Country Ambassadors

Sherif Zaki
Dr Sherif Zaki

Dr. Sherif M. Zaki, Professor of Medical Mycology at Ain Shams University, Consultant mycology at Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. Email: On request
View the Fungal burden of disease in Egypt:

  • Zaki, S. M., & Denning, D. W. (2017). Serious fungal infections in Egypt.European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases,36, 971-974. Link
  • Ahmed, S. A., El-Sobky, T. A., de Hoog, S., Zaki, S. M., & Taha, M. (2023). A scoping review of mycetoma profile in Egypt: revisiting the global endemicity map.Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,117(1), 1-11. Link
  • Mushi, M. F., Zaki, S. M., Penney, R. O., Bamba, S., Kuate, M. P. N., Kasamba, E. L., … & Denning, D. W. (2023). Diagnostic options for pulmonary fungal diseases in Africa.ERJ Open Research,9(2). Link

Personal comment on the major needs in Egypt which GAFFI should be addressing:

  • Support epidemiological studies on fungal diseases,
  • Help in the application of the WHO essential diagnostic list for LMIC in health settings.
  • Increase the availability of antifungal drugs.

Links to key fungal/global health institutions in Egypt: None listed