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Doreen Ramogola-Masire, MD

Dr. Doreen Ramogola-Masire, graduated with honors from the School of Medicine of the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. She then continued her training in Obstetrics and Gynecology first in the United Kingdom and then in the Republic of South Africa at the University of Cape Town, where she also pursued subspecialties in Perinatal Medicine and Cervical Cancer Prevention. Dr. Ramogola-Masire has a joint appointment at the University of Botswana and University of Pennsylvania. Her interest in point of care screening modalities are suited to low-resource settings, and she has extensive experience establishing and managing cervical cancer screening programs in Southern Africa. Since 2007, Dr. Ramogola-Masire has led the Women's Health Initiative of the Botswana–UPenn Partnership (BUP-a collaboration between Botswana government and universities of Botswana and Pennsylvania), through which she is supporting the government of Botswana to scale up cervical cancer prevention around the country as the lead country expert. Her training in Perinatal Medicine has made her a key participant in issues of HIV infected pregnant women. Dr. Ramogola-Masire co-directed the first PMTCT clinic in the Western Cape, South Africa. She has been involved in the Botswana national HIV guidelines and serves in the national HIV Specialist Panel. She was appointed the country director of BUP in 2009, supervising more than 100 faculty and staff in Botswana, and interacts extensively with senior personnel at the MOH, University of Botswana, CDC-Botswana, US Embassy and other developmental agencies in country in all matters relating to health. Her outstanding interpersonal skills, training, and great understanding of the local and regional needs, have turned her into a national and international leader in women's health.

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