Dr. Wannous is a public health professional with PhD in International Health and Development from Tulane University, USA. She has over twenty years of experience in health emergencies preparedness and response and risk reduction, with focus on meeting the needs and improving the lives of vulnerable groups and strengthen the resilience of communities and systems. Dr. Wannous coordinated the implementation of the health components of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Science and Technology Partnership and Advisory Group at the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2017). She was the Senior Policy Advisor to the UN Special Envoy on Ebola response in West Africa (2014-2015) and to the UN System Influenza Coordination (2011-2015) leading strategic planning and technical support to countries’ preparedness and response interventions and building strategic partnerships, liaison and coordination with multiple stakeholders. Dr. Wannous Coordinate the initiative 'Toward a Safer World (TASW)- Capturing and Applying the Lessons of Pandemic Preparedness’ since 2011. Dr. Wannous is the Chair of the WFPHA Working Group on Health in Emergencies, Member of the Steering Committee of the Future Earth Knowledge Action Network on Health and the Scientific Committee of EcoHealth Alliance One Health project, and Vice President of Women in Global Health-Sweden Chapter.