Prof. Hadiza GALADANCI
Hadiza Galadanci is a Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at College of Health Sciences Bayero University Kano (BUK) and now the founding Director of AfricanCenter of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, BUK, Nigeria. She has established a research network and delivered over 20 studies with WHO, Mac Arthur Foundation, FIGO, MRC, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has trained and mentored over 600 medical students, residents, and postgraduate students and has published over 100 articles in peer reviewed journals. She has extensive experience in working and conducting projects with WHO, USAID, UNICEF, UNFPA and MNCH2. She is an inspiring model for women, particularly women clinical academics, being the first female obstetrician to be trained in the Kano region and has won multiple awards for her leading work in maternal health in Nigeria including FIGO Women Award 2018. She has served as a member in several initiatives and working groupsincluding the Steering Committee West Africa Health Organization for reduction of Maternal Mortality, AlignMNHand TETFund National Research Fund. Currently the Chair of the National Reproductive Health Working Group. She has a Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, a Masters in Reproductive Health and Sexual Health Research from University College London and a Diploma from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. A Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology United Kingdom.