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May042010

KHI unveils a new visual identity

DateTuesday, May 4, 2010 at 06:49PM

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CONTACT | info@q8health.org

Cambridge, Massachusetts - In an effort to position itself as a leading public health policy authority in the GCC region, the KHI Board of Directors recently contracted leading Dutch graphic design firm Atrissi Design to revisit the organization's visual identity. A new logo, using both English and Arabic text, has been designed to better highlight the all-encompassing nature of the organization.

The new identity will be used for various communication purposes and as emblem of the thriving public health institution.

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Sunday
Feb072010

Amna Shaghouli named Board Member and Treasurer

DateSunday, February 7, 2010 at 02:37PM

FOR RELEASE | February 7, 2010

CONTACT | info@q8health.org

Kuwait City, Kuwait - Amna Shaghouli, a leading Kuwaiti endocrinologist specialized in the management of diabetes, joins the KHI Board of Directors as Treasurer. Following a vote by the Board, the KHI leadership announces its decision to promote Amna, a KHI member, to the role of Board Member and Treasurer. Amna's efforts were instrumental in establishing a development plan for the organization and in the implementation of various activities in collaboration with KHI partners. As Treasurer, she will be in charge of financial planning for the organization and developing a strategic plan to engage in fund-raising effort.

Amna is a graduate of the Leeds University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and endocrinology at the University of Toronto in Canada. She bases her clinical practice at the Amiri Hospital Department of Medicine in Kuwait.

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Thursday
Dec312009

KHI members participate in KU FOM Careers Day

DateThursday, December 31, 2009 at 02:45PM

FOR RELEASE | December 31, 2009

CONTACT | info@q8health.org

Kuwait City, Kuwait - Members of the KHI recently participated in the Careers Day event co-organized by the Kuwait Medical Society UK/Ireland and the Kuwait University Medical Students Association. This event took place on December 29 and 30 at the Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine in Jabriya, Kuwait City. The Careers Day served as an informational session and discussion panel on post-graduate training programs in the United States, Canada and Europe to support medical students and recent graduates seeking overseas training opportunities.

Members Manal Bouhaimed, Mohammad Al-Seaidan and Raed Hashem discussed their specialties, namely ophthalmology, public heath, and emergency medicine.

For more information on the Careers Day, please visit KMS.

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Tuesday
Dec222009

KHI partners with Atrissi Design to redefine identity

DateTuesday, December 22, 2009 at 02:57PM

FOR RELEASE | December 22, 2009

CONTACT | info@q8health.org

Cambridge, Massachusetts - In an effort to better achieve its objectives, the KHI hired the prestigious design firm Atrissi Design based in the Netherlands to redefine its identity. On December 22, 2009, KHI Chairman Nadeem Al-Duaij signs a landmark agreement with Tarek Atrissi, Founder and CEO of Atrissi Design, to redesign the KHI visual identity to enhance its impact as a leading nonprofit organization with the broad goal of promoting equitable health reform in Kuwait and the GCC region. 

The new identity is scheduled to be unveiled to the public in the Spring of 2010.

About Atrissi Design - Atrissi Design is a leading visual identity & design firm based in the Netherlands. It has collaborated with such entities as BBC, MTV, the Government of Qatar and other prestigious institutions throughout Europe, the Middle East and the United States. 

For more information, please visit www.atrissi.com

About Kuwait Health Initiative - The KHI is a leading nonprofit organization based on Kuwait that promotes equitable health reform strategies through research, education, practice development and strategic partnerships in the field of public health.

For more information, please visit www.q8health.org

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Tuesday
Dec222009

KHI member named Deputy Director of Kuwait's Chest Hospital

DateTuesday, December 22, 2009 at 01:00PM

FOR RELEASE | December 22, 2009

CONTACT | info@q8health.org

Kuwait City, Kuwait - KHI member Reem Al-Assousi, a medical doctor and public health expert, was recently named to the prestigious post of Deputy Director of the Chest Hospital in Kuwait's Al-Sabah Medical Area. The Chest Hospital is the country's sole comprehensive cardiovascular treatment facility that unites cardiac surgery and cardiology services. Reem's expertise in health policy and management and her prior administrative role at the Ministry of Health led to her nomination to this position.

Reem graduated from the Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine and completed a Master in Public Health at the American University of Beirut.

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