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Dr Hannah Nazri is a clinician scientist, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate working to advance equitable healthcare and policy change. She trained in medicine at the University of Bristol, completing an intercalated BSc in Medical Physics and Bioengineering at University College London, before undertaking an MSc in Clinical Embryology and a DPhil at the University of Oxford. She subsequently served for three years as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Warwick, combining clinical practice with academic research.

From January to July 2026, Dr Nazri undertook a research sabbatical as an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University Malaysia, supported by the Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust Travelling Fellowship, the Royal Society of Medicine Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship, and the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy Research Grant. In August 2026, she began a Master of Public Health in Health Policy at Harvard University.

Her clinical, research, and policy interests centre on neglected areas of women’s health, particularly endometriosis and harmful practices including female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Her work spans frontline clinical care, scientific research, grassroots advocacy, and global health policy, with a focus on translating evidence into meaningful and systemic change.

Dr Nazri holds several leadership and advisory roles, including Director of Malaysian Doctors for Women and Children; Member of the Youth and Children’s Rights Committee of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM); Core Member of the UNFPA Malaysia FGM/C Partnerships Committee; Advisory Board Member of the Asia Network to End FGM/C; Secretary of the Boston Congress of Public Health; and Early Career Ambassador for the World Endometriosis Society. She has collaborated with organisations including the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, Equality Now, International Planned Parenthood, and the Orchid Project, and has advocated on international platforms including the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and the UN Human Rights Council.

Her work has been recognised through honours including an Associate Fellowship of the Royal Commonwealth Society (2015), selection as a finalist for the Women of the Future Awards UK (2020), an invitation to His Majesty The King’s Garden Party (2024), and one of the two finalists of the Tatler Malaysia Front and Female Social Impact Award (2026).

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Upcoming Events

Speaking Engagements

General

Oct 2024: Speaker on the "Comparative Analysis of Abortion Rights in Malaysia and the UK" for "Reproductive Rights Lecture Series" organised by the Boston Congress of Public Health.
Oct 2024: Speaker on the "Gaps in Maternity Protection and Care Work in Malaysia from a Healthcare Professional’s Perspective" to civil society organisations across Southeast Asia, organised by Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation, Martabat Untuk Semua (Dignity for All) and the Asia Monitor Resource Centre.
Aug 2024: Panellist for the British Malaysian Society’s panel discussion on how the lives of women in China and Malaysia have changed since 1995, following film screening of “Half of the Sky” (directed by Dr Shuyun Sun, for the 1995 UN’s 4th World Conference on Women, in Beijing, China).
Jul 2024: Alumni speaker for graduating students of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford.
Apr 2024: Lead discussant at for the 2024 Commonwealth Regional Asia/ Caribbean Conversation health justice breakout session (findings from this meeting fed into the 2024 UN Small Island Developing States International Conference, Antigua & Barbuda and the 2024 Commonwealth People’s Forum, Samoa).

Endometriosis, Gender Pain Gap, Period Stigma and Poverty

Aug 2025: Panellist for the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) at the launch of their report, “Towards a Dignified Menstruation for All: A Human Rights Imperative.”
May 2025: Speaker (first author oral presentation) on “FragPipe Reanalysis of Small Extracellular Vesicle Proteins in Endometriosis” and session co-chair for the "Biopsychosocial Considerations in Endometriosis" at the 16th World Congress on Endometriosis, Sydney, Australia.
Oct 2024: Speaker for St John’s College, University of Oxford’s Women’s Network on the "Gender Pain Gap and Endometriosis".
May 2024: First author poster presentation on "Small Extracellular Vesicle Proteins as Potential Biomarker of Endometriosis" at the International Small Extracellular Vesicles 2024 (ISEV2024), Melbourne, Australia.
May 2023: Speaker for the 2023 Federation of International Women's Association in London Women's Health Conference on navigating a gender-biased healthcare system.
Jul 2022: First author oral presentation on "Small Extracellular Vesicle Proteins as Potential Biomarker of Endometriosis" at the 38th European Society for Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy. Oral presentation was pre-selected for the Basic Science Award.
Mar 2021: First author oral presentation on "Peritoneal Fluid Small Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarker of Endometriosis" at the 14th World Congress on Endometriosis (Virtual).

