Dr Hannah Nazri is a clinician scientist, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate committed to transforming lives through equitable healthcare and policy change. She trained in medicine at the University of Bristol, completing an intercalated BSc in Medical Physics & Bioengineering at University College London, before undertaking an MSc in Clinical Embryology and a DPhil at the University of Oxford. Over the past three years, she served as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Warwick, combining clinical practice with research.
This year, Dr Nazri is undertaking a research sabbatical as an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University Malaysia. This work is 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.
Her clinical and research interests focus on addressing neglected conditions such as endometriosis and ending harmful practices including female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). She works at the intersection of frontline clinical care, research, grassroots advocacy, and global health policy to drive meaningful and systemic change.
Dr Nazri holds several leadership roles, including Director of Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children; Core Member of the UNFPA Malaysia FGM/C Partnerships Committee; Advisory Board Member of the Asia Network to End FGM/C; President of the Boston Congress of Public Health; and Early Career Ambassador for the World Endometriosis Society. She has collaborated with organisations such as the Asian-Pacific Resource 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.
Her work has been recognised through honours including a Royal Commonwealth Society Associate Fellowship (2015), being named a finalist for the Women of the Future Award UK (2020), and an invitation to His Majesty the King’s Garden Party (2024).
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Speaking Engagements
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).
- Jul 2018: First author oral presentation on "Exosomes as a Biomarker for Endometriosis" at 34th European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.
End FGM/C and Bodily Autonomy
- 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).
- 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".
- Jul 2023: Lead discussant for the "Emerging Trends: Medicalization, Cross-border FGM/C, FGM/C Economics" at the FGM/C pre-conference at the 2023 Women Deliver, Kigali, Rwanda.
Interviews
Fearlessly Curious Podcast by Melissa Indot: S02E07 – Challenging Stereotypes and Breaking Barriers – Dr Hannah Nazri’s Inspiring Journey, 24th September 2024
The Future is Female: #IWD2024 – Gender Pain Gap: Women’s Pain Matters, Astro Awani, 10th March 2024
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”.
Mentions
South China Morning Post, 13th October 2025
Health Policy Watch, 9th October 2025
Ova Health, 25th August 2025
Equality Now, 18th August 2025
Ova Health, 14th August 2025
South China Morning Post, 5th August 2025
Free Malaysia Today, 1st August 2025
Bernama, 5th June 2025
The Free Press Journal, India, 19th June 2024
Ova Health, 24th January 2024
Ova Health, 20th March 2024
Ova Health, 15th January 2024
The Star Malaysia, 17th October 2023
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