Samar ElFeky
Functional Title:
Regional Adviser for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health
Institution:
WHO - World Health Organization
Email Address:
elfekys@who.int
Phone Number:
+201227430099
Bio
Dr. Samar ElFeky is a Medical Doctor qualified in Public Health from University of Liverpool in UK and in Health System Research from Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Dr ElFeky has working experience in WHO/EMRO in health promotion and wellbeing, Health for Older People, social determinants of Health, integrating Health in All Policies (HiAP), health literacy and community engagement.
She participated actively in promoting and implementing healthy settings (Age-friendly cities, healthy cities, health promoting schools, healthy workplaces, healthy villages and healthy markets). She is leading monitoring and evaluation of Healthy Cities Programme in countries of the Region including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia and UAE.
In addition, Dr ElFeky participated in implementing Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan and Tunisia.
Dr ElFeky participated also in capacity building activities to integrate care for older people at PHC level using WHO ICOPE guidelines. She led the training of community health workers and development of relevant strategies in many countries of the region.
Dr. Samar ElFeky is a Medical Doctor qualified in Public Health from University of Liverpool in UK and in Health System Research from Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Dr ElFeky has working experience in WHO/EMRO in health promotion and wellbeing, Health for Older People, social determinants of Health, integrating Health in All Policies (HiAP), health literacy and community engagement.
She participated actively in promoting and implementing healthy settings (Age-friendly cities, healthy cities, health promoting schools, healthy workplaces, healthy villages and healthy markets). She is leading monitoring and evaluation of Healthy Cities Programme in countries of the Region including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia and UAE.
In addition, Dr ElFeky participated in implementing Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan and Tunisia.
Dr ElFeky participated also in capacity building activities to integrate care for older people at PHC level using WHO ICOPE guidelines. She led the training of community health workers and development of relevant strategies in many countries of the region.
Social
Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Public health, Urban governance for health and wellbeing, Healthy Settings (healthy cities, healthy villages, health promoting schools, healthy universities, healthy workplaces, Age-friendly cities, Community-based initiatives , Health literacy
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Programming
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Surgery | Cairo University | 1987-12-15 |
| MPH | University of Liverpool | 2016-06-08 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Research in Tobacco Control | 2017-08-09 |
| Health System Management | 2010-07-20 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy Cities Programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: concurrent progress and future prospects, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, EMHJ , 25 (7), 2019 | http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v25/07/EMHJ_2019_25_07_445_446.pdf?ua=1 | Author |
| Ethics in health practice and research: an EMR perspective, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, EMHJ , 22 ( 1), 2016 | http://www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-22-2016/volume-22-issue-1/ethics-in-health-practice-and-research-an-emr-perspective.html | Co-Author |
| Training modules on improving communication strategies to improve national nutrition programmes- WHO/EMRO | http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/dsa788.pdf | Author |
| Managing disaster risks in communities, a community-based approach to disaster risk reduction- Training manual for the trainers of cluster representatives and volunteers. WHO/EMRO/ PHC | http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/EMROPUB_2015_EN_1881.pdf?ua=1 | Co-Author |
| Prioritizing action on health inequities in cities: An evaluation of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in 15 cities from Asia and Africa, Journal Social Science and Medicine | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26456133 | Co-Author |
