Dr. Koki Agarwal named ACCESS Program Director
28 February 2005
Baltimore, Md. – Koki Agarwal, MD, DrPH was named
Director of the ACCESS Program at Jhpiego,
an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University. Agarwal will lead ACCESS, a $75 million
program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to
save the lives of mothers and newborns in developing countries. The ACCESS partnership
includes Save the Children, Constella Futures, the Academy for Educational Development,
the American College of Nurse-Midwives and IMA World Health.
"Dr. Agarwal brings strong experience, knowledge
and leadership to the ACCESS Program at Jhpiego," said Leslie Mancuso, CEO and
President of Jhpiego. "She is an internationally recognized expert in reproductive
health and family planning and will be instrumental in leading a strong team to
ensure improved outcomes for mothers and their newborns."
"Running a successful program that provides cutting-edge, innovative
services in maternal and newborn care globally is essential to reducing
mortality rates. I look forward to leading the ACCESS program and helping women
and their families around the world," said Agarwal.
Agarwal joins Jhpiego from The Futures Group International where
she has worked for the past 13 years. One of her most recent roles was Director of
the Center for International Health, one of the Centers of Excellence established
by Futures in 2002. She also served concurrently as Deputy Director of the USAID funded
POLICY Project. In this capacity, she was responsible for guiding
all reproductive health and maternal health activities of the POLICY
Project in over 35 countries while serving as the chair of the
Project's maternal health activities. Agarwal received her MPH
and DrPH (Department of Population Dynamics) from the School of
Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University, her DPH from the
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and her MB, BS, Bachelor of
Medicine and Surgery from the University of Delhi, India.
About ACCESS
The ACCESS Program is the U.S. Agency for International Development’s
global program to improve maternal and newborn health. The ACCESS Program works to expand
coverage, access and use of key maternal and newborn health services across a continuum
of care from the household to the hospital—with the aim of making quality health services
accessible for women and newborns.
Jhpiego implements the program in partnership with Save the
Children, Constella Futures, the Academy for Educational Development, the American
College of Nurse-Midwives and IMA World Health.
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