Dr. SAMEH EL-SAHARTY

Dr. SAMEH EL-SAHARTY

Senior Health Policy Advisor with over 40 years of global experience in health systems reform, financing, and public health strategy.

Current PositionMena HPF Members

Dr. El Saharty serves as a Senior Health Policy Advisor and Consultant at the World Bank in Washington, DC, where he worked for 25 years, most recently as Lead Health Policy Specialist.

Former Leadership & Professional Experience

Prior to joining the World Bank in 1999, he held senior roles with USAID, WHO, UNFPA, Harvard University, The American University in Cairo, and Pathfinder International. He also served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Health at Georgetown University.

He has worked across more than 30 countries in the MENA region, Africa, Asia, and the United States as a researcher, technical advisor, and international consultant on health systems strengthening, health insurance, and sector reform programs.

Areas of Expertise
  • Health Systems Reform
  • Health Policy & Management
  • Health Financing
  • Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Innovative Service Delivery Models
  • Public Health Strategy
Publications & Academic Contributions

Author of over 60 books, book chapters, peer-reviewed

 

Other News

Yemen Strengthens Outbreak Detection Through Field Epidemiology Training

Yemen Strengthens Outbreak Detection Through Field Epidemiology Training

August 20, 2026
In Aden and Mukalla, WHO and Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Populat
WHO Marks World Humanitarian Day, Calls for Protection of Health Workers in the Region

WHO Marks World Humanitarian Day, Calls for Protection of Health Workers in the Region

August 19, 2026
On World Humanitarian Day, WHO joined the global call for greater protection of
Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance Rollout Backed by New AFD Financing

Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance Rollout Backed by New AFD Financing

August 11, 2026
A new report traces the financing behind Egypt’s Universal Health Insuranc