Conference Speakers

Dr. Yacoub bin Yousef al MAZROU
Dr. Yacoub bin Yousef al MAZROU
Secretary-General of the Council of Health Services
  • Received a Ph.D (Epidemiology) from City University, U.K, 1992.
  • F.R.C.G.P from Royal College of General Practitioners (U.K) in 1993.

Experiences

  • Secretary General, the Council of Health Services.
  • Director General, Health Centres and Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Preventive Medicine (13yares) and Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Curative Medicine (4 yares).
  • Participated in the preparation and implementation of the Primary Health Care program in the Kingdom.

Membership, Councils and Committees

  • Board member of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
  • Board member of the medical cities and specialized hospitals at the Ministry of Health.
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Health Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (1985 - 1998).

Honors and Awards

  • Won "Jacques Parisot award" in 1988, granted for research in the field of primary health care and public health from the World Health Organization and the "Commemorative Medal of Immunization" in 1990, granted by UNICEF for people who have a prominent role in achieving universal coverage immunization.