Dr. Rita Karam, a Pharmacist with a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, is a Professor at the Lebanese University and holds key roles in healthcare governance as the Director of Quality Assurance of Pharmaceutical Products Program (QAPPP) and National Pharmacovigilance Program Coordinator. She is an active member of ISoP (International Society of Pharmacovigilance), and chairs the ISPOR-Arabic Network (The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcome Research). With more than one hundred scientific articles and reports, her contribution span various fields in healthcare, including Health Technology Assessment, Health Economics, and Pharmacovigilance. This extensive body of work establishes her as a significant figure in academia and public health.