FIGO Women's Awards – past winners

The following people are all recipients of the FIGO Awards in Recognition of Women Obstetricians/Gynaecologists.

Presented at Congress 2021

Professor Anowara Begum Bangladesh
Dr Mekdes Daba Feyssa Ethiopia
Dr Laura Leonor Gil Urbano Colombia
Professor Kiyoko Kato Japan
Professor Asma Khalil UK
Dr Anne Kihara Kenya
Professor Alka Kriplani India
Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe Ireland
Dra Luz del Carmen Sanabria-Villegas Mexico
Professor Stalina Rafaela Santisteban Alba            Cuba
Dra Sophia Villata Delgado El Salvador
Professor Dr Woo Yin Ling Malaysia

Presented at Congress 2018

Associate Professor Audrone Arlauskiene  Lithuania 
Dr Taghreed Alhaidari  Iraq 
Dr Ivonne Diaz Yamal  Colombia 
Dr Maria Teresa Espinoza  Bolivia 
Dr Hadiza Galadanci  Nigeria 
Ass Professor Mahlet Yigereum Gebremariam        Ethiopia 
Professor Shahla Khatun  Bangladesh 
Professor Ounjai Kor-anantakul  Thailand 
Dr Josefina Lira-Plascencia  Mexico 
Emeritus Professor Aftab Munir  Pakistan 
Dr Nelly Mugo  Kenya 
Dr Wisal Nabag Sudan
Dr Amala Nazareth UAE
Professor Hextan Ngan  Hong Kong 
Professor Ky-Kyi Nyunt  Myanmar 
Dr Hiromi Obara  Japan 
Dr Eliana Ojeda  Peru 
Professor Luisa Obregon  Venezuela 
Dr Suchitra Pandit  India 
Dr Boon Nee Tang  Malaysia 
Professor Elsa Viora  Italy 

Presented at Congress 2015

Dr Safia Ahmed Sudan
Professor Tasneem Ashraf Pakistan
Dr Marie Bixo Sweden
Dra Estela Conselo  Uruguay
Professor Mary D’Alton United States of America
Professor Lynette Denny South Africa
Dr Noriko Fujita Japan
Dr Xiomara Gonzalez de Chirivella Venezuela
Magister Hilma Mery Leon Gamarra                          Peru
Professor Rosiane Mattar  Brazil 
Dr Desiree Mostajo Bolivia
Professor Nubia Muñoz Colombia
Professor Liliana Novac Romania
Dr Ramya Priyanwada Pathiraja  Sri Lanka
Professor Zahida Quereshi Kenya
Dr Swaraj Rajbhandari    Nepal
Dr Rebecca M Ramos Philippines
Professor Latifa Shamsuddin Bangladesh
Dr Mary Schramm Australia and New Zealand
Professor Wiboolphan Thitadilok Thailand
Professor Wing Mei Tsai Taiwan
Dr Ambay Woldemichael Geda Ethiopia 

Presented at Congress 2012

Professor Kohinoor Begum Bangladesh
Dr Sylvia Ayeley Deganus Ghana
Professor Kristina Gemzell Danielsson Sweden
Dr Vesna I Kesic Serbia, Montenegro and Republic of Srpska
Dra Blanca Rosa Manzano Ovies Cuba
Dra Técia Maria de Oliveira Maranhão Brazil
Dr Kamini Rao India
Dr Duria Abdellewahab Mohammed Rayis               Sudan
Dr Lucy Lopez Reyes Peru
Dr Sudha Sharma Nepal

