Dr. Fannie Kachale is the Director of Reproductive Health Services at the Ministry of Health in Malawi.  She is a Registered Nurse/Midwife with extensive experience in the health sector. Fannie has worked at both district and central hospitals in clinical and administrative positions. She is committed to improving sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents, women, men, and under-served populations. Fannie is a self-starter, who is innovative and is very passionate about reproductive health issues and is one of the champions of the Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (Health Centre by Phone) initiative. She holds a Master of Nursing Science Degree from the University of Namibia and a PhD in Inter-Professional Health Care Leadership Degree from Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi.