Diana Abou Abbas is the Executive Director of Marsa – Sexual Health Center – in Beirut, Lebanon. She has grown as a person and as a professional along with Marsa since 2011. She is a people aficionado and an activist for sexual and reproductive rights, LGBTIQ, and women’s rights. She strives for respect in a country where a fundamental right has become a challenge. Diana graduated from the Lebanese American University with a degree in Communication Arts, and has invested her passion for media and communication in Marsa’s awareness campaigns and promotional videos.
Marsa Sexual Health Center was launched in 2011 as a safe environment to promote sexual and reproductive health rights. The center provides comprehensive, sexual healthcare services with a multidisciplinary team in a safe, welcoming, accessible and friendly environment that is free of judgment and bias with a focus on women, vulnerable groups, and economically disadvantaged populations.
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