Ammalife is delighted to have two former Secretaries of State for International Development as our Patrons, Rt. Hon. Clare Short and Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP. As of 2018 we are also excited to welcome Professor Alice Roberts as our third Ammalife Patron. All our Patrons welcome the essential work we’re doing to help mothers and babies survive and thrive. We are grateful that they are working as ambassadors for mothers in some of the poorest parts of the world.
Professor Arri, is a Professor of Gynaecology at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s Hospital where he leads a growing team of international researchers with a focus on miscarriage and global women’s health. His deep commitment to tackling inequalities in global women’s health care led him to set up Ammalife in 2006.
Chipiliro is a governance, public policy, and development management professional and has worked as an analyst, grant/project manager, researcher, communication expert, and lecturer. She has extensive experience influencing people, policies and decision-making processes and empowering communities to demand services. Her various roles have involved ensuring that policies and programmes aimed at improving the social, economic and political conditions of people are informed by research evidence. She has extensive knowledge of socio-political and economies issues on Malawi and UK.
Imran Pasha works in the Financial Sector. He has extensive knowledge of Pakistan as well as the UK and has supported other charities as they grow and take on financial responsibility for projects in the UK and overseas.
Peter’s experience is focused principally on education and healthcare, initially in UK, but later globally. He enjoys his role with the Birmingham Council of Faiths and the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) which provides him opportunities to spend time together with people of different faiths and learn how people from different backgrounds can live and work harmoniously together. He also has a strong passion for Scouting.