Nojus Saad

Dr. Nojus Saad is a multidisciplinary global health entrepreneur, diplomat and physician whose work has impacted over 16,500 youth and women through data-driven interventions in digital health, gender justice, and healthcare innovation. His eight years of expertise span policy reform, research, AI-driven healthcare solutions, and cross-sector partnerships that drive systemic change.

As the founder of Youth For Women Foundation, Dr. Saad pioneered 41 youth-centered initiatives across Iraq, India, and France, mobilizing US$ 80,000 in funding to scale digital and community-based SRHR and digital health interventions. His work has strengthened regional health systems by integrating evidence-based, tech-enhanced care models in humanitarian settings.

At the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Saad serves as technical advisor on adolescent health measurement, co-developing standardized indicators used by WHO, UNFPA, and the World Bank to improve policy accountability. Previously, as Vice Chair of WHO’s PMNCH, he shaped global frameworks for adolescent well-being and led multi-stakeholder coalitions, influencing over 20,000 young people to engage in youth health policies.

His leadership in the UN Major Group for Children and Youth facilitated regional consultations for over 350 youth stakeholders across 12 SWANA countries, embedding youth-led policy recommendations into international migration governance. At the Digital Transformations for Health Lab, he develops technical frameworks to guide national governments in establishing digital-first health systems and trains emerging healthcare professionals in designing and implementing these models.

An advisor to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, former UN Youth Champion for Disarmament and expert evaluator at MIT Solve, Dr. Saad’s work bridges diplomacy, technology, and public health, with a medical degree and executive training from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm School of Economics, he drives forward equitable, data-driven health solutions in low-resource and humanitarian settings.