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Shireen J Jejeebhoy Director
Aksha Centre for Equity and Wellbeing
sjejeebhoy@gmail.com
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Country of residence:
India
Gender: F
Member since: 1985 Membership No: 20493
Membership Type: regular
IUSSP Vice President
2018 -
2021 Council Member
2010 -
2013
Council liaison for:
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Field of Study: Demography, Population and Development, Public Health/ Epidemiology
Regional focus: South Asia
Curriculum Vitae:
Professional Summary:
Shireen Jejeebhoy has been working independently in the areas of adolescent health and development, gender based violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights since April 2016. Earlier, she was Senior Associate, Population Council, India (2002-March 2016); she led its work on young people, gender-based violence, and preventing unsafe abortion, was responsible for conducting the Youth in India study, India’s first sub-national study of youth, and trials assessing the feasibility of medication and surgical abortion provision by midlevel providers in India. During 1998-2002, she was Scientist in the Reproductive Health and Research Department, WHO (Geneva), focusing on adolescent health and development, quality of care, and other RH issues. She served on the IUSSP Council (2010-2013), and the Council of the Asian Population Association (2009-2010), was a member of scientific groups and panels of both organisations, and participated in and/or played a key role in organising various IUSSP and APA conferences and seminars. Publications:
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
Member of Editorial Board of the International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, and the Asia Pacific Journal of Population Member, Governing Board, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai IUSSP, Member, Council (2010-2013), Scientific Panel on Adolescent Life Course in Developing Countries (2003-2010) Asian Population Association: Chair, Nominations Committee, (2015), Chair, Scientific Group on Transitions to Adulthood (2014-2015), Council member (2009-2010) Member, Govt of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Technical Resource Group working on Adolescent Health Member, Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP); Population Association of America (PAA) |