Ghaya Abdellatif Alwahdanee

Head of education and quality management and biorisk management coordinator

Ghaya Abdellatif Alwahdanee is currently the head of education , quality and  biorisk management coordinator for the Ministry of Health – laboratory directorate /Central Public Health Laboratory. As a biorisk management coordinator she works on many topics located on the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and International health regulation (IHR). As the Biosafety officer designated by the World Health Organization, approved by the MOH and designated for the MENA region.  She is a certified WHO trainer on all topics related to Biosafety and biosecurity (Biorisk management.).She was awarded with a “Preventing emerging and re-emerging infections” Mini Grant that allowed her and her colleagues the opportunity to develop National Biorisk Guidelines for the country of Jordan. Also involves in BRM activities in MENA region (International and Mena twining projects. Through  the COVID pandemic she supported the laboratory capacity for COVID testing under strict obligations for quality management and biorisk management instructions.