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Dr Syed Arif Hussain, International Organization for Migration, Libya

Dr. Syed Arif Hussain is a public health and health system professional with basic qualification in medicine and post-graduation in Public Health and Epidemiology, with about 25 years of experience in the field of public health with diverse set of disciplines that ranges from programmes to policy and strategic level advisory role. He has considerable contribution towards health response in humanitarian settings during emergencies and disasters.

Dr. Hussain is currently managing the migration health programme of IOM Libya on the health of migrants, IDPs and affected host communities, as Migration Health Coordinator. Part of this programme includes managing medical assistance for the migrants detained in the holding centers mainly for irregular migrants, beside other IOM assistance to the country.