UK 120 under 40

One of the winners of 2017 WiSET awards, has been announced as one of this year’s winners of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders by The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (part of John Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA). She has been promoting family planning since she was at medical school through activities including voluntary talks on sexual health at institutions including prisons, and developing a phone app and website giving information about contraception.

Kizanne James who is a student on the MSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care course within the faculty of Health Sciences, is one of only 40 young people worldwide to be honoured following a public vote. She received a $1,000 prize from the Gates Institute and attended special celebrations in the USA in September 2017.

From Dawn-Marie Walker