Jagdish Upadhyay, Board Member

Formerly with the UNFPA (22 years)

Over 40 years of experiences in global health and management. A lead voice for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, family planning and commodity security issues. Varied experiences and successes in leadership, resource mobilization, policy and advocacy, Government and donor relatIonships.

Spearheaded various new initiatives and global partnerships that successfully advanced UNFPA's mandate to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. Architect of the famous Maputo Plan of Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health (2006), the founding member of FP 2020 and the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition. INitiated and/or promoted various key concepts to strength-en SRHR globally such as Demographic Dividend and Reproductive Health Commodity Security (RHCS). I was appointed as the co-Secretariat together with UNICEF for the Commodity Commission established by the UN Secretary General for life saving maternal and child health. During my tenure international community and donors have provided impressive support to UNFPA mandate. For several years lead together with USAID Country Engagement Work of the FP 2020 to provide support to countries to advance their family planning programme by bringing more resources, technical support and advocacy.