Senait Fisseha

thumb|Senait Fisseha attending the G20 Leaders' Summit Senait Fisseha from Ethopia is the founder of Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT). She serves as the Vice President of Global Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and as Chief Advisor to the Director-General of the World Health Organization. She is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and a faculty member at the Center for Reproductive Medicine at the University of Michigan. A specialist in reproductive endocrinology, Dr. Fisseha is internationally recognized for her advocacy in reproductive health and rights. Quotes Explore how our privilege, identity and power shape inequality and encourage students to tap into their humanity first and foremost when faced with decisions that can either widen or narrow those inequalities. Dr. Senait Fisseha comment on how she wanted to deliver at the Ryan Bioethicist Lecture I am deeply honored to join the extraordinary GH5050 Advisory Council that is guiding the work of a small but mighty GH5050 team working relentlessly to make gender equality the norm through evidence, action, and accountability. She commented when the Global Health 50/50 welcomes her to its Advisory Council I have always been a person who speaks up about things that matter. To me, what has always mattered in addition to patient care and research and teaching, is social justice. At Michigan, a university where social justice is core value, I was able to learn how much can be accomplished through collaboration with people in every corner of the university. Dr. Senait Fisseha shared her thoughts as she received the University of Michigan Bicentennial Alumni Award Professor Ryan’s course helped shape how I think about bioethics in my day-to-day work and the career path I’ve ultimately chosen to follow. The students at SIU are the future doctors and lawyers who will determine the landscape of health care and justice in our country. They will inevitably be faced with daily ethical quandaries that will have real impact on whether people live or die, whether they thrive or struggle. That is a tremendous amount of power. Dr. Senait Fisseha spoke about Professor Ryan’s course at Southern Illinois University External links Category:Physicians from Ethiopia Category:Women scientists from Ethiopia Category:Women academics from Ethiopia Category:Living people