Dr. Rafiq H. Husseini, is chief of staff, Office of the President of the Palestine Liberation Organization / the Palestinian National Authority, and former deputy director general for development and administration at the Welfare Association, Jerusalem and Amman. He is the author of four books and several scientific journals, reports, articles and presentations, primarily related to the health field. He was interviewed for the Palestine-Israel Journal by Gershon Baskin and Khaled Abu Aker.