Board Members


Ajey Bhardwaj

After working in the Pharmaceutical industry for more than a decade, he decided to pursue one of his life-goals of working in the field of Public Health. He also serves as a member on the board of the Health Information Systems Program (HISP)- India for initiatives related to capacity building in Health Management Information Systems in India and is a member of the National Technical Advisory board for setting up accreditation criteria for private Nursing/maternity homes in India.
Currently, working for several initiatives, he is also a member of the Technical Resource Group for oral health and HIV/AIDS in India, and is the founder board member of the South Asia Leadership Public Health Institute at the AVNI Health Foundation, India.
With his management background, he is involved with several initiatives that aim to build public health capacity in India and the region and has designed and conducted several workshops and capacity building programs. 

Dr Sheila Andrus

A PhD, she was the acting Director of the Sparkman centre for Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.



Board Of Advisors


Our resources (National & International) include academicians and technical personnel with advanced degrees in:

Public health, Social sciences, Medical sciences, Statistics, Information and telecommunication systems, Computer sciences, Media and Communication, Law, Management, Teaching, Graphic design, Economics and Health policy.


                   INTERNATIONAL                                       AREA OF WORK
Dr Sten Vermund Amos Christie Chair, Vanderbilt University - Institute of Global Health- Epidemiology , Pediatrics, HIV/AIDS
Dr Craig Wilson  Director, UAB - Sparkman center for Global Health. HIV/AIDS
Ms Sibylle Kristensen UAB - MCH, Public Health
Dr Sheila Andrus UAB - Sparkman centre- Environmental Health, International Health
Dr Jeffery Hill UAB - Dentistry
Dr (Mrs) Nidhi Kumar University of Boston , Family Practice
Mr Anurag Lal Boston , Software Professional
Dr K. Stewart Little Rock , Arkansas - Behavioral Science
Dr Brendan Bain University of the West Indies (UWI), Jamaica , Epidemiology, Health Education
Ms Pauline Bain Counselor, Teacher Educator
Ms Hope Ramsay UWI, Public Health & Nursing, HIV/AIDS
Dr Nancy Muturi Kansas State University, Communication
Ms Juliette Sutherland Trinidad & Tobago, Legal & Policy
Dr R Prabhu Trinidad & Tobago, Dentistry
Dr Shalini Singh UK , Public Health, Preventive Oncology
Dr K Hyder Bangladesh , Public Health, Tuberculosis
Mr Godfred Paul HelpAge Asia , Elderly & Public Health


                   NATIONAL                                       AREA OF WORK
Dr (Mrs) V Desai Public Health, Ex- EHO
Dr (Mrs) A. Karande Public Health, Ex-Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Mumbai Municipal Corporation
Dr (Mrs) T Sequeira Public Health, HIV/AIDS
Dr (Mrs) M Vajpayee Prof & Head Deptt. of Microbiology,AIIMS, Microbiolgy
Dr (Mrs) S Bhardwaj UNICEF - Public Health, Health Behavior, HIV/AIDS
Dr VijayBhasker Reddy HIV/AIDS - Healthcare, Physician
Dr C B Rao Principal, SDM Dental College Dentistry
Ms Seema Taneja Counselor, Teacher educator
Mr Vijay Verma Film, Theatre, TV serials
Ms I Ganesh Gender issue, Documentation, Counselor
Dr Nagesh Principal, RV Dental College,Dentistry
Dr D Daftary Oral cancer
Dr (Mrs)Duru Shah President-Federation of Obstetric and Gynecology, MCH
Dr D G Saple Prof & Head Dept of Dermatology,Grant Medical College - HIV/AIDS
Dr P K Verma University of Ranchi, Social work




Our Team


                   Name                                       Qualification
Dr (Mrs) V. Desai M.D. (Public Health),D.P.H. (Diploma in Public Health)
Dr (Mrs) T. Sequeira M.B.B.S, D.P.H
Dr Seema Patel M.D.(Preventive Social Medicine)
Dr Amruta Gujar  BAMS, MPH (Gen)
   
   
Mrs Manisha Prabhudesai M.Com
Ms. Dharika M.Com
Ms Sakshi  B.A. 
Ms Nisha  
Mr Ajey Bhardwaj B.Pharm, M.B.A


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