Curriculum Vitae

Key words: Heath and Medical Research, Training, Health Planning.

Name: Muna Hassan Mustafa
Address: Directorate General of Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nationality : Sudanese
Telephone: +277672966669
Email: mhmhs67@yhotmail.com
Date of birth: 14/2/ 1967
Marital Status: Married

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Company Name: Directorate of Public Health, Directorate General of Health Affairs, Riyadh
Area, KSA
Job Title: Head of Health Programmes and Research and studies Unit
Date of joining: (February 2020) Employment end date (present)
Duties:
- Oversee the development of the annual plans of health Programmes
- Monitor and supervise the implementation of health programme at the level of the
primary health care level
- Design and conduct health system research
Company Name: Directorate of Public Health, Directorate General of Health Affairs, Riyadh
Area, KSA
Job Title: Coordinator of Obesity Control Programme and Osteoporosis Control Programme
in Riyadh area
Date of joining: (October /2014) Employment end date (February 2020)
Duties:
- Develop the annual programme plan
- Develop policies and procedures for the programme
- Provide training for primary Health care workers
- Follow the programme implementation
Company Name: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, International
University of Africa, Khartoum Sudan
Job Title: Assistant professor
Date of joining (January /2009)
Employment end date: (April/ 2014)
Duties:
- Develop training curricula in community medicine for undergraduate students
- Deliver training in community medicine for undergraduate students 2
- Supervise and mentor undergraduate and postgraduate students
Company Name: Public Health Institute – Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum Sudan
Job Title: Director of Research Department.
Date of joining (January /2010)
Employment end date (July/ 2011)
Duties:
- Develop the annual plan for the Research Section
- Develop the guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for the Research Section
- Develop curricula for public health masters degree students
- Deliver training in Research Methods and Statistics for public health masters degree
students
- Supervise master’s degree students theses
Company Name: World Health Organization, Khartoum, Sudan
Job Title: Technical/Research officer
Date of joining (October /2008)
Employment end date (December/ 2009)
Duties:
- Work with Ministry of Health to develop programmes’ plans
- Write research and project proposals
- Analyze data (quantitative and qualitative)
- Write reports (research and projects) Organization
Company Name: Research Department, Ministry of Health, Khartoum Sudan
Job Title: Head Department/Researcher
Date of joining (September/ 1999)
Employment end date (September/ 2008)
Duties:
- Develop the annual plan for the Research Department
- Develop the guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for the Research
Department
- Deliver training in Research Methods and Statistics for MOH employees
Company Name: Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
Job Title: House officer/Medical officer
Date of Joining: (July/1993)
Employment end Date: ( February/1999)
Duties:
- Provide medical care to patients at MOH facilities
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION:
Name of University/ College: Faculty of Public Health, UK
Degree obtained: Fellowship
Date obtained: April 2019

Name of University/ College: University of Khartoum, Faculty of Higher Medical Education,

Sudan
Degree obtained: Medical Doctorate in Community Medicine
Date of enrolment (September /2001)
Date of Graduation: (July/2005)

Name of University/ College: Leeds University, Nuffield Institute for Health, UK

Degree obtained: Certificate in Public Health Needs and Interventions
Date of enrolment (September /2002)
Date of Graduation: (December/2002)

Name of University/ College: University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan

Degree obtained: Bachelor of Medicine and surgery
Date of enrolment (November /1985)
Date of Graduation: (April/1993)

RESEARCH PROJECTS AND RESEARCH EXPERINCE:

