Saade Melki Bio
What can I say? I am the eldest of 4 siblings. I grew up in Melbourne and had a great education eventually completing a Bachelor of science and a Bachelor of biotechnology and cell biology at Latrobe. I went on to do some further research at RMIT school of global studies social science and planning.
It wasn’t easy to get there though. I struggled through 17 years of heroin addiction after the death of my father.
I was then challenged with late-stage cancer that was a result of medical negligence by the prison system.
I think that through my lived experience, I am able to enrich the already wise Yarra Drug and Health Forum with my unique, selfless and compassionate perspective when it concerns the world of inmates and drug users and their everyday struggles.
2 May
Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room – The Final Report
On Thursday the 27th of April 2023, the Yarra Drug and Health Forum hosted a lunch time event to discuss the Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room – The Final Report The independent review panel, chaired by John Ryan,…
31 May
Meet the YDHF Executive Committee – Saade Melki
We’d like to introduce you to Saade Melki. Saade joined the Yarra Drug & Health Forum Executive Committee in late 2021, as part of our lived experience representation.
