Speakers

Dr Anne-Beatrice Kihara
FIGO President
Senior Lecturer
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Nairobi

Dr. Anne – Beatrice Kihara is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology where she has worked for the past 15 years. She has a Fellowship from East Central Southern African College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists in 2019 and completed her Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Nairobi in 1999. She practices as a Specialist Obstetrician Gynecologist in private and public hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya. Her career spans over 30 years certified in research capacity; policy formulation; grant writing; strategic planning; project management; guideline development and advocacy. She has been the external examiner of the postgraduate and undergraduate students at Moi University, College of Health Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya. Her activities include moderation of final year examinations, conduct of clinical examinations, review and grading of student thesis and submission of reports on their academic performance since 2019. Additionally, she is a member of the following committees since 2017: FIGO-Pregnancy and non – communicable disease and she has publications, conduct capacity building and has made presentations at Congresses. At the University of Nairobi she has engaged in curriculum development; examinations; disciplinary, welfare and mentorship committees. She has over 70 peer reviewed publications; 37 abstracts; 7 editorials publications; 2 referred books; 1 referred book chapter and proceedings; 6 manuals and training packages and 7 guidelines and standard operating procedures and 38 position and discussion papers shared Internationally, regionally and locally in countries namely: Norway, Italy, Switzerland, UK, United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria and Israel.