Saudi Arabia:
- Reviewer for Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences since March 2019.
- Member of the Research Ethical Committee for Saudi Board of Family Medicine
Fellowship – 2018
- Deputy coordinator of the Saudi Household Health Survey – 2017 for Riyadh Region
- Supervised theses of Saudi Board of Preventive Medicine trainees
Sudan:
- Established and supervised the Research Department at the Public Health Institute-
Federal Ministry of Health- 2010 – 2011:
o Developed the structure, objectives and plan of the department
o Participated and supervised the development of the guidelines and Standard
Operating Procedures for the research Department
o Participated and supervised the development of the curriculum for research
methodology for Masters of Public Health Programme 3
o Participated and supervised the development of the curriculum for
biostatistics module for Masters of Public Health Programme
o Participated and supervised the development of developing the dissertation
module for Masters of Public Health Programme
- Principal investigator/National consultant: survey for assessing the coverage by the
meningococcal meningitis vaccine and the infant routine immunization in seven states
in Sudan 2013, initiated by the Federal ministry of Health and World Health
Organization Khartoum Office.
- Deputy National Coordinator: National Pulmonary Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey
Sudan Oct 2012- Mar 2013 National Consultant: Study for Assessing the Preparedness
of Hospitals for Disasters, Sudan 2012, Federal Ministry of Health, WHO, participated
in the following:
o Writing the protocol
o Preparation of tools.
o Writing the final report
 - Principal Investigator: National Risk Behaviours Study, Public Health Institute, National
Ministry of Health, 2011
- Technical Advisor: National household health expenditure survey and National Health
Accounts study 2009, participated in:
o Writing the protocol
o Preparation of tools.
o Training of trainers
o Report writing
- Assistant, coordinator for Northern States: Sudan Household Health Survey 2006
(UNICEF MICS – PAPFAM) participated in the following:
o Preparation of tools.
o Training of trainers.
o Report writing
- Member of the Research Committee: Community Medicine specialization Board,
Sudan National Medical Specialization Board, responsible for the following:
o Review research proposals of MD candidates
o Supervise MD candidates thesis
- Member of the research Advisory committee: National Public Health Institute,
responsible for the following:
o Review research proposals of masters programmes students
o Supervise master students thesis
- Member of the Primary Technical and Ethical Research Committee: Federal Ministry of
Health
- Member of the Academic Board: Institute for Disaster and Refugees studies,
International University of Africa
RESEARCH TRAINING EXPERIENCE:
1. Teaching research methodology module in the following programmes:
2. Masters of Health Management, Policy and Planning (Delivered Jointly by Leeds
University (UK) and the Public Health Institute (Sudan))
3. Masters of Public Health (Delivered by the Public Health Institute (Sudan))
4. Masters of Disaster Management (Delivered by the Public Health Institute (Sudan))
5. Medical Doctorate of Community Medicine delivered by the Sudan National Medical
Specialization Board.
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS:
The principal investigator and won grants on competitive bases for the following studies:
1. Economic Burden of Malaria on Households in Khartoum State 2003. Grant from The
WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office Special Grant for Research in Priority
Areas of Public Health 2003.
2. Effect of quality on demand for curative care from governmental health facilities-
Khartoum State- 2007. Grant from The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office
Special Grant for Research in Priority Areas of Public Health 2007.
 3. Care seeking behavior for tuberculosis care in Khartoum state 2008. Grant from the
National tuberculosis control programme, 2008.
4. The economic cost of tuberculosis on patients and households 2009. Grant from the
National tuberculosis control programme,2009. 5
5. Reporting system for tuberculosis patients in Khartoum State: assessment of
completeness and estimation of the number of unreported cases using the capture-
recapture method. 2011. Grant from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research, 2011.
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Muna Hassan Mustafa and Abdel Moniem Mukhtar “Factors associated with
antenatal and delivery care in Sudan: analysis of the 2010 Sudan household
survey” BMC Health Services Research (2015) 15:452 DOI 10.1186/s12913-015-
1128-1 5
2. M.H. Mustafa and M.A. Babiker, "Economic cost of malaria on households during
a transmission season in Khartoum State, Sudan" Eastern Mediterranean Health
Journal, Vol. 13, No. 6, 2007
3. Wagialla NA, Mustafa MH, Bashir AO, Abdullah AE, Merghani HA, Haj EMI,
Abdulrahman AMAA. Risk behaviors for proactive health promotion. Public Health
Open J. 2019; 4(1): 15-23. doi: 10.17140/PHOJ-4-129 5. Abrar A. Alzaher, Sami
4. AA Alzaher, S. Almudarra, Muna H. Mustafa, Ibrahim M. Gosadi, “ The importance
of hand hygiene education on primary schoolgirls’ absence due to upper
respiratory infections in Saudi Arabia A cluster randomized controlled trial Saudi
Med J 2018; Vol. 39 (10)
5. Nazik Nurelhuda, Amal Bashir, Muna Mustafa, Sarah El Kogali, Muna Abdel Aziz
”Encouraging junior doctors to work in rural Sudan: a discrete choice experiment”
September 2018. Eastern Mediterranean health journal 24(09):838-845
6. Eiman M. I. Hag, Muna Mustafa, Abdel Moniem Mukhtar “Lifestyle Patterns and
the Awareness of the Risks of Non-Communicable Diseases in Sudan : A
Community Study” August 2014. Sudan medical journal 50(2):81-89
7. AI Al-Sagheir, K Al-Shalan, F Al-Awfi, MH Hassanein, AS Al-Qarni. . Workplace
violence among home healthcare workers in KSA: Prevalence, predictors, action,
and response 2021. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
8. A AA Alzaher, MHMS ,IM Gosadi. Hand Hygiene Education Decreased School
Absenteeism among Saudi Female Primary Students in Saudi Arabia, 2018.
International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences 10 (8), 59-67
9. Nasser Alsubaihi; Muna Hassanein; Hagir Bakhiet; Lolowh Almoheteb . Breast
Cancer Screening Programme in Riyadh Peripheral Provinces: Coverage Rate,
Participation Rate, and Recall Rate. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 2022
| Journal article. DOI: 10.5455/mjhs.2022.03.006
10. Muna Mustafa; Nasser Alsubaihi; Muna Hassanein; Lolwh Almoheteb; Abdullah
Alkhudhayri . Level and Predictors of Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Recommendations in Average-risk Individuals in Riyadh Peripheral Provinces,
 2019-20. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences. 2022 | Journal article.
DOI: 10.5455/mjhs.2022.02.002
11. Aeshah Alsagheir; Muna Hassan Hassanein; Abdelkarim Salem Helail; Marawan
Arafat . Reducing Unnecessary Overuse of Medical Services in King Khalid General
Hospital in Hafr Albatin Province: The Effect of Choosing Wisely Campaign 2020.
Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research. 2022-10-03 | Journal article.
DOI: 10.1159/000526705
12. Aeshah I. Al-Sagheir, Kalid Al-Shalan, FahadAl-AwfiSBFMcMuna H.Hassanein,
Ahmed S.Al-Qarni. Workplace violence among home healthcare workers in KSA:
Prevalence, predictors, action, and response 2021. Journal of Taibah University
Medical Sciences. 2022-02-10 | Volume 17, Issue 4, August 2022, Pages 678-684
13. Faisal S. Alenezi, Aeshah I. Alsagheir, Lamya M. Alzubaidi, Saleh S. Alharbi, Wijdan
S. Al-Saedi, Muna H. Hassanein, Tareef Y. Alaama. The Temporary Contracting and
Visiting Doctors Program in the Saudi Ministry of Health: Development, Reform
and Outputs. MATER SOCIO-MED:2022; 34-4: 278-283. | DOI:
10.5455/msm.2022.34.278-283
CONFERENCES PAPERS
1. Economic Burden of Malaria on Households in Khartoum State 2003. Grant
from: Poster presentation at the Global forum for Health Research – Cairo,
October –November 2006
2. Accuracy of the Clinical Diagnosis of Malaria in Khartoum State – Oral
presentation at the Conference on Endemic and Infectious Diseases in Sudan
– Institute of Endemic Diseases 2003.

