Roles

Omar Elahmer is one of the staff members at the department of Dental technology faculty of Medical Technology. I'm working as teaching staff since 1999-09-15. I teaches two subjects (Oral Microbiology and Infection Control), I have many publications in the field of Virology, Microbiology, Infection control and Immunology

Careers

Apr. 2015                   Promoted to Professorship “Faculty of Medical Technology”, Tripoli University, Libya

Jun 2013-present       Appointed IHR National focal point for Libya

May 2012                   Promoted to Associate Professor Faculty of Medical Technology, Tripoli University, Libya

Jan 2011- present      Director of Public Health Laboratories Department, National Centre for Disease Control

Feb. 2007                    Promoted to Assistant Professor “Faculty of Medical Technology”, Tripoli University, Libya

Sep. 1999                    Lecturer at the Faculty of Medical Technology, University of Tripoli, Libya

Research Interests

I have experience in conducting research in virous areas , Microbiology, Virology, Immunology and Infection Control, I supervised many  post graduate students  research. most of research conducted been published in International journals 

External Activities

1) I'm member of auditorial board of Libyan Journal of Medical Science 

2) As director of the Public Health Reference Laboratory (PHRL) at National Centre for Disease Control, my duties

and responsibilities were laboratory management building capacities; role in

 specification of the laboratory equipment to enhance detection capacities,

 training of laboratory personal and secure reagent supply and stock.

Communication with WHO country office and EMRO in various activities and assessment missions; activation of National Influenza Centre, strengthening  laboratory capacities according to IHR requirement , external quality assessment, Biorisk management, sequencing capabilities and other accomplished activities:

·         Recognition of PHRL as NIC involving in seasonal influenza surveillance

·         Participation in WHO External Quality Assessment program and recently for COVID-19.

·         Main core of COVID-19 testing capabilities during the pandemic and role in country COVID-19 laboratories diagnostic planning and utilizing the available  capacities in other sectors to expands diagnostic sites.

·         Working closely with surveillance rapid response teams

·         Building communication with other national health laboratories related to IHR capacities to exchange information and notification.

3) As National Focal point of International Health Regulation (2005), I supervise the process of conducting the Joint external evaluation (JEE) in very challengeable situation as country in crisis to monitoring and evaluation the IHR core capacities. A national action plan for health security (NAPHS) was developed.