Roy Jacobstein

Roy Jacobstein is a pediatrician and renowned public health physician who has worked in reproductive health, family planning, child health, and public health services for over 30 years. Roy is currently a senior medical advisor for IntraHealth International but has also been a consultant for the US Agency for International Development, the Gates Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the World Bank, and Save the Children. His peer-reviewed papers address many topics including unmet need for family planning, long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptive methods, the fragility of sub-Saharan African health systems, and fostering change among providers in medical settings.