Fowzi Elamin

Senior public health leader and physician with over 25 years of experience across healthcare operations management, health promotion policy, primary healthcare systems, academic leadership, and workforce development. Demonstrated track record managing primary healthcare networks serving 180,000+ population, designing national-level health promotion policies and standards, leading large-scale vaccination campaigns, and building academic programmes in health promotion and community health. Combines a European postgraduate education (University of Southern Denmark) with doctoral research, extensive field leadership in Sudan's Ministry of Health, and 13+ years of university-level teaching and academic quality assurance at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.

Fluent in Arabic and English. Experienced in multi-stakeholder environments, inter-sectoral collaboration, and evidence-based programme design and evaluation.

Assistant Professor — Health Promotion and Health Education at Umm Al-Qura University (2012-12 – 2026-08)

• Led teaching in health promotion, community health, health communication, behavioural change, epidemiology, and research methodology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Contributed to NCAAA accreditation, academic quality assurance, KPI development, curriculum design, learning outcomes assessment, and programme evaluation
• Supervised 20+ undergraduate research projects; active member of academic governance committees
• 26 peer-reviewed publications across epidemiology, health promotion, community health, COVID-19, MERS-CoV, vaccination, and environmental health

Deputy Director — Health Promotion Directorate at Khartoum State Ministry of Health (2012-01 – 2012-10)

• Designed the Khartoum State Health Promotion Policy — a state-level strategic framework governing all health promotion activities
• Developed national standards for Health Promoting Schools, Hospitals, Clinics, Workplaces, and Cities
• Designed the Health Promoting Cities guidelines for Khartoum State
• Represented Khartoum State on the Federal Committee to develop the national health information system, guidelines, and training modules
• Developed the Federal Health Promotion Training Course in cooperation with the Continuous Professional Training Institute
• Chaired the committee applying the Health Promoting School initiative in 14 schools in cooperation with GOAL organisation
• Led the Anti-Tobacco Campaign: edited the state anti-tobacco book, chaired the Anti-Tobacco Day committee
• Served as reporter for the Community Champions Initiative in Khartoum State in cooperation with a UK-based Sudan consultancy group

Health Services General Director / Health Area Team Leader / Health Promotion Dept Director at Khartoum State Ministry of Health (2000-09 – 2011-12)

• Managed 12 primary healthcare centres serving approximately 180,000 population across Elisaylat, Umdurman, Karari, and Jabal Awlia localities
• Supervised approximately 85 healthcare professionals and administrative staff
• Led and supervised 20+ Polio Vaccination Campaigns at locality level; supervised 40+ campaigns at local level; led 10+ state-level media campaigns on poliomyelitis
• Developed health facility supervision frameworks and master sheets (2002, 2011)
• Project Manager for Health System Improvement, Jabal Awlia Locality
• Chaired the health facility administration software committee
• Conducted Cervical Cancer Screening guidelines training for health facility staff
• Conducted WHO Nutrition package training for nutritionists at health facility and local level
• Developed Health Promoter Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Prepared and facilitated health promotion papers at annual NGO meetings, Khartoum State
• Led traditional healer health promotion courses and community outreach programmes

Lecturer & Course Coordinator — Health Promotion at Federal Public Health Institute (Sudan Federal Ministry of Health) (2009-01 – 2012-12)

• Main instructor and coordinator for Health Promotion in MPH (3 cohorts), Disaster Management (1 cohort), and Family Medicine (1 cohort) programmes
• Developed and reviewed the Health Promotion curriculum; contributed to full Public Health Institute curriculum accreditation
• Member of the committee to develop community-oriented medical education

Accredited Trainer — Health Education and Health Promotion at Federal Ministry of Health, Continuous Professional Development Centre (2011-01 – 2012-12)

• Conducted health promotion training for medical staff and management at hospital level, Khartoum State
• Conducted health promotion courses for medical staff, pharmacists, and health officers across 5 states via video conferencing

Lecturer — Public Health and Community Medicine at Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences and Technology (2008-01 – 2012-12)

Resident Physician — Nephrology at Khartoum University Hospital (2000-01 – 2001-12)

Medical Officer at Bahr Elchabal State Ministry of Health (1999-10 – 1999-12)

House Officer (Internship) at Wad Madani Teaching Hospital & Meroe Teaching Hospital (1998-02 – 1999-09)

PhD in Community Health – University of Gezira (2017-01)

MSc in Public Health Promotion – University of Southern Denmark (2008-01)

MBBS – University of Juba (1998-01)