Ehsan Abualanain

Ehsan is a quality and pa/ent safety expert and a dedicated public health professional, boas/ng over 13 years of professional experience. Her passion for enhancing quality and patient safety is evident throughout her career, where she has spearheaded numerous projects to assess and enhance patient safety on both national and facility levels across various healthcare settings.

Drawing from a diverse background, Ehsan has held various roles in numerous hospitals across Egypt, with her most recent position being the Head of the Quality Research and Performance Improvement Section at 57357 Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt, one of the world's largest pediatric oncology hospitals.

Additionally, she serves as a Quality and Patient Safety Consultant in the Health Systems Unit of the EMRO Office of the WHO, where she has contributed to projects spanning multiple countries in the region, including Jordan, UAE, Yemen, Afghanistan, Qatar, and others.

Ehsan is also a dedicated instructor in quality and patient safety, having delivered numerous lectures and as a faculty member in the Joint Commission International’s Patient Safety Program in Egypt in 2018 and 2019. Furthermore, she is an instructor in the prac/cal component of the Hospital Management and Quality Excellence Diploma at the American University of Cairo.

Ehsan holds a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a Master of Public Health from Yale School of Public Health, facilitated by the USAID scholarship. Additionally, she is a certified Master Six Sigma Black Belt and a Cer/fied Professional in Healthcare Quality, among other credentials.

Driven by her passion for public health, Ehsan co-founded and co-leads MakeDeathsCount, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing mortality surveillance in low and middle-income countries. With a focus on preventing avoidable deaths and prioritizing public health interventions, the organization has successfully executed projects in Northwest Syria and Somalia, making significant strides in improving healthcare outcomes in these regions. Plans include projects in Bangladesh, India, and Ethiopia.