Moubadda Assi

Experience

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  American University of Beirut

  Mar 2013 - Dec 2015

  Research Assistant at the Center for Research on Population and Health

  - Unhealthy weights: The double burden of malnutrition among children- Decision at menopause study (DAMeS)- Multi-Country African Testing and Counseling for HIV (MATCH)- Health Care Utilization in the Arab Region- Caregiving among the elderly in Lebanon

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  Cash Working Group Targeting Task Force

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2015

  Freelance Consultant

  - Data management and analysis for the Lebanese Cash Consortium (LCC)- Midline impact evaluation for unconditional cash intervention- Econometric modeling of the PMT- Construction of the VASyR score

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  World Health Organization

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Information Management Officer for cross-border activities for Southern Syria

  - Data management and analysis on health infrastructure capacities and gaps- Producing regular situation reports for the Health Working Group- Managing databases such as HeRAMS, 4Ws, MVH- Operational and technical support

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  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

  Epidemiologist for the Health Surveillance Program at the Middle East Unit

  - Data collection and analysis for HSP- Developing study designs and methodologies across the Middle East missions- Technical support to countries for evidence-based decision making- Updating operational research guidelines

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  World Health Organization

  May 2018 - now

  - Developing strategies for disease surveillance, and routine and adult immunization- Strengthening technical capacities of public health authorities in all-hazard preparedness, including early detection and confirmatory testing- Implementation and financial management of emergency donor awards- Capacity building and technical support at national level - Data management, analysis, and digitalization of surveillance mechanisms - Managing and monitoring test-treat-retain HIV cascade- Forecasting and reporting of HIV indicators to global platforms- Capacity building for NGOs supporting vulnerable populations

  • National Professional Officer for emerging infectious and communicable diseases

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Monitoring And Evaluation Officer at the National AIDS Program

    May 2018 - Jan 2021
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  University of Balamand

  Apr 2023 - now

  Instructor

  - Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (FHSC 282)- Epidemiology in Public Health Practice (PDHP 229)- Biostatistics (MPHP 301)

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  Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK

  Jan 2025 - now

  Instructor

  - Statistics Applied to Human Sciences (SOC 218)- Probability and Applied Statistics (STAT 210)