WomenLift Health Announces Sia Nowrojee to Global Advisory Board

WomenLift Health is delighted to announce the appointment of Sia Nowrojee to its Global Advisory Board. Board members are selected for their recognized leadership, vision, integrity, expertise, and ability to represent the perspectives of women and men from across the global health and development community. As an alumna of the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey, Sia was selected as the inaugural representative for the alumnae community serving in this constituency Board seat.   

Sia is the Senior Director, Girls & Women Strategy at the United Nations Foundation. She has more than 30 years of experience in international and community development and previously served as the Senior Director, Global Community at Girl Up, a global leadership development initiative transforming a generation of girls to be a force for gender equality and social justice.  

“Sia will be a tremendous addition to WomenLift Health’s Global Advisory Board. She brings both her expertise in gender equality and community development. Sia also exemplifies WomenLift’s values and will provide unique insights as an alumna of our signature program, the Leadership Journey,” said President Amie Batson.   

Sia has a unique understanding of the cultural contexts in all three regions in which WomenLift currently operates. Navigating all the cultural, technical, political, and financial complexities related to improving global health requires not only great expertise, but also talented, tenacious, and insightful leaders able to draw on their own diverse experience. Sia brings all of this,” said Board Chair Geeta Rao Gupta. 

About WomenLift Health 

WomenLift Health is dedicated to expanding the power and influence of women in health and catalyzing systemic change to achieve gender equality in leadership, resulting in better health outcomes for all. WomenLift Health advances equality in health leadership through a range of actions at the individual, institutional, and societal levels. Over the course of the next decade, it will expand to serve women in 25 countries – employing a country-owned and country-led model where the strategy and interventions are led, designed, and executed by and with local partners.