Koki Agarwal

Koki Agarwal is Director of USAID's flagship maternal, newborn and child health program (MCHIP). Dr. Agarwal is an internationally recognized expert in safe motherhood, reproductive health, and family planning policies and programs. Her expertise is in promoting policy dialogue and advocacy for policy reform; assessing quality of care and access to reproductive health programs; promoting health sector reform; and exploring operational policy barriers. Dr. Agarwal’s approach to policy and quality of care issues draws on her doctoral-level education in population studies and public health, clinical experience in pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology, and professional background in research methods and demographic analysis.