Samar Assousa

amar, Assousa - is the Senior Director for International Health Development at Health Partners International of Canada. Her focus is to develop strategic partnerships with Canadian healthcare professionals and non- governmental organizations, in order to collaborate on the provision of medicine and healthcare to impoverished communities in the developing world. She has a background in molecular biology and a graduate degree in cardiothoracic nursing. Prior to joining HPIC, Samar worked in clinical nursing, particularly in the field of cardiovascular surgery as well as in oncology/hematology. She has extensive teaching experience in clinical oncology. Since coming to HPIC, Samar has travelled to several projects overseas to evaluate the needs in medicine and health care.