Rachel Kiddell-Monroe

Professor of Practice

Rachel Kiddell-Monroe is a lawyer and an activist focusing on humanitarian assistance, access to medicines, global health, governance and global health ethics. After working for several years with grassroots and indigenous organisations in Indonesia, Rachel joined Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). She headed emergency humanitarian missions in Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. After acting as programme director for MSF Canada, she became MSF’s Regional Humanitarian Affairs Advisor for Latin America based in Central America. She led a project to develop humanitarian medical assistance programmes in indigenous communities. She went onto lead the MSF Access Campaign in Canada and is now a member of MSF International Board of Directors. Rachel is also former President of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and a Professor of Practice at McGill University. She lectures on international development and humanitarian action.