Abdel
Hamid Afana
Rafah, Souwafir,
Palestine
( - )
Abdel Hamid Afana, is a Dr. Ph.D., graduated from University of Oslo. He
is the President of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture
Victims (IRCT), and Director of Training and Research Department at the
Gaza Community Mental
Health Programme. Dr. Afana is one of the scholars who believe that mental
health and human rights are inseparable and that mental health
professionals have a role in
community development and building bridges for peace through health. These
ideas where reflected in his clinical, community work and publications. He
is the founder of a
postgraduate diploma in Community Mental Health and Human Rights. Dr Afana
is doing his postgraduate studies at McGill University, Canada analyzing
culture, context and coping among refugees and immigrants in different
contexts.
He is a member of national, regional and international organisations and
professional bodies in fields related to health and human rights.
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