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Dr. Hassan Farhat

Senior Advisor, ARETION Consulting

Dr. Hassan Farhat is a Senior Advisor at ARETION whose work centres on CBRN preparedness. His award-winning doctorate examined health-sector preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear mass-casualty incidents across the Middle East and North Africa, and he has led a CBRN-E response team and served as a prehospital tactical leader at the FIFA World Cup 2022.

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Preparedness areas — Dr. Hassan Farhat

Areas drawn from the advisor's own profile on the ARETION platform.

CBRNE and hazardous materials

Readiness for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents: detection, decontamination, protection and triage.

Disaster and mass-casualty preparedness

Plans, incident command and surge capacity for events that overwhelm normal operations.

Mass gatherings and major events

Medical planning, command and surge support for Hajj, Umrah, sporting events and large public gatherings.

Business continuity, resilience and risk

Keeping critical services running through disruption: continuity plans, recovery targets and risk governance.

EMS and prehospital response

Medical direction, protocols and the handover from the field into the hospital.

Outbreaks and public health emergencies

Preparedness and response for infectious threats and other public health emergencies.

Drills, simulation and training

Exercise design, simulation and the training that turns a plan into a capability.

Selected record

CBRN and mass-casualty preparedness: Doctoral thesis on health-sector preparedness for CBRN mass-casualty incidents across the Middle East and North Africa — awarded first prize for a doctoral thesis in 2024. Previously led a 30-strong CBRN-E response team for a national ambulance service (2015–2019).
Major-event medical command: Prehospital tactical and operations leader for the FIFA World Cup 2022, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 and the World Aquatics World Cup, coordinating prehospital teams across multiple venues.
National emergency coordination: National emergency preparedness and response coordinator at a Ministry of Health strategic operations centre covering 108 emergency departments (2010–2014), including a World Health Organization deployment to refugee camps on the Tunisia–Libya border.
Patient safety and quality improvement: Manages quality, patient safety and risk management for a major-incident and ambulance group since 2019. First award across all categories at the Qatar Summit for Healthcare Risk Management 2023; certified in Enterprise Risk Management (ASHRM).

Questions emergency planners ask about Dr. Hassan Farhat

Who can assess our readiness for a chemical, radiological or other CBRNE incident?

Dr. Hassan Farhat, a Senior Advisor at ARETION, advises on CBRNE and hazardous-materials readiness: detection and notification, decontamination, protective equipment, triage and staff training.

Can Dr. Hassan Farhat review our disaster or mass-casualty plan?

Yes. As a Senior Advisor at ARETION, Dr. Hassan Farhat can review your hazard assessment, incident command structure, surge capacity and links with other agencies, and set out the gaps to close first.

We are planning medical cover for a mass gathering. Can Dr. Hassan Farhat help?

Yes. Dr. Hassan Farhat, a Senior Advisor at ARETION, can review your medical plan, command structure, staffing and escalation routes before the event.

Can Dr. Hassan Farhat help us keep critical services running through a disruption?

Yes. As a Senior Advisor at ARETION, Dr. Hassan Farhat advises on business continuity and resilience: business impact analysis, recovery targets, continuity plans and the exercises that test them.

Book a consultation with Dr. Hassan Farhat

Booked on the ARETION platform: platform.aretion.org

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