Draft:Mairo Mandara
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Dr. Mairo Mandara is a Nigerian consultant obstetrician, gynecologist, public health specialist, and advocate for girl-child education and maternal health. She served as the first Nigeria Country Representative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from 2012 to 2018 and is the founder of Girl Child Concerns, a non-governmental organization focused on improving education and healthcare access for adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria. She has also served as the Chief Adviser and Coordinator on Sustainable Development, Partnerships, and Humanitarian Support to the Borno State Government.[1]
Early Life And Education
[edit]Mandara was born in Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria. She attended the University of Jos, where she obtained her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1985. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) in Zaria, becoming a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons in 1995. She later obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[2]
Career
[edit]Mandara began her medical career at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, where she practiced as a consultant obstetrician and lecturer. Her early research focused on obstetric fistula, maternal mortality, and adolescent reproductive health in rural communities across Northern Nigeria. From 2005 to 2010, Mandara served as the Country Adviser for Nigeria at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, managing grant portfolios directed at maternal health and family planning initiatives. She subsequently worked as a Health Systems Adviser for Columbia University's Earth Institute, supporting primary health systems strengthening in local government areas.[3]
In April 2012, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation appointed Mandara as its inaugural Country Representative to Nigeria. In this role, she managed the foundation's strategic investments in polio eradication, routine immunization, maternal health, and agricultural development until 2018. Following her tenure at the foundation, she served as a Senior Fellow at the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).
Advocacy And Public Policy
[edit]In 2003, Mandara founded Girl Child Concerns (GCC), a non-profit organization established to advocate for female education and reproductive rights in Northern Nigeria. GCC provides secondary education scholarships, mentorship programs, and vocational training for vulnerable and displaced girls, with a focus on retaining married adolescent girls in formal education.
In 2019, Mandara was appointed by Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum as Special Adviser and Coordinator for Sustainable Development, Partnerships, and Humanitarian Support. In this role, she coordinated international aid and reconstruction efforts in communities affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. In 2021, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Mandara to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), a 12-member panel providing strategic guidance on UN emergency humanitarian funding.[4]
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