End FGM/C and Bodily Autonomy

June 2026: Panellist for the session “Addressing harmful practices through legal reform and human rights monitoring: Intersections of CRC, CEDAW & UPR” at the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia on Children’s Rights (APPGM-CR) Symposium, Kuala Lumpur.
March 2026: Delivered an intervention on FGM/C and the medicalisation of the practice in Asia at the 61st Human Rights Council (Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary‑General on Violence Against Children), Geneva, Switzerland, on behalf of the Asia Network to End FGM/C (Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women).
February 2026: Panellist for the Zero Tolerance Day Webinar on "Ending Female Genital Mutilation: The Role of the Health Sector in Prevention, Care, and Accountability" organised by FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics), Orchid Project and IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students' Association).
November 2025: Speaker at the 2025 International Conference on Family Planning, Bogotá, Colombia on "Engaging healthcare professionals to end female genital mutilation/ cutting in Southeast Asia".
October 2025: Speaker and panellist for the Equality Now Side Event at 2025 FIGO World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa on the "Medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting in South and South East Asia", bringing together partners from Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Orchid Project, the Asia Network to End FGM/C, UNFPA in Asia and the Pacific, World Health Organization, FIGO, International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

Four panellists Prof Hrishikesh Pai (FIGO Trustee for Asia and Oceania), Prof Hassan Shehata (RCOG Senior Vice President), Dr Hannah Nazri, Anna af Ugglas (ICM Chief Executive) seated at a table during a conference session, with microphones in front of them. — CAPE TOWN – 8th Oct 2025. From left to right: Prof Hrishikesh Pai (FIGO Trustee for Asia and Oceania), Prof Hassan Shehata (RCOG Senior Vice President), Dr Hannah Nazri, Anna af Ugglas (ICM Chief Executive) at the 2025 FIGO World Congress during the FGM/C panel discussion.

June 2025: Panellist for the Global Health stream discussion on "Strengthening alliances and building movements to End FGM/C: A call to action" and first author poster presentation on "Developing a Patient Information Leaflet on Female Genital Cutting/ Mutilation in Malaysia" at the RCOG World Congress, London, UK.
May 2025: Represented the Asia Network to End FGM/C during the "Addressing the Medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting in Asia" webinar organised by UNFPA Asia and the Pacific and UNICEF East Asia and Pacific.
Apr 2025: Panellist for “Understanding the Medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): Impacts, Challenges, and Solutions”, hosted by the Asia Network to End FGM/C and Equality Now.
Oct 2024: Speaker at the 2024 UNFPA-UNICEF Regional Partners Roundtable to End FGM/C in Southeast Asia.
Mar 2024: Panellist on the medicalisation of FGM in Asia at the 2024 United Nations' 68th CSW Parallel Event organised by the Asia Network to End FGM/C: "FGM/C in Asia: Evidence and Funding".
Mar 2024: Speaker on the medicalisation of FGM at the 2024 International Planned Parenthood Federation (Arab World Regional Office) and Mauritanian Association for the Promotion of Family International Workshop on "Exchanging Experiences and Learning on Quality of Care on FGM Survivors".

Interviews

Astro AWANI Malaysia: It’s About YouTH – Endometriosis and the Cost of Being Dismissed, 8th May 2026

The Future is Female: #IWD2024 – Gender Pain Gap: Women’s Pain Matters, Astro Awani, 10th March 2024

Broadcast graphic about the gender pain gap featuring a smiling woman next to text identifying Dr Hannah Nazri on the phone.

Majalah Nona (Malaysia), 22nd February 2021

“This Medical Doctor Earned a PhD from the University of Oxford & Is Always Passionate About Doing Charity Work”.

Bernama TV Malaysia ‘Tea with Tehmina’ Interview Episode 2: The Kalsom Movement, 7th July 2020

Berita Harian (Malaysia), 2011

A national newspaper article featuring The Kalsom Movement when I was the Director of Projek Kalsom Motivational Camp in 2011 and a third-year medical student at the University of Bristol. Title of article: “Students contribute to society during holiday”.