Presented at Congress 2009

Professor Rowshan Ara Begum Bangladesh
Dr Ashrafunnessa Bangladesh
Professor Michelle Nisolle Belgium
Professor Marleen Temmerman Belgium
Professor Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge                      Brazil
Dr Sonia Aguila Setien Cuba
Dr Mulu Muleta Ethiopia
Dr Sadhana K Desai India
Professor Ruta Jolanta Nadisauskiene Lithuania 
Professor Khin-Htar-Yi Myanmar
Professor Sanu Maiyan Dali Nepal
Dr Eliette Valladares Nicaragua 
Dr Shereen Zulfiqar Bhutta Pakistan
Professor Modesta Ayala de Piris Paraguay
Dr Lucy del Carpio Ancaya Peru
Professor Lilia Pagtakhan-Luna Philippines
Professor Zephne M Van Der Spuy South Africa and by UK 
Dr Pilar Miranda Serrano Spain
Assoc Professor Orawan Kiriwat Thailand
Professor Rachida Sfar Kefi Tunisia
Professor Florence Mirembe Uganda 
Dr Jacqueline C Hill UK
Dr Judith Toro Merlo Venezuela

Presented at Congress 2006

Dr Brunilda Mersini Albania
Professor Liliane Voto Argentina
Professor Mariya Malinova Bulgaria
Dr Dhaifalah Ishraq Czech Republic
Associate Professor Jamiyah Hassan                       Malaysia
Professor Win Win Mya Myanmar
Dr Aderami Olabisi Aisien Nigeria
Dr Razia Koreo Pakistan
Professor Manuela Cristina Russu Romania
Dr Sayda Dardiry Sudan
Dr Esther Shih- Chu Ho Taiwan R.O.C.
Professor Saibua Chichareon Thailand
Professor Hela Chelli Tunisia
Dr Liliane Somogy Venezuela

Presented at Congress 2003

Anna Lydia P do Amaral Brazil
Eliza I Tiufektchieva Bulgaria
Mercedes Ruiz Flores Chile
Bilian Xiao China
Sonia Fabiola Pazmino Colombia
Elinor Catherine Hamlin Ethiopia
Usha B Saraiya India
Kok Ying Ng Malaysia
Mya M Thida Myanmar
Dibya Shree Mall Nepal
Olasurumbomi K Ogedenegbe Nigeria
Sadiqua Naeem Jafarey Pakistan
Nena Eng-Tan Philippines
Zenovia Florentina Pricop Romania
Chien-Dai Chiang Taiwan
Chuanchom Sakondhavat  Thailand
Saida Rekik Tunisia
Valentina Dashkevich Ukraine
Maria Ines-Mi Martinez Techera                                 Uruguay
Fanny V Fleitas Rodriguez Venezuela

Presented at Congress 2000

Corinne Devlin  Canada
Eneida Aguilera Vischi Chile
Maria Cecilia Arturo Rojas                                           Colombia
Ann Tabor Denmark
Outi Hovatta Finland
Mehroo D Hansotia India
Anna Maria Marconi Italy
Ikuko Moriyama Japan
Insaf Arafat Jordan
Akidi Lalobo Lore Kenya
Flordeliza M Baltazar Philippines
Gunilla Lindmark Sweden

Presented at Congress 1997

Syeda Firoza Begum Bangladesh
Luciane Maria Brito Oliveira Brazil
Violeta Dimitrova Bulgaria
Dorothy Shaw Canada
Sylvia M Segovia Chile
Maria Teresa Peralta Abello                                        Colombia
Zufan Lakew Ethiopia
Anna Ulla Kristiina Aittomaki Finland
Aliki Tserkezoglou Greece
Usha R Krishna India
Ann Ward Ireland
Vincenzina Bruni Italy
Mineko Fukushima Japan
Anita Caune Latvia
Nafisah Adeeb Malaysia
Elisabeth Jacoba Maria Van Erp The Netherlands
Luz Jefferson Peru
Corazon Almirante The Philippines
Sorina Policec Romania
Dinah Ekundayo Jarrett Sierra Leone
Yvonne Marjorie Salmon Singapore
Anna Bohacikova Slovak Republic
Mirjam Furuhjelm Sweden
Kobchitt Limpaphayom Thailand
Mamia Bornaz Tunisia
Luella Klein United States of America
Livia Escalona Venezuela
Cuong Duong Thi Cuong Vietnam