Deena is an expert in public health with more than 25 years of experience in health policy and planning. She is passionate about improving health among populations through evidence and policy improvement. She had been working in close collaboration as a consultant and program planner with international organizations such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the MENA Health policy forum for many years. Deena holds an MSc. degree in Evidence-based health care from the University of Oxford and an MSc degree in nutritional sciences from Cornell University. She earned a BSc. degree in Chemistry from the University of Jordan.