Professor Rose McGready has spent three decades providing health services to displaced people in the border region between Thailand and Myanmar.
Arriving as a young doctor, Rose discovered that refugees who had fled persecution in Myanmar had difficulty accessing medical assistance in Thailand. In response, Rose established training for local staff to focus on services for expectant mothers and in the critical period of childbirth. Over the past 31 years, she has built a network of locally run clinics and out-patient services which have saved thousands of lives.
Rose’s research has also led to new treatments being developed to tackle maternal malaria. Her findings have been adopted by the World Health Organisation as the global standard for combatting the disease, helping to treat millions of women around the world.
Rose’s commitment, compassion and clinical expertise provide life-saving aid to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.