Dr Maha El Rabbat

Dr Maha El Rabbat is an Egyptian former Minister of Health and Population. She was one of the World Health Organization Director-General Special Envoys on COVID-19 and is a Professor of Public Health at Cairo University and a member of the AU Commission on Africa's COVID-19 response strategy.

With over 35 years' experience, Dr El Rabbat has held multiple high-level political, academic, and leadership positions. She has worked closely with national, regional, and international organisations as a public health expert on a wide range of health issues. She has particular experience working on health policies, system strengthening, and reform, particularly in lower and middle-income countries in fragile settings and among vulnerable groups for the progressive realisation of health equity and universal health coverage.