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Advisory Committee

The World Association for Sexual Health

has three operating bodies:

The Advisory Committee is a consultative, supportive, decisive and supervising body whose fundamental role is to govern over the stability of WAS. 

  • The Advisory Committee (AC) consists of 19 elected members, the immediate Past President of WAS and the current Presidents of the Regional Federations.

  • The AC has the function to approve or deny any recommendation for membership made by the Executive Committee.

Elected Mebers

Elected Members

  • Armin Ariana (Australia)

  • Esther Corona-Vargas (México)

  • Bradley R. Daniels (South Africa)

  • Stefano Eleuteri (Italy)

  • Faysal El Kak (Lebanon)

  • Terry Humphreys (Canada)

  • Erick Janssen (Belgium)

  • Ons Kaabia (Tunisia)

  • Jeyarani Kamaraj (India)

  • Sharful Islam Khan (Bangladesh)

  • Eszter Kismödi (Switzerland)

  • Leiszle Lapping-Carr (USA)

  • Kristen Mark (USA)

  • Osmar Matsui (México)

  • Rosediani Muhamad (Malaysia)

  • Jean-Paul Ngueya (Cameroon)

  • Nic Rider (USA)

  • Tammary Rotich (Kenya)

  • Ana Yáñez-Otero (Spain)

Past Presidents

Past Presidents of WAS

  • Romano Forleo (Italy) (1978-1979)

  • Juan Luis Alvarez Gayou (México) (1979-1980) - Resigned in Sep 1980

  • Gilbert Tordjman (France) (Sep 1980 - Jun 1981) Acting President

  • Gilbert Tordjman (France) (1981-1985) 

  • Fernando Bianco (Venezuela) (1985-1989)

  • Alan Wabrek (United States) (1989-1993)

  • Rubén Hernández-Serrano (Venezuela) (1993-1997)

  • Eli Coleman (United States) (1997-2001)

  • Marc Ganem (France) (2001-2005)

  • Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles (México) (2005-2009)

  • Rosemary Coates (Australia) (2009-2012). Resigned in Sep 2012.

  • Kevan Wylie (United Kingdom) (Sept 2012 - Sep 2013). Acting President.

  • Kevan Wylie (United Kingdom) (2013 - 2017)

  • Pedro Nobre (Portugal) (2017-2021)

  • Elna Rudolph (South Africa) (2021-2025)

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