Prof. Rubina Sohail MBBS, FCPS, FRCOG Pakistan
Dr Rubina Sohail is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, medical educationist, with special interest in public health. Dr Rubina is a champion of sexual & reproductive rights. Received medical training at Allama Iqbal Medical College. Lahore, Pakistan. HOD, Services Institute of Medical Sciences & Consultant Hameed Latif Hospital. Facilitator Department of medical education CPSP, for over fifteen years. Convener of the longest standing postgraduate course of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in Pakistan from 1998 - to date. Research interests include maternal neonatal health, SRHR, contraception. Introduced SRHR in the curriculum for MCPS & FCPS exams. She has a long history of working with FIGO initially as member of team of FIGO “Save the Mothers” project and “Sexual & Reproductive Rights” project, and later as member and chair of FIGO Chair FIGO committee on Women Facing Crisis: Human Rights, Refugees and Violence Against Women. She is Pioneer of KMC in Pakistan, Past President SAFOG, VP Pakistan Menopause society, Member Executive, SOGP, member Board of Directors Ipas (2019 – 2021), member Board of Directors, Population innovation fund and family planning association of Pakistan (Rahnuma) She is currently Chair, Education Committee, SAFOMS 2021 to date. Wide experience of working with development partners, and government. Organized multiple national & international conferences. Widely published, including IJOG and The Lancet. Served in various capacities on the editorial board of journals. Author of books on “Status of Sexual & Reproductive Rights in the South Asian Region & Strategies to Achieve them,” and “Skills and protocols In Obstetrics & Gynaecology” She has been Member scientific committee, FIGO Congress 2015, Track lead – Sexual & reproductive rights: FIGO 2018, and deputy chair scientific committee, FIGO congress 2023 Awarded Young Gynaecologist Award by AOFOG in 1995, FRCOG adeundem, RCOG in 2019 and Distinguished Services Award, South Asian Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (SAFOG) 2023