Mahmood Al-Hamody

Mahmood Al-Hamody is a 6th-year medical student at Alexandria University in Egypt. Originally from Iraq, he is currently serving as the Vice-President for External Affairs in the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations. He is especially involved and interested in the intersection of health and human rights issues, including: migrants’ and refugees’ health, discrimination and inclusion, violence against healthcare, health equity and access to the right to health through training and non-formal education as well as advocacy and policy-making. Mahmood is also interested in public relations, graphic and web design, and the usage of social media and innovative tools in communicating human rights and health issues.