Dr. Mehdi Aloosh: Politics, Policy, and Population Health in Iran
Thursday, April 18, 2024 6pm to 7pm
About this Event
View mapThis event is part of the Institute for the Liberal Arts, Contemporary Iran: Realities and Prospects for the Future
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh is a public health and preventive medicine specialist, family physician, and epidemiologist with over two decades of clinical and academic experience in Canada and Iran. Currently serving as the senior public health official in Windsor and Essex County, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Aloosh oversees the health and well-being of approximately half a million residents. Furthermore, he is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Aloosh has numerous publications on population health issues in Iran. His research encompasses the impact of population policies on health outcomes, shedding light on crucial intersections between politics, policy, and public health. Furthermore, he has extensively studied the effects of economic sanctions on health determinants, population health, and transmission of infectious diseases.
Dr. Aloosh obtained his medical degree from Tehran University Medical Sciences, followed by specialty training in public health and preventive medicine and family medicine, MSc in epidemiology, and MSc in medical education at McMaster University and McGill University.
Cosponsored by the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program, the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, and the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good