Technical Advisory Group

The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) is made up of global experts in family planning research, program implementation, and policy. The TAG meets twice a year to review evidence and make recommendations on updating and implementing HIPs.

TAG members are selected based on the following criteria: recognized expertise in international family planning, good understanding of research methods and methodologies, good understanding of program implementation, ability to consider and review evidence from a wide range of subjects, ability to prioritize, and ability to provide an unbiased viewpoint.

View the roles and responsibilities of the TAG.

View details of prior TAG Meetings.

Dr Salma Anas

Salma Ibrahim Anas

Director, Family Health Services

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria

Sonja Caffe

Advisor, Adolescent Health

WHO Regional Office for the Americas (PAHO) 

Saswati Das

Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist

UNFPA

Mario Festin

Professor

University of the Philippines

Sarah Fox

Assistant Technical Director

Options Consultancy Services

Christine Galavotti

Senior Program Officer

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de León

Regional Reproductive Health Advisor

Pan American Health Organization

Jay Gribble

Former Senior Fellow & Deputy Project Director

Palladium

Karen Hardee

Founder

Hardee Associates

Ginette Hounkanrin

Senior Manager Health Systems and Services-SRHR

Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Caroline Kabiru

Head of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health and Rights

African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Angel Kharya

Angel Kharya

Gender and Social Behavior Change Specialist

GirlEffect

Dr. M. Yves Armand Mongbo, Senior Professional Officer for Maternal and Child Health at WAHO

Yves Mongbo

Senior Professional Officer, Maternal and Child Health

West African Health Organization (WAHO)

Maggwa Baker Ndugga

Former Technical Advisor

USAID

Gael O’Sullivan

Project Director

Georgetown University

Onikepe Owolabi

Onikepe Owolabi

Vice President for International Research

Guttmacher Institute

Medha Sharma

Founder and President

Visible Impact

Gamachis Shogo

Family Planning and Reproductive Health Commodity Security Technical Specialist

UNFPA Sierra Leone Country Office

Sara Stratton

Former Senior Technical Advisor

Palladium