Lebanese scientist wins the L’Oréal-UNESCO prize in the field of science

Lebanese scientist, Professor Abla El Sebaei, won the “L’Oréal-UNESCO” prize for women scientists for the African region and Arab countries.

The news was announced by the United Nations News website, and the website indicated that Al-Sebaei is a professor of epidemiology at the School of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut. After the war. “

It also seeks to transform the way we view the right of older people to enjoy a full and meaningful life.

For her part, Professor El Sebaei said her work aims to understand the context and the factors that delay the deterioration of health as we age and to promote initiatives on the benefits we reap by living a longer life.

He added: “This award is a recognition of the efforts of all public health researchers who are working to make the world a better place for the elderly.”

It is worth mentioning that the “L’Oréal-UNESCO” award is awarded annually to women in the field of science to five distinguished scientists from different regions of Africa and the Arab countries, Latin America, North America, Asia and the Pacific and Europe .