Mostafa Hunter

Mostafa is passionate about policy innovations to advance equity and integrity in healthcare systems and fight corruption. Originally an eye surgeon but made a career switch 15 years ago. Took the lead on the development of several innovative approaches, conceptual frameworks and guides in fields of governance and anticorruption and has been an advisor to several UN agencies.

Currently consultant to the UNDP on Anticorruption in the health sector. Previously senior advisor to the UNDP-Anticorruption and Integrity in Arab Countries Program and the Lead Author of UNDP Conceptual Framework for Corruption Risk Management at the Sectoral Level, where he took the lead on the implementation and capacity development in several countries. Was also consultant to the WHO Head Quarters for the development of a Decision-making Model to Strengthen the Stewardship Role of Member States to Engage the Private Sector for Universal Health Coverage and to WHO-EMRO on developing a Policy-maker Guide for Strengthening Accountability in Healthcare Systems. He is also the author of the Principles and Guidelines for Governance in Hospitals with CIPE.

Awarded the “2011 Rising Star of Corporate Governance” by the Yale School of Management and in 2012 Global Proxy Watch named him a Star. In 2016 awarded the Cairo University Faculty of Medicine Shield of Honor. Was part of the team awarded the World Bank Vice-presidential Unit Team Award of Excellence for 2016. In 2018 awarded the Honor of Outstanding Alumni from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Alumni Association of Egypt.