Period of being an adviser to BODHI: 1995 - present

History: John first met Susan and Colin in Hobart, 1994, after John's agent contacted us, following Colin's article "Overpopulation, overconsumption and economics" published in the Lancet earlier that year (link here). John was on a speaking tour to promote his book, known to most GPs, called The Pill. Colin and John have met several times since, in London. John contributed a guest editorial to BODHI Times in 2004.

Born in the part of central Africa now called Burrundi, John was so motivated by the harm of rapid human population growth that he dedicated his career to raising awareness, being appointed, first as medical director of the Margaret Pyke Centre (1978-2002) and then as founding professor of family planning and reproductive health University College London.

Contribution to BODHI: advice on family planning, population politics, especially in Africa, and the linking of concerns about population, social justice and human rights


Links:

BMJ confidential (2014 - open access): John Guillebaud: Passionate, perfectionist, persevering

UCL page

The stork is the bird of war: Reflections on the Rwandan genocide BODHI Times 2004, issue 26