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 2023

Professor Dr Ferdousi BegumBangladesh
Dr Lourdes CapitoPhilippines
Professor Mei-Jou ChenTaiwan
Dr Premitha DamodaranMalaysia
Professor Monia FerchiouTunisia
Professor Suad IsmailSudan
Dr Mabel Teresita MartinoArgentina
Dra Linda Marlene Valencia de Montes de Oca    Guatemala
Professor Mayumi Sugiura-OgasawaraJapan
Dr Idyoro OjukwuSouth Sudan
Dr Rishma PaiIndia
Dra Paola Iturralde Rosas PriegoMexico
Dr Nadia Al SawalhiUAE
Dr Maria Fernanda Escobar VidarteColombia
Dr Teresa Ramos de FerreiraParaguay
Dr Selamawit Ashagre WoubeteEthiopia

Presented at Congress 2021

Professor Anowara BegumBangladesh
Dr Mekdes Daba FeyssaEthiopia
Dr Laura Leonor Gil UrbanoColombia
Professor Kiyoko KatoJapan
Professor Asma KhalilUK
Dr Anne KiharaKenya
Professor Alka KriplaniIndia
Professor Fionnuala McAuliffeIreland
Dra Luz del Carmen Sanabria-VillegasMexico
Professor Stalina Rafaela Santisteban Alba           Cuba
Dra Sophia Villata DelgadoEl Salvador
Professor Dr Woo Yin LingMalaysia

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 NabagSudan
Dr Amala NazarethUAE
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 AhmedSudan
Professor Tasneem AshrafPakistan
Dr Marie BixoSweden
Dra Estela Conselo Uruguay
Professor Mary D’AltonUnited States of America
Professor Lynette DennySouth Africa
Dr Noriko FujitaJapan
Dr Xiomara Gonzalez de ChirivellaVenezuela
Magister Hilma Mery Leon Gamarra                         Peru
Professor Rosiane Mattar Brazil 
Dr Desiree MostajoBolivia
Professor Nubia MuñozColombia
Professor Liliana NovacRomania
Dr Ramya Priyanwada Pathiraja Sri Lanka
Professor Zahida QuereshiKenya
Dr Swaraj Rajbhandari   Nepal
Dr Rebecca M RamosPhilippines
Professor Latifa ShamsuddinBangladesh
Dr Mary SchrammAustralia and New Zealand
Professor Wiboolphan ThitadilokThailand
Professor Wing Mei TsaiTaiwan
Dr Ambay Woldemichael GedaEthiopia 

Presented at Congress 2012

Professor Kohinoor BegumBangladesh
Dr Sylvia Ayeley DeganusGhana
Professor Kristina Gemzell DanielssonSweden
Dr Vesna I KesicSerbia, Montenegro and Republic of Srpska
Dra Blanca Rosa Manzano OviesCuba
Dra Técia Maria de Oliveira MaranhãoBrazil
Dr Kamini RaoIndia
Dr Duria Abdellewahab Mohammed Rayis              Sudan
Dr Lucy Lopez ReyesPeru
Dr Sudha SharmaNepal

Presented at Congress 2009

Professor Rowshan Ara BegumBangladesh
Dr AshrafunnessaBangladesh
Professor Michelle NisolleBelgium
Professor Marleen TemmermanBelgium
Professor Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge                     Brazil
Dr Sonia Aguila SetienCuba
Dr Mulu MuletaEthiopia
Dr Sadhana K DesaiIndia
Professor Ruta Jolanta NadisauskieneLithuania 
Professor Khin-Htar-YiMyanmar
Professor Sanu Maiyan DaliNepal
Dr Eliette ValladaresNicaragua 
Dr Shereen Zulfiqar BhuttaPakistan
Professor Modesta Ayala de PirisParaguay
Dr Lucy del Carpio AncayaPeru
Professor Lilia Pagtakhan-LunaPhilippines
Professor Zephne M Van Der SpuySouth Africa and by UK 
Dr Pilar Miranda SerranoSpain
Assoc Professor Orawan KiriwatThailand
Professor Rachida Sfar KefiTunisia
Professor Florence MirembeUganda 
Dr Jacqueline C HillUK
Dr Judith Toro MerloVenezuela

Presented at Congress 2006

Dr Brunilda MersiniAlbania
Professor Liliane VotoArgentina
Professor Mariya MalinovaBulgaria
Dr Dhaifalah IshraqCzech Republic
Associate Professor Jamiyah Hassan                      Malaysia
Professor Win Win MyaMyanmar
Dr Aderami Olabisi AisienNigeria
Dr Razia KoreoPakistan
Professor Manuela Cristina RussuRomania
Dr Sayda DardirySudan
Dr Esther Shih- Chu HoTaiwan R.O.C.
Professor Saibua ChichareonThailand
Professor Hela ChelliTunisia
Dr Liliane SomogyVenezuela

Presented at Congress 2003

Anna Lydia P do AmaralBrazil
Eliza I TiufektchievaBulgaria
Mercedes Ruiz FloresChile
Bilian XiaoChina
Sonia Fabiola PazminoColombia
Elinor Catherine HamlinEthiopia
Usha B SaraiyaIndia
Kok Ying NgMalaysia
Mya M ThidaMyanmar
Dibya Shree MallNepal
Olasurumbomi K OgedenegbeNigeria
Sadiqua Naeem JafareyPakistan
Nena Eng-TanPhilippines
Zenovia Florentina PricopRomania
Chien-Dai ChiangTaiwan
Chuanchom Sakondhavat Thailand
Saida RekikTunisia
Valentina DashkevichUkraine
Maria Ines-Mi Martinez Techera                                Uruguay
Fanny V Fleitas RodriguezVenezuela

Presented at Congress 2000

Corinne Devlin Canada
Eneida Aguilera VischiChile
Maria Cecilia Arturo Rojas                                          Colombia
Ann TaborDenmark
Outi HovattaFinland
Mehroo D HansotiaIndia
Anna Maria MarconiItaly
Ikuko MoriyamaJapan
Insaf ArafatJordan
Akidi Lalobo LoreKenya
Flordeliza M BaltazarPhilippines
Gunilla LindmarkSweden

Presented at Congress 1997

Syeda Firoza BegumBangladesh
Luciane Maria Brito OliveiraBrazil
Violeta DimitrovaBulgaria
Dorothy ShawCanada
Sylvia M SegoviaChile
Maria Teresa Peralta Abello                                       Colombia
Zufan LakewEthiopia
Anna Ulla Kristiina AittomakiFinland
Aliki TserkezoglouGreece
Usha R KrishnaIndia
Ann WardIreland
Vincenzina BruniItaly
Mineko FukushimaJapan
Anita CauneLatvia
Nafisah AdeebMalaysia
Elisabeth Jacoba Maria Van ErpThe Netherlands
Luz JeffersonPeru
Corazon AlmiranteThe Philippines
Sorina PolicecRomania
Dinah Ekundayo JarrettSierra Leone
Yvonne Marjorie SalmonSingapore
Anna BohacikovaSlovak Republic
Mirjam FuruhjelmSweden
Kobchitt LimpaphayomThailand
Mamia BornazTunisia
Luella KleinUnited States of America
Livia EscalonaVenezuela
Cuong Duong Thi CuongVietnam