Quito, Ecuador
David Imbago-Jácome is a passionate Ecuadorian advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights, adolescent wellbeing, and youth participation. He currently serves as the Director of YIELD Hub, overseeing daily operations, staff management, and strategy development. He is also a member of the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Well-being.
During medical school, he served as the President of the National Association of Medical Students and as the General Assistant for the Americas Region within the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). During his time with IFMSA, collaborating with Ipas, he began his activism for reproductive rights, championing safe and legal abortion and actively working on capacity building for advocacy alongside his fellow medical students.
Following his graduation, David joined the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, where he engaged in high-level advocacy for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people. He has worked as a medical doctor, providing health care to indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest in remote and underserved areas, and as Technical Programs Officer at CORE Group, focusing on immunization projects, global health initiatives, communications, and business development.
David has been involved in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health through different leadership roles, including as a board member and chair of the Adolescent and Youth Constituency. His academic achievements include a Master’s in Public Health from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and an MD from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Quito.