Profile

Senior Consultant Paediatrician and Global Public Health Specialist with over 33 years of leadership experience across Nepal, Timor-Leste, Liberia, Uzbekistan, Ghana, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, advancing public health and development outcomes in diverse settings; Extensive expertise in health systems strengthening, maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), nutrition, immunization, health equity, and primary health care, with proven leadership in policy formulation, strategic planning, and implementation of large-scale public health programmes across Asia and Africa; Currently serves as Chairman of Sahaj Foundation Nepal, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health, education, livelihoods, and knowledge generation to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable and marginalized populations; Secretary of the Organization of Former International Professionals and Multilateral Organizations (FIPMO) Nepal, contributing to policy dialogue, professional engagement, and knowledge exchange; Project Service Chair, Rotary Club of Dillibazar, supporting community service initiatives and social development programs.

Experience

Chief of Health, UNICEF Pakistan Health Manager in UNICEF (Bangladesh, Ghana, Uzbekistan) Technical Director, Save the Children UK, Liberia Programme Leader, CARE International, Timor-Leste Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Nepal Medical College Medical Officer, Kanti Children’s Hospital

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