An historic milestone towards #HealthForAll people in #SouthAfrica .

Thank you my brother, President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦, for your leadership.

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Mandela

Thanks South Africa for your love, generosity and courage. Grateful to have spent time with these powerful and loving women leaders 🙌🏾

At a historic moment for Global Brain Health Institute & Alzheimer's Association at #AAICSS24 in #South Africa as universal #healthcare becomes law! A step towards guaranteed equity. Thanks to Tracey Naledi for sharing these great news. 🌍✨ Atlantic Fellows ISTAART Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity SA

All conferences should step up their welcoming game like #AAIC Satellite Symposium in Cape Town! Now learning about Dementia plans in Africa. Excited about two days of learning, networking, presenting, and growing made possible by support from Alzheimer's Association Global Brain Health Institute

I visited SOPH UWC which isn’t only an African research hub but also home of The_Herds creators of Little Amal (The Walk) whom I hosted in San Diego. The universe doing its thing reminding me how connected struggles for social justice are&the importance of int’l collaboration 🌍

One thing in academic life I have learnt, you’re lucky if your friends end up being colleagues at work and vise verse. I feel so much gratitude for having reunited with amazing colleagues and friends from Global Brain Health Institute and Atlantic Fellows in Cape Town 6 years post fellowship!

Dedicating the Outstanding Poster Award to my research participants 👏🏻💪🙏 Thanks UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School Public Health Cheryl Anderson Tala Alrousan | تالا and all contributors. #UCSD2024PHRD #publichealth day #publichealth #GlobalHealth

#PublicHealth at its core means bringing researchers, health professionals, & communities together to advance #HealthEquity . #AutismAwareness workshop #AutismAwareness Month #refugeehealth

Exciting community discussion alert! 🌟 Join us at CHALDEAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. Save the date and bring your family, friends, and neighbors for an enriched discussion and awareness on Autism. #AutismAwarenessMonth #PublicHealth #refugeehealth #communityhealth

Our paper led by The Fulbright Program Scholar Purity Mwendwa revealed health disparities among older African migrants in San Diego: 'An exploration of the social determinants of the health and well-being.... Mwendwa P and Al-Rousan T, published by HRB Open Research, hrbopenresearch.org/articles/7-24/…

Today I witnessed the vibrant spirit of El Cajon City in San Diego where I got the chance to visit the Chaldean Community Center and learned about the incredible work they do for the #refugee community! Thank you Tala Alrousan | تالا & Rawnaq Behnam, MPH Candidate for your amazing hospitality 🙌🏼

Excited to present our work at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School Public Health Public Health Research Day Symposium. Shoutout to our amazing mentor Tala Alrousan | تالا and the whole project team from Displacement & Health Research Center. Stay tuned! #refugeehealth #maternalhealth #hypertension #PublicHealth

May miracles happen 💫⭐️and the joy and mercy of Eid reach the hearts of those who need it the most 🙏🏾 Eid Mubarak #EidAlFitr2024 #EidMubarak

Good to be back in Boston. Minus the stormy weather which I do not miss about this wonderful city. This time FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard with my son in the audience for a talk I gave at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Displacement and Health

Roland J. Thorpe, Jr It was phenomenal meeting you today!! I cannot wait to hear you speak at the joint UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School Public Health UC San Diego School of Medicine Grand Rounds this Wednesday at 12:15p PST.

Students and faculty- please join us and be inspired! Check your emails for event details 👌🏽

This is huge! The OMB has finally added a 'Middle Eastern or North African' (MENA) category to race/ethnicity questions!

This will lead to better representation of MENA folks in health research in the US. I'm very excited to collaborate with folks on MENA-related research!