Javid Abdelmoneim
British physician and television presenter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Javid Abdelmoneim (born c. 1979) is a British-born physician and television presenter. He is best known for his work with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF / Doctors without Borders) which has seen him respond to crises in Iraq (2009), Haiti (2010), South Sudan (2014), Sierra Leone (2014), Syria (2017–2018) and also aboard the Aquarius (2016), a search and rescue ship run in partnership between MSF and SOS Mediteranée.[1] Most recently, Abdelmoneim served as a Member of the Board of Trustees (2015–2021) and was also elected the youngest serving president and chair of the Board (2017–2021) for MSF UK.[2][3]
Javid Abdelmoneim | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Physician and television presenter |
Known for | Médecins Sans Frontières |
During his time in Sierra Leone in 2014,[4] he documented his experiences during the West Africa Ebola epidemic for the BAFTA,[5] Emmy & Grierson,[6] shortlisted Panorama film Ebola Frontline.[7] A film that was broadcast in more than 20 countries globally.[8][9]
Alongside active service with the NHS and MSF, Abdelmoneim fronted a number of critically acclaimed science and wellbeing programmes for the BBC,[10] Channel 4, HBO and the Al Jazeera network. His filmography includes, amongst others; Foreign Press Association Award, Best Science Story of the Year Winner Al Jazeera medical series The Cure [11] for his episode Operation Gaza (2016);[12] Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards shortlisted HBO documentary Ebola, The Doctors Story (2017);[13] BAFTA shortlisted [14] BBC Two documentary series No More Boys and Girls (2018)[15] and Royal Television Society (RTS) Scotland Award nominated [16] Channel 4 mini-series How to Stay Well (2018).[17]
Abdelmoneim is also an advocate for humanitarianism through the right to health through his public speaking and writing engagements including the BBC News (2014),[4] The Independent (2014),[18] TEDx (2015),[19] The Hippocratic Post (2017),[20] and DNDi's 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner (2018).[21]
Abdelmoneim was awarded the Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa, but subsequently returned the medal in protest against the hostile environment in healthcare towards migrants in the UK.[22]
In August 2021, Abdelmoneim was appointed a trustee of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.[23]