The 25th edition of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference extends its sincere gratitude to the dedicated professionals who have generously contributed their time and expertise to the abstract review process. These reviewers have been instrumental in ensuring the high quality and relevance of the content presented at the conference. Their thoughtful evaluations and insightful feedback have been vital in selecting abstracts that represent the latest research, practices, and innovations in health promotion and education.
We are deeply thankful to the following reviewers for their unwavering commitment to advancing the field and for their invaluable contribution to the success of IUHPE 2025.
Shereena Khamis Almazrouei
Director, Health promotion and public health programs
Abu Dhabi Public Health Center
Lamia Channoufi
MD, DPH, OHP
Learn school
Rukmani Keshav
Associate
UCHICAGO TRUST
Innocent Ntaganira
WHO Retiree
Diane Levin-zamir
Full Professor
University of Haifa
Gaia Bertarelli
PhD Tenure Track Assistant Professor
University Ca Foscari of Venice
Rosalia Saimon
Senior Lecturer
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Majda Sebbani
PhD
School of medicine, Cadi Ayyad Univesrity
Louise Signal
Professor
University of Otago
Marco Akerman
Professor
Uiversity of SãoPaulo
Rouwida Elkhalil
PhD Candidate
institute of Public Health, UAEU
Tanveer Ahmed Mohamed Ishaque Yadgir
Academic Faculty and Researcher
Fatima College of Health Sciences
Viliami Kulikefu Puloka
Research fellow/Lecturer Pacific Public health
University of Otago, NZ
Fatma Mohamed Abdelkader Barakat
Public Health Researcher and Practitioner
American University in Cairo
Zufishan Alam
Assistant Professor
Handan Bin Mohammad Smart University
Houngnihin Roch Appolinaire
Head
Laboratory of applied medical anthropoloy (University of Abomey-Calavi)
Martín Zemel
PhD
FASTA University
Jonine Jancey
Academic
Curtin University
Bibi Sabeena Dowlut Toofanee
Dean of ICT Faculty/Senior Lecutrer
Université Des Mascareignes, Mauritius and Université de Limoges, France
Shingo Noi
Professor
Nippon Sport Science University
Rael Odengo
Health Equity Communications Lead
Walden University
Satish Melwani
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Monash University
Nazik Nurelhuda
Associate Professor
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
Ali Mohammad Almazyood
Consultant
Dubai Health Authority
Souheila Ali Hassan
Corporate Senior Health Education Officer
Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. - SEHA
Emma Heard
Senior Health Promotion Practitioner
Queensland Health
Sharifa Alblooshi
Assistant professor
Zayed University
Zsuzsa Rákosy
Associate Professor
University of Pécs
Altyn Aringazina
Professor
Almaty Management University AlmaU
Agaezi F Sonya
CEO
Charmony Foundation
Mahesh Bhatt
MD
MMBSHS Trust
Raihana Nadra Alkaff
Associate Professor
State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
Bhavna B Mukhopadhyay
Chief Executive
Voluntary Health Association of India
Priya Balasubramaniam
Director and Senior Public Health Scientist
Centre for Sustainable Innovations, Public Health Foundation of India
Hong Le
Doctor
University of Queensland
Chia-hsien Lin
Assistant professor
National Taiwan Normal University
James Chrispin Mushi
Medical Doctor
Sekou- Toure Regional Referral Hospital
Fu Li Chen
Professor
Fu Jen Catholic University
Aminata Grace Kobie
Tecnical Officer Health Promotion
World Health Organization
Sachi Tomokawa
Associate Professuer
Shinshu University
Hamze Gas Dahir
Associate Dean School of Public Health and Nutrition
Amoud Univesity
Chrysantus Onwurah
Lecturer
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
Nancepreet Kaur
Programme Manager
Voluntary Health Association of India
Ruth Mackenzie-stewart
Lecturer, Head of Major Health Promotion
La Trobe University
Odunayo Elijah
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Alabama
Ana Gherghel
Head of Scientific Affairs
IUHPE
Adolfo Martinez Valle
Head of Academic Unit
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Majid Ali Tahir
Health Education Officer
National Institute of Health
Maria Lopatina
PhD, MPH
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Konstantinos Tsoukas
Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Public and Community Health / University of West Attica
Julie Rostina
Executive Director
MPAI Foundation (YMPAI)
Ajeet Kumar Singh
Program Manager-Research
Immunization Technical Support Unit,Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,GOI,JSI India
Hans Elem Onya
Research Associate
University of Limpopo
Irine Zarnadze
Associated Professor
Tbilisi State Medical University
Rajnish Prasad
PhD Fellow
IIHMR University
Messaouda Belfakir
Phd Candidate
UAEU
Samuel Oluwasogo Dada
Nottingham Trent University
Basema Saddik
Professor and Director Center of Excellence for Public Health
University of Sharjah
Adil Mansouri
Doctor
Ministry of Health and Social Protection Morocco
Carmel Bouclaous
Associate Professor and Director of Student Affairs
Lebanese American University
Jhabindra Bhandari
Researcher
Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Laura J Kennedy
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dalhousie University
Jbilou, Jalila
Professor
