Mohammed Fakhry

Mohammed Fakhry, MD, MPH(c) is a Rotary Peace Fellow (Class 23) at the Duke/UNC Rotary Peace Center and a second-year MPH student in Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Aden in Yemen. Trained as a physician, Mohammed focuses on improving health outcomes in humanitarian and resource-limited settings through rigorous evidence generation, ethical practice, and community partnership.

At Gillings, his work integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to inform policy and programs. With Tick-Borne Conditions United (TBCU) in rural North Carolina, he designed a clinician-focused Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey on Ehrlichiosis and Spotted Fever Rickettsioses, authored a white paper, and developed stakeholder-facing communications. He continues this work while also contributing to research on mental health for pregnant individuals in WIC settings in resource-limited contexts.

Mohammed previously served as a Health in Detention Officer with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, where he shaped health policies for detainees, strengthened service delivery, and supported the release of more than 1,000 conflict-related detainees through peace negotiations. He has also partnered with international NGOs to implement health initiatives that reinforced community resilience amid war.

His professional journey is grounded in evidence-based approaches to improving health outcomes in fragile settings. He is particularly focused on leveraging public health strategies to promote peace, strengthen systems under strain, and advance equity. Currently, he is expanding expertise in global mental health, maternal health, migrant health, and the equity dimensions of program implementation in resource-limited contexts.

He remains deeply committed to advancing positive peace and development, ensuring that his public health efforts contribute not only to better health outcomes but also to long-term stability, resilience, and social cohesion in communities affected by conflict and fragility.