Scientific Support Coordinator
Hala Najm is a registered pharmacist holding a master's degree in public health from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She furthered her education through the prestigious Fulbright Hubert Humphrey Fellowship, specializing in substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.
Over the past decade, Hala has forged collaborations with local and regional non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and governmental entities across the Middle East and North Africa. Her endeavors have been marked by the successful design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based programs.
In her role as a senior abatement program researcher, she spearheaded the development of a comprehensive toolkit for the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, addressing various facets of opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery. Currently, she dedicates part of her time to the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) as a program manager for research development.
Hala's dedication to substance use advocacy is evident through her ICAP-prevention credentials and her position as a trainer in educational prevention programs like INEP+, eUPC, Unplugged, and Line Up Live Up, among others.