Engy El-Ghitany is the vice-dean of the High Institute of Public Health (HIPH), Alexandria University, Egypt for community service and environmental development. Formerly, she was the head of the Tropical Health department. After her medical graduation, she worked for HIPH and subsequently specialised in tropical and public health. She has got a “Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene” from the London school of hygiene and tropical medicine and a diploma in Vaccinology from Pasteur Institute, Paris. She successfully attended many courses and workshops in London, Liverpool, Thailand and other places. She was the principal investigator of four projects for seven years. She also runs her private clinic for infectious diseases and tropical and travel medicine. She has many publications in reputable journals and has got the Alexandria University award for scientific promotion in the medical field in 2017. Her research focuses on the following axes: 1) Liver diseases particularly hepatitis C virus control; 2) Development of surveillance systems, prediction models and cost-effectiveness; 3) Travel medicine; 4) Health determinants and their control; 5) Disaster and Refugees Health; 6) Emerging Diseases and public health preparedness.