Professor Judith Hall, Head of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at the Cardiff University School of Medicine, has been named Welsh Woman of the Year.
She was presented with an award at a ceremony celebrating the achievements of inspiring women in Wales.
She is the third member of Cardiff University to win this prestigious award, following in the footsteps of Ann Taylor in 1999, who was also based in the Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care.
The Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff, an honorary professor and former Vice Dean of the School of Medicine also received the accolade.
Professor Hall, who was also nominated in the ‘Woman in the Community’ category, celebrated a win that recognised her work as the founder of ‘Mothers of Africa’, an educational charity set up in response to the maternal mortality figures in Sub-Saharan Africa.
‘Mothers in Africa’ is supported by the Welsh medical community, and sends teams of educationalists, teachers and clinicians from the School of Medicine and NHS Wales to teach in places like Benin, Togo, Ethiopia and Liberia.
Professor Hall, speaking after the ceremony, said ’’There are many others that make this possible. If I didn’t have a remarkable department of teachers and researchers in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, then I wouldn’t have the energy left for Mothers of Africa.
’’Cardiff University’s support for Africa in its 125th anniversary year was a really important thing to do.
“The University’s support for me has been unwavering. Without my many friends and husband Simon, Mothers of Africa simply wouldn’t have happened.’‘
The Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Awards is an annual event which has been running for the last 15 years and aims to promote the role of women in the workplace and in every sector of society.
