Leadership and Management

Dr. Musa Al Ajlouni

Chairperson for the Specialty Committee of Leadership and Management

Dr. Musa Taha Ajlouni

  1. Scientific qualifications: Ph.D. in Public Health/Hospital Management (Alexandria University), Master in Public Health/Hospital Management (AUB, Beirut), Master in Health Planning (Leeds University, England).
  2. Previous experiences:
    • Retired as Major General and senior consultant in health management from the Jordanian Royal Medical Service in 2003.
    • Former Dean for Princess Muna College for Nursing, Muata University.
    • Former university professor in hospital management for 15 years.
  3. Currently:
    •  Part-time consultant and technical advisor in health systems development for WHO/EMRO and other international and local healthcare organizations.
    • Member and senior advisor at the Jordanian Public Health Forum.
    • Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Health Management and Leadership, International Academy for Public Health (IAPH)
  4. Publications: Published many studies in international journals and wrote three books on health management and health information systems.

     

Specialty Committees Members

Lara Kufouf

Lara Kufouf

Lara Kufoof is the Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) at GHD|EMPHNET, where she leads a diverse portfolio of multi-country public health programs across stable and emergency settings. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) with a master’s degree in International Health Management from Imperial College London, Lara brings over a decade of experience in project leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and organizational performance management. She has successfully overseen major donor-funded initiatives with partners. Lara is also a skilled mentor and contributor to institutional growth through her roles in proposal development, policy design, and health workforce capacity building.

Prof. Mohammad Al-Yahya

Prof. Mohammad Al-Yahya

A professor in Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Medicine/Jordan University of Science and Technology. He has a PhD in healthcare management from The University of York, England. His research interests include Health policy, NCDs, health systems evaluation, program and project management, and Health informatics. Professor Alyahya served as a Secretary-General at Jordan Center for Disease Control (JCDC) from July 2022 until February 2024. Professor Alyahya has been involved in numerous research projects that span a wide range of healthcare topics including Mental Health, Impact of Covid-19 on Jordanian Health System, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child health (RNMCH) services, Health Promoting Schools, Psychosocial Support for Children and Adolescents, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and its intersection with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), Type 2 Diabetes, Perinatal Deaths, Surveillance Systems, and Digital Health Solutions. He has published several articles in international scientific journals on how to integrate the principles of Evidence Based Medicine and Evidence Based Public Health, Isomorphism change, clinical decision support systems (CDSS), coding systems, type 2 diabetes, cancer among children, Healthcare quality, Covid-19, and maternal and neonatal health services in Jordan.