Professor Horace Fletcher is a distinguished physician and academic specializing in Obstetrics and Gynaecology He was born in St. Elizabeth and educated at Cornwall College. Having earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Natural Sciences, he went on to obtain a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree and the Doctor of Medicine (DM) in Obstetrics and Gynecology from The University of the West Indies After completing his medical training and gaining practical experience in Trinidad and Jamaica, he joined the University Hospital of the West Indies first as a Temporary Lecturer in 1989. He moved up quickly to Lecturer in 1991 and Senior Lecturer in 1997 and promoted to the rank of Professor in 2005. He has served as the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The UWI where he combines medical practice with research and teaching. His ground-breaking research has transformed maternal healthcare. This includes the pioneering use of misoprostol (a drug originally used to treat peptic ulcers) to safely and cost-effectively induce labour. This treatment has been used internationally and is considered more cost effective and safer than previous methods. Professor Fletcher has also led studies that significantly reduced complications from pre-eclampsia (a serious pregnancy complication) and improved surgical management of uterine fibroids. Professor Fletcher has served as a consultant to the Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation and the Pan-American Health Organisation, and has held leadership roles in several professional organizations including the Jamaican Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (West Indies Section). For his exceptional contributions to medicine, he was awarded the Gold Musgrave Medal by the Institute of Jamaica in 2012.