Dr. Salam Ghanem

Dr. Salam Ghanem has a diverse work experience in the healthcare field. Dr. Salam started their career as a Senior Pediatrics Resident at the Ministry of Health in Jordan in 2004, where they worked until 2012. In 2012, they joined UNRWA as a Medical Officer and worked there until 2014. Dr. Salam then returned to the Ministry of Health as a Senior Pediatrics Resident from 2015 to 2017. Since 2017, Dr. Ghanem has been working at UNRWA as the Head of the Health Center in Amman, Jordan. In this role, they have demonstrated successful leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality primary healthcare services to the vulnerable refugee population. Dr. Salam has also been involved in project implementation, monitoring, and collaboration with organizations such as UNRWA HQ-Amman and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-USA.

Dr. Salam Ghanem received a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBCHB) degree from the University of al Mosul, where the specific field of study is not provided. Dr. Salam later obtained their Master's degree in Masters of Public Health from the Jordan University of Science and Technology between 2017 and 2019.

In addition to their formal education, Dr. Ghanem has also obtained several certifications throughout their career. These include a Project Management Essentials Certificate from DisasterReady in December 2022, a United Kingdom Statement of Comparability from UK NARIC for their Master of Science in Public Health/Maternal and Child Health in February 2020, a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Training (MHPSS) from UNRWA in January 2020, a Diabetic Foot Care training from The National Institute for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Genetics/Amman in August 2019, a Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from Prince Hamza Hospital Amman Jordan in October 2015, an Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) certification from UNICEF in January 2014, and a Neonatal Care for Physicians certification from USAID in April 2009.