Université de Moncton
Laston Gonah
Senior Lecturer
Walter Sisulu University
Paolo Contu
Professor
University of Cagliari
Lynne Kennedy
Professor Public Health
Qatar University
Isaac Owusu Mensah
Public Health Data Manager
Ghana Health Service
Maya Fakhfakh
MD, MScPH
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Patricia Taylor
Health Promotion Academic
Deakin University
Catherine Jenkins
Researcher
London South Bank University
Divya
Psychologist
Monash University
Janine Owens
Research Fellow
University of Manchester
Novita Intan Arovah
Professor
Faculty of Medicine, Universiats Negeri Yogyakarta
Rocio Macabena Perez
Doctor in Psychoeducation
University of Montreal
Rania Al Dweik
Associate Professor/Associate Dean
Abu Dhabi University
Larry K. Olsen
Retired
Graça S. Carvalho
Full Professor
University of Minho
Berger Dominique
PhD
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Letitia Del Fabbro
Lecturer
Griffith University
Jacqui
Head of Advocacy and Policy Impact
The George Institute for Global Health
Katharina Kovacs Burns
Senior Provincial Consultant and Academic
Alberta Health Services and University of Alberta
Anna Cooper-ryan
Head of Public Health
University of Salford
María De La Luz Arenas Monreal
Dra
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Mohammed Alkhaldi
Ass. Professor in Global Health and Scientific Lead of TGHN MENA Network
CUD, McGill, and Oxford Universities
Marie-claude Lamarre
Former Executive Director
IUHPE
Andrew
Associate Professor, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston School of Public Health-Austin
Andrea Teng
Senior Research Fellow
University of Otago
Paul Okyere
Senior Lecturer
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Laura Andrissi
MSC, PhD
National health sistem
Ilunga Mulaja Jean Paul
Director Executive
Equilibre International
Ebtisam
Professor
Alexandria University
Elpidoforos S. Soteriades
Associate Professor
Open University of Cyprus
Fatme Alanouti
Professor and director of the Metabolic Disorders Abu Dhabi Precision medicine virtual laboratory
Zayed University
Gade Waqa
Associate Professor and Head of C-POND Research Centre
Fiji National University
Gabriella Luongo
Senior Research Analyst
Health Canada
Michael Goodstadt
Senior Fellow & Adjunct Professor
University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Amerita Ravuvu
Policy and Planning Adviser, Non Communicable Disease Program
Pacific Community (SPC)
Maria Del Carmen Santos-ortiz
Professor/Health Educator/Psychologist/ Gerontologist
University of Puerto Rico
Navpreet
Assistant Professor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S.)
Richard Edwards
Adjunct Lecturer
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Lila Susana Cornejo
PhD
Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
Magdalena Wrzesińska
Head of Department of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Nancy Lysvet Flores-castillo
Dra.
Instituto Nacional de Geriatría
Jean Paul Laurent
Founder and CEO
UNSPOKEN SMILES
Tevhide Serra Gorpe
Professor
University of Sharjah
Hugo Mercer
Professor
Universidad Nacional de San Martín
Antony Morgan
Emeritus Professor
Glasgow Caledonian University
Hiram V. Arroyo
Professor
School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico
Efrelyn A. Iellamo
Faculty Member
University of the Philippines
Michael Obeng Brown
Research Associat
Nottingham Trent University
James Smith
Matthew Flinders Professor (Health and Social Equity)
Flinders University
Susie Sykes
Professor of Public Health and Health Promotion
London South Bank University
Anusha Sreejith
Assistant Professor of Demography
Gulf Medical University, Ajman
Serigne Ndame Dieng
Teacher - Researcher
Institute of Odontology and Stomatology - Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry - Cheikh Anta Diop University
James Woodall
Professor
Leeds Beckett University
Si Thu Win Tin
Deputy Director
The Pacific Community (SPC)
Shu-ti Chiou
President
Health and Sustainable Development Foundation
Edmund Agbeve
Youth Development Lead
Curious Minds
Ali Artaman
Assistant Professor
Zayed University
Yael Bar-zeev
Professor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem/Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Dr. Wafa Alnakhi
Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical and Surgical Training Center
University of Sharjah
Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil
Assistant Professor
Gulf Medical University
Sylvester W. Onyango Hayker
Doctor
The Technical University of Kenya
Khalid A Kheirallah
Professor of Public Health
Medical School of Jordan University of Science and Technology
Jayadevan Sreedharan
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Thumbay Institute of Population Health/College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University
Reetu
Research Associate
Postgraduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh
Carmel Williams
Director
Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation
Rasha Bayoumi
Associate Professor, Head of Research
University of Birmingham Dubai
Rahaf Ajaj
Assistant Professor of Envirnomental Health and Safety
Abu Dhabi University
Silvia Martinez Calvo
Profesora Consultante
Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública