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Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Dr. Hala AlMossawi has joined RTI International, a nonprofit research institute and leader in international development, as Vice President of Global Health within the International Development Group (IDG), where she will lead RTI’s work to strengthen health systems and combat infectious and noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries.
Dr. AlMossawi is an accomplished global health professional with more than 24 years of experience as a technical expert, strategist, and leader at the implementing partner level, program level, with USAID, and with government ministries. As Vice President of Global Health, Dr. AlMossawi will provide strategic leadership and overall management for RTI’s global health portfolio. She will be responsible for ensuring excellence in program implementation and advancing RTI’s technical and scientific leadership.
“RTI has a proven past, a proud present, and a bright future achieving significant impact in the global health sector,” said Paul Weisenfeld, Executive Vice President of International Development at RTI. “Dr. AlMossawi is the ideal person to lead RTI’s global health portfolio as we strive to tackle complex health challenges in low- and middle-income countries and achieve our mission to improve the human condition.”
RTI’s global health team focuses on strengthening health systems; controlling and eliminating neglected tropical diseases; improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health; addressing the global burden of noncommunicable diseases; and combatting malaria, HIV, and other infectious diseases.
“I am delighted to lead a team with unparalleled talents and such an incredible record of impact, depth of expertise, and passion for global health,” Dr. AlMossawi said. “This is a thrilling opportunity—one through which I will continue to channel my own passion for service, especially to the people in the communities where we work. With that spirit, I am reminded of all of our shared purpose of forging more equitable access to quality health care in communities around the world for a safer and more prosperous future for all.”
Dr. AlMossawi joins RTI from University Research Co. (URC), where she provided leadership, management, and oversight of global health programming as Vice President of Program Implementation and Business Development. She has also served in the Global Health Bureau at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and as Chief of Party/Director of the USAID Primary Health Care Project in Iraq.
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