Dr Ishraga Awad
Chair of the Sudanese British Primary Care Association
The Sudanese British Primary Care Association (above)
aims to support its members (GPs and GP trainees of Sudanese origins) in their professional journeys.
MBBS (Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum – Sudan).
Family Medicine and Public Health Physician.
A UK trained and dually qualified physician in Public Health and Primary Care, I hold CCTs in both disciplines.
Masters of Public Health (Nottingham University – UK).
Certified in Population Mental Health and Wellbeing (Warwick University)
HCI certified health and life coach
Interested in wellbeing – physical, mental and spiritual.
Advocate for Lifestyle Medicine.
Passionate about an integrated public health and primary care pathway for population health.
Completed the RCGP’s GP Leadership in Obesity and Weight Management (GLOW) programme.
Interested in the prevention and management of obesity across the life course.
Leadership role for the health of vulnerable adults (new migrants/ disabilities/ mental health/ end of life care) during my Consultant in Public Health position in the UK.
Founder member of Sudan Health Consultancy group and the Sudan Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Faculty of Public Health (UK).
Founder of Public Health Africa (FPH, UK).
Family Medicine Trainer and RCGP Mentor.
Member of voluntary professional groups working to safeguard human rights, welfare and health of the Sudanese displaced populations and looking to create a vision for what the health system in Sudan could look like post war.