Dr Samah Jabr

Head of Mental Health at Ministry of Health, Palestinian National Authority

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International Policy Fellow

Dr Samah Jabr is Head of Mental Health at the Ministry of Health, Palestinian National Authority. She provides leadership on

  • The development and the implementation of the national mental health strategy
  • The development of regulations governing mental health
  • The coordination of different roles in service provision between various agencies (within the Ministries; local and international NGOs)
  • Advancing mental health as a public health issue within the National Health Strategy

Dr Jabr is also a Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Global Psychiatry, George Washington University, Washington, D.C, and is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist.