Dr Arash Rashidian, Director, Science, Information and Dissemination
Dr Arash Rashidian, Director, Information, Evidence and Research
Professor Arash Rashidian (MD, PhD) is the Director of Science, Information and Dissemination at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Since 2015, he has led the WHO regional agenda on evidence-informed policy making, health information systems, digital health, research promotion and governance and knowledge sharing. His career in health policy research and health system development spans 25 years and several countries.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Rashidian led the research and knowledge management pillar of the WHO response management team in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. He is Vice-Chair of WHO’s Guideline Review Committee and Executive Editor of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean’s flagship publication.
Previous positions include: Professor of Health Policy and Deputy Chancellor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Islamic Republic of Iran; founding Director, National Institute of Health Research, Islamic Republic of Iran; Honorary Visiting Professor, Imperial College, London, UK; Honorary Professor, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran; Visiting Professor, School of Pharmacy, TUMS, Islamic Republic of Iran; methodological advisor, National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care (affiliated to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), UK; Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; Visiting Associate Professor, Aga Khan University, Pakistan and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Bangor University, UK. He has led the development of strategic policy documents, advised national health policy committees and health insurance organizations and co-authored over 200 academic papers.
