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Dr. Ghazna K. Siddiqui brings more than 15 years of experience working with academic, development organizations and international donor agencies to improve women’s health, maternal and newborn health, and pregnancy outcomes in emerging and developing countries. Dr. Siddiqui brings established authority to working effectively with and in the Government of United Kingdom, Pakistan and Lebanon including experience with the Maternal and Child Heaith Committee, the federal MNCH program, the Maternal Health Task Force, and the Planning Commission. Dr Siddiqui has direct experience in health systems strengthening, development of minimum care standards, and quality assurance as the Secretary General and Convener of the National Committee on Maternal Reproductive Child and Neonatal Health, she has worked to improve and expand minimum service delivery standards and packages for Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care. With more than 10 years of experience in supervisory roles, Dr. Siddiqui has managed and led many donor led maternal and child health projects for different Government bodies. Through technical assistance and coaching, she has the proven ability to animate technical rigor and quality in diverse teams such as building capacity at Greenstar, the Pakistan Nursing Council, and Pakistan's Federal MNCH program. Additionally, Dr. Siddiqui has strong implementation experience in behavior change communication at the community level and has worked extensively using mass media to empower women in maternal health in partnership with TV and Radio. Recently she launched and become the Chairperson of the Friends of the White Ribbon Alliance in South Asia, a platform dedicated to improvement of maternal health and patronised by Mrs Sarah Brown, wife of ex Prime Minister UK Gordon Brown and she has been working with the Canadian Government to induct the pledges made at the recent Muskoka initiative to improve maternal and child health in South Asia. Dr. Siddiqui has impeccable academic credentials with a PhD/MD from University College London and multiple publications to her name, and over four years as the Chair of the Liaison Committee for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). In her past role with the RCOG as Ambassador for Women’s Health, she directs a task force of 135 people to conceptualize and plan all aspects of a Maternal Health Strategy in the Middle East and North Africa, with a special emphasis on Pakistan. Dr. Siddiqui possesses excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills and has proven donor and government relationship management abilities.