Rachel Jewkes
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Rachel Jewkes | |
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| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Occupations | scientist, researcher |
| Organization | What Works to Prevent Violence Global Programme |
| Notable work | A UN-sponsored study coauthored by Jewkes on male violence against women in Asia |
Rachel Jewkes is executive scientist: research strategy in Office of the President and former unit director of the Gender and Health Unit of the South Africa Medical Research Council, based in Pretoria, South Africa.[1] She also serves as Director of the What Works to Prevent Violence Global Programme, as well as of the Secretary of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. She has been a member of the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence in South Africa and the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board [2] and the WHO's Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV-AIDS (STAC-HIV).[1] Jewkes studied medicine, receiving a master's in community medicine (MSc) and a doctorate in medicine (MD) from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London.[1] She is an honorary professor in the faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and is an A-rated researcher with the South African National Research Foundation.[3] Jewkes moved from England to South Africa in 1994.[4]
