995
  6. Methodology in Health Sciences, Nancy – France 1995
  7. Anthropology and Health , Nantes - France 1995
  8. Health Promotion: policies and Methods, Brussels – Belgium 1995
  9. Sociology and Health, Nantes – France 1994
  10. Evaluation of local activities on development, Paris – France. 1994

Publications

  1. Tripoli: towards a child friendly city.

CPI Arab urban Development. 2009

  1. Role of Local authorities in implementing Child rights Convention and International treaties.

CPI- Arab Urban Development institute. 2007

  1. Children and Family Legislation in Lebanon.

Legislative observatory. 2006. Lebanese foundation for permanent civil peace

  1. Information and Media in the Convention on the Child Rights.

National Conference on Children and Media in Lebanon. 2004

  1. Third National report on the situation of children in Lebanon.

Higher Council for Children Lebanon- Coauthor. 2001

  1. Environmental pollution in Lebanon.

Al Nahar. Lebanese daily newspaper. 2001

  1. Place of the Development in Lebanese Media.

Notre Dame university1998.

  1. Weakness in Lebanese Health System

Notre Dame university. 1997.

  1. School Health in Lebanon.

Book chapter in: Generation of taking over, 1996

  1. Difficulties in the Emergence of the Lebanese Elite.

Lebanese Committee for Civil Peace. 1996

  1. Social issues in the Practice of the Lebanese political Parties.

Lebanese Committee for Civil Peace. 1996

  1. Weakness in the Lebanese Health System.

Al Nahar, Lebanese daily newspaper, 1995

  1. Child nutrition

PAPFAM 2004.

  1. AIDS in Lebanon.

Book in Arabic Language, first edition: 1994. Second edition 2001

Research

  1. Financing of health care services in Lebanon, analyzing budgets and providers. Ministry of Health and UNICEF. 1999
  2. Role in Health Education of: LebaneseHealthCenter,Lebanese General Practitioner, Media,School. 1997
  3. Assistant Researcher for the PAPFAM: Arabic Program of Mother – Child Health. 1995 – 1996

Conferences

  1. Third Arab conference on violence against Children, KSA. 2009
  2. Fifth international conference on children and Youth in Mediterranean cities, Syria. 2009
  3. Second Arab Parliamentarian Conference on Childhood, Cairo. 2009
  4. Arab regional Conference on Social Control and Prevention from Delinquency, Kuwait. 2009
  5. Exploitation of Children via internet. International conference. WashingtonDC. 2008
  6. European Neighborhood policy, meeting. Belgium 2008
  7. Youth employability, international conference. Turkey. 2008
  8. Child exploitation, international conference, Rio Di Genero. 2008
  9. Violence against Children. International conference. Yemen. 2007
  10. European Neighborhood policy, workshop. Amman. 2007
  11. Consultative conference on violence against Children. Cairo. 2006
  12. Child Helpline. International conference. Sweden. 2006
  13. Arab conference on preventing youth from substance abuse. Egypt. 2005
  14. Arab Child facing cultural challenges. Egypt. 2005
  15. Consultative conference on violence against Children. Cairo. 2005
  16. Production of media child programs. Denmark. 2005
  17. Child and Youth conference in the Middle East. Dubai. 2005
  18. Child in the Mediterranean. International conference. Italy. 2004
  19. High level Arab conference on childhood. Tunisia. 2004
  20. Conference on International religious network on Children. Geneva. 2004
  21. Regional conference on the Prevention of child sexual abuse. Morocco. 2004
  22. Workshop Training on child Rights. Tunisia. 2003
  23. Arab League child Committee meeting. Bahrain. 2003
  24. Regional workshop on the implementation of Child Rights. Syria. 2003
  25. Child and City, International Conference. Amman. 2002
  26. French Speaking International meeting for Health Promotion, Lille – France 1995
  27. AIDS, Toxicomania, Hepatitis; European Symposium, Cannes – France 1995
  28. Health in Prison; National Symposium Paris – France 1994

Positions

Since 2002 General Secretary of the Higher Council For Children Lebanon

2007Elected as Vice President of The Arabic League Committee for Children

2004Elected as Vice President of The Arabic League Committee for Children

1991 – 1997Founding and President of: “Permanent Conference for Lebanese Student

In France”

1996 - 1997Local representative for the International Union for the fight against Smoking

Since 1996 Local representative for the REFIPS (French Speaking International network for Health and Promotion)

Since 1994 Member of the Lebanese Association of Epidemiology

Skills

  1. Around 100 interventions related to Child Rights in different national, regional and international conferences. From 2002 to 2009
  2. Supervision, moderating and organizing multiple conferences, workshops and training related to social development issues
  3. Solid Knowledge of the Lebanese Public Administration dealing in public health and Social Affairs
  4. Contribution on the production of a daily TV talk show dealing with the social , Political, and Economic issues

Teaching Experience

2007Master on Child Rights at Faculty of Law, LebaneseUniversity

Right to Health

2001Mentor in the LebaneseUniversity for

  1. Measurement of Awareness of Lebanese students on Environment
  2. Health and Environmental Situation of Lebanese Kindergarten in Aley
  3. Sexual Education in Lebanese Schools

1997 - Faculty of Pedagogy. LebaneseUniversity, Beirut, Lebanon

Health Education, Environmental education, Research Action

1997-1999School of Social SciencesUSJ

Health in community, Health and poverty

1997 – 1999Institute of Lebanese Educators. USJ

Health Education, Environmental education

1995 – 1996Faculty of Public Health. LebaneseUniversity, Beirut, Lebanon

Tasks - Consultancies

2006Chair of the Lebanese Delegation for the defense of the Third National Report on the situation of the Lebanese Children. Geneva

Since 2007Representative of the Ministry of Social Affairs on European Neighborhood policy - EU

Since 1997Consultant for several Local NGOs working on social issues

2003Elaboration of the Lebanese Citizenship health Charter. Ministry of Administrative Reform. Lebanon

2002Coordinator of National Environmental Day. LebaneseUniversity

1997 - 1998Consultant for the NIEVEL (Netherlands Institute for the Public health)

1997Expert in the Ministry of Social Affairs for the reform and reorientation of the Social Development Centers in Lebanon

1995 - 1997Correspondent of the Health and Development Institute located in Paris, France

1995 – 1996Training Program Coordinator for the Lebanese Physicians affiliated to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Lebanese Faculty of Public Health

1994 – 1995Assistant of the General Director of the Ministry of Health

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