Speech Title: Heat Resilience and Safe Outdoor Play in UAE Children: A New Frontier for Community Health Promotion
Biography: Dr. Rabab Gad Abdelkader Hasabelnaby an Associate Professor of Community Health Nursing at the RAK College of Nursing, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU), United Arab Emirates, and at Mansoura University, Egypt. She earned her PhD in Community Health Nursing from Mansoura University in 2013, following an MSc in 2007 and a BSc in Nursing in 1999. With more than twenty years of academic, clinical, and research experience across Egypt, the UAE, and Nigeria, Dr. Rabab has built a distinguished career grounded in excellence, leadership, and a deep commitment to advancing community health.
Dr. Rabab’s scholarly contributions span community and public health, school health, nursing education, epidemiology, health promotion, and infection control, with recent work integrating machine learning and digital health into population health research. She has published extensively in high-impact international journals and serves as a reviewer for multiple scientific publications. Her research portfolio reflects both regional and global health priorities, including communicable disease prevention, maternal and child health, and innovative educational strategies.
