Up Close and Policy : Obstetric Fistula - Changes in Global Health Policy

About this seminar

Dr Sohier Elneil (UCLH) and Dr Lauri Romanzi (Harvard Medical School) will discuss their journey from clinical work in obstetric fistula to research and academic-policy engagement with the World Health Organization (WHO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

UCL Public Policy is committed to increasing the diversity and inclusivity of its activities. We encourage people from under-represented groups (BAME, LGBTQ+, a mature student, or disabled) to attend.

About the speakers

• Dr Sohier Elneil: Dr Elneil is a Consultant Urogynaecologist and Gynaecologist, based at University College Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) in London. It is one of her objectives to promote women’s health issues on a national and international scale, by encouraging dialogue between medical and paramedical experts, governments and international organisations.
• Dr Lauri Romanzi: Dr Romanzo is a Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and is a urogynaecologist who specialises in pelvic floor disorders in women. Dr Romanzi is the Project of Director of Fistula Care Plus, a fistula repair and prevention project from the USAID.