Leadership & Global Engagement

From advisory boards to grassroots workshops, my work spans continents and systems.


 Key Leadership Roles

Vice President, Key Alliance of Smart Nursing (KASN)

 Global | Smart Tech Integration

 Delivered keynote on 'The Needs for a Smart Future in Nursing' and co-strategized with President Lee Jia in South Korea (June 2024).

Chairman, WHO Global Community of Practice Future Leader Group

 Global | Next-Gen Health Leadership

Facilitating strategic dialogues to ensure young leaders shape global health policy.

Founder & First President, ANNSI



 Africa | Novice Nurse Empowerment

Built a pan-African movement, uniting novice nurses from Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria, Benin, Kenya, and Eritrea.

Head, ENSAA Transformation Council


 Egypt | Strategic Organizational Change


Leading the ambitious 2030 Strategic Plan to transform a national nursing NGO.

First Membership Director, GASNN


Global | Network Building


Built the foundational membership strategy and global network for this student & novice nurse association.

Country Consultant, World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA)

Egypt & LMICs | CPD Access

Expanded free, evidence-based learning to thousands of nurses, overcoming technological and systemic barriers.


A World of Experience

Africa:

  • South Africa: Policy launch for "Building the PHC Team for UHC."
  • Kenya: Keynote & workshop at Kenya Healthcare Students Summit (KEHSS).

  • Rwanda: Speaker, 7th World Healthcare Students Symposium.

  • Nigeria: Workshop with the Nigerian Nursing Council on SDGs.

  • Ethiopia: Engaged with African Union to align ANNSI with Agenda 2063.

  • Eritrea & Sudan: Strengthened national nursing associations and university collaborations.

Middle East & Gulf:

  • Qatar: Speaker, International Nurses Day 2024; Medical Staff, FIFA World Cup 2022.

  • Bahrain: Met with Bahrain Nurses Association and emerging leaders.

  • Jordan: Visited JNC, JNS, and Zarqa University to inspire students.

  • Lebanon: Engaged with Order of Nurses and LNSA.

Europe:

  • Switzerland: ICN Delegate, 72nd World Health Assembly; WHO "Walk the Talk" event.

  • Belgium: Visit to European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) & EU Parliament.

  • Italy: Built relationship with President of Italian Nursing Association.

Asia:

  • South Korea: Strategic meetings with KASN leadership.

  • Turkey: Met with Turkish Nursing Student Association in Istanbul.

Policy & Framework Contributions

 Shaping the Systems That Shape Nursing

Contributor

Sigma's Global Nursing Leadership Competency Framework


Advisory Board Member

AfroPHC (Co-developed UHC policy for Africa)


Advocate:

Nursing Now Global Campaign (Led initiatives in Egypt & across Africa)


Delegate:

ICN at the 72nd World Health Assembly



Let's Work Together to Advance Global Nursing.