Fekri is a member of the Global Health Policies and Systems Group in Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, working on a research project about the electronic Diseases Early Warning System with focus on epidemics during the humanitarian crises of Yemen particularly the recent cholera outbreak. Currently, he is working on a project to Strengthening Health System in Yemen in collaboration with GIZ - Yemen with IRIA-Akkon University. He coordinates a subgroup on Yemen case study part of theLancet