Professional History: Dr Zied Mhirsi has worked in the Middle East and Africa with several NGOs and civil organizations, mostly focusing on strengthening health systems to combat HIV/AIDS and other serious diseases.

Zied is an influential radio show host at the Tunisian radio station, Express FM. He hosts a daily health show and a weekly one that brought the voices of the Tunisian blogosphere to the airwaves under the dictatorship. Since the revolution, he has worked extensively with international media, analyzing the post-revolution political situation, appearing on shows and helping them to produce news stories and documentaries. In March 2011, Zied co-founded Tunisia Live, the first Tunisian English-language news website, which is read by more than 100,000 visitors every month.

Academic and professional credentials: MD University of Tunis,
El Manar (2005) - Master of Public Health from the American University of Beirut where he was a scholar of the Arab Fund for Social Development
Master of Public Health from the University of Washington, where he was a Fulbright scholar.

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