Aziza Almarzooqi
Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
Summary
Programs specialist with over 13 years of experience in leading high-impact initiatives and strategic governance activities within Abu Dhabi's government sector. Expertise in stakeholder engagement, executive reporting, and cross-functional operations. Proven ability to support policy development, coordinate workshops, and manage events effectively. Recognized for exceptional organizational communication and the capacity to handle multiple priorities in dynamic environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Public Health Specialists
ABU DHABI PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER
Abu Dhabi
11.2019 - Current
Functional Roles:
• Senior Citizens & Residents Health Specialist ( 2019 – 2021 )
• School Health Specialist ( 2019 – 2025 )
• Certified Child Protection Program Specialist (2021 - Present)
• Specialist - Mental Wellbeing (2025 - Present)
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
- Develop awareness materials related to Elderly health issues.
- Prepare comprehensive Elderly Health benchmarks to promote the delivery of evidence-based health screening programs and integrated social support services for older adults.
- Develop communication and training materials related to School Health.
- Led Eat Right & Get Active program based on World Health Organization ( WHO ) health promoting school initiative
- Member of the Higher Committee for the Child Protection Program in the Healthcare sector in Emirates of Abu Dhabi
- Develop a mechanism for reporting cases of children abuse in hospitals of Emirates of Abu Dhabi with stakeholders
- Participated in COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, contributing to strengthening public health measures and limiting the spread of infection
- Led and managed the “Healthy Parenting Bridges” mental health awareness program for parents, promoting early recognition of psychological disorders among children and supporting community awareness on mental health and safe psychiatric medication practices
Maternal, Child & School Health Officer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ABU DHABI
Abu Dhabi
06.2012 - 10.2019
Key Contributions & Achievements:
- Develop communication and training materials related to Maternal & child health & School Health
- Participate in plan, implement and evaluate "Enaya program". focus in Maternal & child health initiatives ( New born screening, well child visit and congenital heart disease screaming)
- Member of Eat Right & Get Active program team
- Member of Continuous Medical Education Workshop Team
- Conducted WHO Z-Score Growth Chart workshop for private school nurses
- Delivered multiple awareness lectures on healthy nutrition and physical activity in collaboration with partners across the education and community sectors
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Abu Dhabi University
Bachelor of Health Education -
Higher Collague of Technologey
Skills
- Policies & Procedures
- Project Coordination
- Programs Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Events & Workshops Management
- Executive Reporting
- Committee Coordination
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operational Support
- Documentation & Reporting
- Community Engagement
- Leadership Support
- Program Operations
- Training Coordination
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Contributed the establishment of the first four specialized Child Protection Units across hospitals in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Lead developing the first Child Protection Policy and Procedures for the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi.
- Coordinated and delivered specialized Child Protection and reporting mechanism training programs for over 220 healthcare professionals.
- Supervised the implementation of Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs across more than 200 private schools yearly in Abu Dhabi.
- Led the implementation of the “Eat Right & Get Active” program across Abu Dhabi, engaging 478 schools and nurseries to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity.
- Successfully led and delivered large-scale awareness and training workshops for parents and the educational sector, reaching more than 10,000 participants and promoting mental health awareness, early detection, and preventive practices
Languages
Arabic
Native
English
Advanced
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
- Strategic Thinking & Innovation
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Leadership & Coordination Workshops
- Community Engagement & Awareness
- Integrated Social Services Systems
- Mental Health Facilitation
- Artificial Intelligence Foundations : Thinking Machines
- Leading Projects
- Project Managment for Creative Projects
Timeline
Public Health Specialists
ABU DHABI PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER
11.2019 - Current
Maternal, Child & School Health Officer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ABU DHABI
06.2012 - 10.2019
Master of Business Administration -
Abu Dhabi University
Bachelor of Health Education -
Higher Collague of Technologey