Welcome to Gaia Medical
Trustworthy health information written and reviewed by international medical doctors.

Our mission
We are building a platform that gives the citizens of Iraq and other Arabic-speaking countries access to trustworthy, useful and current health information and services, so that they may lead a healthier life, regardless of their gender, education, sexuality, religion, heritage, location and financial state.
We truly believe that free access to high-quality, trustworthy health education is a basic human right. It’s this belief that drives our passion, and allows us to strive towards helping make health education accessible for all.
Our work is guided by our four principles of trust:
Following Guidelines
We apply the principles of the NHS ‘Information Standard’ to our articles so we can maintain content quality.
Read our health information leaflets
We pride ourselves on the quality of our health information leaflets, and work hard to ensure that we make our information easy to understand, and enjoyable to read.
Although it is natural for everyone to go through times when they feel sad or unhappy for a few days, this does not always mean that they have depression…
Psychotherapy is a type of mental health treatment that usually revolves around talking…
Domestic violence, sometimes called domestic abuse, is abusive behaviour from…

Dr. Hana Ali | Founder & CEO

Eng. Salih Ali | Country Manager (Iraq)

Nicole Kovach | Business & Operations

Dr. Anne Burton | Medical Writer

Dr. Laura Alger | Medical Writer
Meet the team
We are a group of British, American and Iraqi business and medical professionals that are striving to create a trustworthy and accessible health education platform for people living in the MENA region.