Mai al-Kaila
Palestinian doctor
Mai Salem Hanna al-Kaila (Arabic: مي سالم حنا الكيلة, romanized: Mayy Sālim Ḥannā al-Kaila; born 8 April 1955) is a Palestinian physician, diplomat and politician, and the first woman to hold the position of Minister of Health. She holds a PhD in public health and health administration. She chaired the Palestinian Medical Council in her capacity as health minister. She is also part of the Palestinian Authority headed by current prime minister Dr. Mohammad Mustafa.
Background
Mai al-Kaila was born in Jerusalem on 8 April 1955. She received her basic and preparatory education in the schools of Birzeit, and her secondary education at the Private College in Ramallah. She studied nursing at the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem. She studied medicine at the University of Granada in Spain and obtained a bachelor's degree from it, then she specialized in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the University of California, San Francisco in the United States of America and obtained a master's degree. She obtained her PhD in Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Chile.
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