Amani Kamal Mohamed Akeelah Saqallah
Zayed University, UAE
Biography
Amani Kamal Mohamed Akeelah Saqallah has completed her BSc degree from King Faisal University and had her one year Residency training at King Fahad Educational Hospital, KSA. She had her formal RD training at Kansas State and her Master’s degree in Nutrition Science and Policy with the combination of Public Health at Tufts University, Boston, USA in 2013. She has developed successful nutrition workshops to meet age group educational needs. She designed and implemented innovative programs benefiting public and enhancing their well living skills and self-esteems. She achieved her Health Care MBA and Field Dietitian - Health Researcher Certificate from North Carolina and UAEU. She has joined Zayed University in 2014 and is a freelancer Member at Abu Dhabi CVD Public Health (Weqaya-Nutrition). She has an affiliation with the Emirate Strategic Research Center (ESRC) and her research focus is on behavior change, lifestyle and public health roles in prevention disease such as obesity, DM, cancers and CVD in UAE. She has volunteering roles in several humanitarian agencies and certified as Public Health Ambassador by Abu Dhabi Department of Health since 2015. She is currently a Medical Nutrition Therapy Dietitian and Well-being, Health Coach and Instructor at Zayed University, UAE.