Avni Amin

Avni Amin works at WHO’s Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research as the Unit Head of the Rights, Equality and Wellbeing throughout the Life Course Unit. Avni has been at the WHO for nearly 20 years and her primary focus has been on violence against women and gender equality. She has led implementation research to facilitate the uptake of WHO guidelines on responding to violence against women, and supported Ministries of Health in the translation and uptake of these guidelines. She has led the development of clinical guidelines for responding to child and adolescent sexual abuse, the RESPECT prevention framework, and is a lead author of the WHO global plan of action on strengthening health systems response to addressing interpersonal violence, in particular against women and girls and against children. Avni is a passionate feminist scientist with a fierce commitment to gender equality and women’s health. She has a PhD in International Health from the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health. She is originally from India and considers herself as a global citizen.