Prof. Marleen Temmerman

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Marleen Temmerman, Professor Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Director Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University East Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya. AKU-UNESCO Chair on Youth Leadership in Science, Health, Gender and Education.

Prior: 1) Director, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva. 2) Founding Director, International Centre of Reproductive Health, Ghent University, Belgium 3) Elected Senator, Belgian Parliament: member Commission Social Affairs, Chair Commission Foreign Affairs. Vice-President, European Parliamentary Forum, Chair of the HIV/AIDS Advisory Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Strong academic and scientific background with over 600 publications and books on women, children, adolescents' health & rights (H-Index 102)
Member US National Academy of Medicine; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; African Academy of Sciences; Royal College Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award 2010, Moran of the Burning Spear awarded by President Kenyatta in 2019.