In memory: Dr Alexander Kessler, co-founder of HRP ...Middle East

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Dr Alexander Kessler, the first director of HRP from 1972 to 1983, died on 30 December 2020 at the age of 89. Regretfully, but with gratitude for the working legacy left behind, the HRP community celebrates the life of this visionary scientist. Alexander, or Alex as he was known, earned his MD following studies at Harvard and Columbia Universities and his PhD. from Rockefeller University. After further work in the US Army, he was recruited to WHO, in 1966 leading the first Human Reproduction Unit with a mandate to advise Member States on family planning.This early work was critical in driving momentum and funding for a feasibility study Alex led in support of a special WHO research progr

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