ARTICLE REVIEW:
Mustafa M H. State of new-born care in South Sudan's displacement camps: a descriptive
study of facility-based deliveries. Reprod Health 2017, 14:1. https://reproductive-health-
journal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12978-017-0417- z?site=reproductive-
health-journal.biomedcentral.com
SHORT COURSES:
- Discrete choice analysis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), Boston, USA,
June 2012 
- Policy brief writing, Federal Ministry of Health, WHO, Khartoum – 2011
- Statistical data analysis, Research and Statistical Studies institute, University of Cairo,
Cairo 2010 
- Workshop in ethical issues in reproductive health research – FMOH, WHO, SOG –
Khartoum - 2007 
- Workshop in Rapid Assessment Research - Family Health Project. Arab League, UNFPA
– Cairo - 2007
 - Series of workshops in: proposal writing, qualitative data, quantitative data –
Population Council Regional Office - Khartoum - 2006
- Short course in Statistical analysis – CSP pro- Family Health Project. Arab League - Cairo
2006. 
- Workshop in writing scientific papers, FOH, WHO - Khartoum. 2006
- Workshop in Research in HIV/AIDS, John Hopkins University, University of Medical
Sciences and Technology – Khartoum- 2005
- Short course in Research Methodology – KSMOH- Khartoum - 2000
- Short course in Statistics – KSMOH - Khartoum - 2000 6
FAMILIARITY WITH COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAMMES:
- Word : excellent working knowledge
- Statistical Package for social Sciences (SPSS): very good working knowledge
- Excel : very good working knowledge
- Epi Info: fair working knowledge
REFERENCES:
- Dr. Muna Ibrahim Abdulaziz, Director of Public Health, Salford City, UK.
- Mobile phone: (+447)531943985
- Email address:mia20cam@yahoo.co.uk

- Dr. EhsanullahTarin, Health Policy and Systems Specialist

- Mobile phone: +92-331-4003862
- Email: hssekta@yahoo.co.uk hssekta@gmail.com