Prestigious global award for Bahraini health professional

Dr Naeema Hassan Al Gasseer, World Health Organisation representative in Sudan and public health professional, was awarded by London Arabia Organisation the Health Awareness Award, in recognition of her leadership role in standing for health development across the world.

Dr Al Gasseer received her award during the Arab Women of the Year Awards Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, a prestigious event that showcased the capabilities of Arab women as leaders and brought together illustrious representatives of governments, businesses and civil society.

Dr Al Gasseer is the first Bahraini woman working with WHO. Dr Al Gasseer worked as representative of WHO in many countries such as Iraq and Egypt. She was earlier a senior consultant of Nursing Development Programme at WHO Headquarters in Geneva during the period (1999–2003).

“It is a great honour to get this prestigious award tonight and would like first of all to thank London Arabia Organisation for choosing me for the Health Awareness award, and appreciating the amazing achievements of Arab women in various significant fields. I dedicate this award to my mother, my family, and my late father who actually didn’t discriminate between me and his eldest daughter and his son,” Dr Al Gasseer said in her speech.