PROFESSOR HADIZA S. GALADANCI

Professor Galadanci became a consultant in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in 1998 and in 2014 she became a Fellow of the Royal College (FRCOG) and also a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano. She also served as the Director Clinical Services of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital from 2010 to 2014. She was the pioneer Director of Center for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Bayero University Kano from 2015-2018. She is currently a Director of a World Bank supported Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy.

Professor Galadanci has published over 70 articles in her main areas of interest such as safe motherhood, cervical cancer and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). She has also attended many courses and conferences in Nigeria and abroad and served as an external examiner to several Nigerian Universities as well as West African College of Surgeons.

She is a member of the PMTCT National Task Team; Vice-President of the National Reproductive Health Working Group and Member of the West African Steering Committee on Reduction of Maternal Mortality. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees, West African College of Surgeons, Board of Trustees of Nigerian Medical Women’s Association and Chairman, Board of Trustees Engender health Nigeria. She is the first female consultant, first female gynaecologist and first female Professor of Medicine in Kano. Professor Galadanci is the first President of the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, Kano State Branch. She has served at various times as a consultant to development partners including UNICEF, UNFPA, MNCH2, PATH2, Pathfinder International, IHVN and COMPASS.

She has received various awards, including Distinguished Merit Award by the Wife of the Edo State Governor (July 2005), Merit Award by FEDWA (October 2008), REAGEM Award for Outstanding Capacity Building towards Health and Disease (2009). Paul Harrison’s Fellow Award (2009), KAMSA Merit Award (2010); Red Ribbon Award for Dedication and Outstanding Commitment to Combat HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (2010); Kano State Government Merit Award in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement/Contributions to the Government and People of Kano State, (1st October 2010). In 2017, she was awarded as the ALHERIN Kano during the 50th year anniversary of Kano State.