Curriculum Vitae

Tushar Kanti Ray

Contact Address: 216Manorama Estate, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar, Orissa,
India, Cell:+ 919437015605..

Profile: Result-oriented and highly dedicated to health system development and disease control; 25 years of experience project management, networking and advocacy skills, Public health, Health system strengthening, institutional and organisational development. Serving as an independent consultant to Stop TB Partnership, WHO, GFATM, World Bank, IUATLD/The Union, Euro Health Group, Liverpool Associates for Tropical Health, Global Health Advocates in the areas of TB control, ACSM and Health System Development. Country of work and consultancy experience: India, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Eritrea, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. Work Experience in Tuberculosis and health sector: (1994 Continuing) Dec 2009 March 2010 WHO Consultant to Global Fund Program (Temporary International Professional) WHO Bhutan. Responsibility: Providing technical assistance to the Principal Recipients of the Global fund and their Sub-recipient for better managing of project in supporting the national programmes to control TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria; Providing assistance in Monitoring & Implementation of the Global Funds supported projects in line with existing framework and plan; Providing suggestions/recommendations to improve the existing practices in managing the programmes to achieve the targets; January 2008 October 2009 Consultant to International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) for its Global Funds ACSM Technical Support to TB Control Program in Orissa India. (Committed for 50% work time). Responsibility: Providing Technical assistance in India TB control programme in the in the area of ACSM and increase community involvement in TB control and care. January 2006 December 2007: Country Advocacy Advisor, to ACTION, India (Committed for 50% work time) a project by Result Education Fund, USA working towards policy advocacy and social mobilization for Tuberculosis control. Achievement: Successfully mobilized the coal and steel sectors in DOTS expansion in India. April 1997 till Dec 2005:

National Advisor/ Project Coordinator, Danida Assisted Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (DANTB) in India, (Full time), Danida, Royal Danish Embassy, 11, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi, India: Responsibility and achievements : Successfully planned and implemented; Tuberculosis Control (DOTS) Program in 30 districts in the state of Orissa covering 39 million people in collaboration with Government of India and State of Orissa. Job includes capacity building of health system strengthening and training of health staff and collaboration with various international agencies, NGOs, medical schools, and industries towards DOTS adaption and expansion, implemented various community based model in TB control programme, organized National level training program on Health communication, provided technical assistance in production of web based IEC resource center and produced Health Communication Strategy for RNTCP India TB programme. Nov 1994 Mar 1997 : Program Officer, Danida Support unit for National Leprosy Elimination Program, A1/148, Safdurjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029. Responsibility: Integration of leprosy control program in primary health care system in Orissa. Work Experience in social and educational sector: (1982- 1994) Nov 1985 Nov 1994: Director, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Cuttack - 753 012, Orissa, India, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (Peoples Education center) a NGO sponsored by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India dedicated to the cause of literacy, vocational training and income generation of the poor. Responsibility: To lead a team of 30 professionals in planning and implementation of Adult education, vocational training and entrepreneurship development for working adult, women and unemployed youth. July 1984 Aug. 1985

Project Officer, MYRADA, Koraput, Orissa Project., MYRADA a NGO specializes in rehabilitation of Tibetan refugees and tribal populations in India. Responsibility: In-charge for developing tribal rehabilitation plan for Malkanagiri district in Orissa. July 1982 June 1984: Field Officer, Madhya-Pradesh Voluntary Health Association, Indore. Responsibility: Responsible for Organising training, related to the field of Community Health, for the member NGOs & developmental agencies and involved in promotion of rational use of drug. Consultancy Experience: 1. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: Annual monitoring Mission to Eritrea, November, 2009 2. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: Annual monitoring Mission to Nigeria, October, 2009 3. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: Annual monitoring Mission to Nepal, July, 2009

4. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership WHO: 1st term appraisal Mission to Thailand, February, 2009. 5. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership WHO: Appraisal mission to Zimbabwe, December, 2008. 6. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership WHO: Annual monitoring mission to Lesotho, October, 2008. 7. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: annual Monitoring Mission to Eritrea August, 2008. 8. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: Annual monitoring Mission to Uganda, May, 2008. 9. Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: 1st year Appraisal Mission to Ethiopia, April, 2008. 10.Consultant to International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) for its Global Funds ACSM Technical Support to Orissa TB Control Program in India. October 2007 December 2007 (committed for 6 weeks). 11.Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: Annual monitoring Mission to Nigeria November, 2007. 12.Consultant (Program Management Specialist) to Global Drug Facility, Stop TB Partnership, WHO: Annual Monitoring Mission to Tanzania, August, 2007. 13.Consultant to the Global Fund (GFATM) as representative to Joint Donor review of Second National Tuberculosis Control Program in India along with the members of World Bank, DFID and USAID, 28th May 8th June, 2007. 14.Consultancy/ technical assistance (July 2006 Apr 2008) to State Ministry of Health, Kano, Nigeria through PATHS, Nigeria in implementation of a five year Strategic Plan for TB control for Kano State,.(Contracted through LATH, Liverpool and Euro Health Group, Copenhagen); 15.World Bank Representative to Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM-Govt. of India and WHO sponsored) to Indias Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program/ DOTS (RNTCP) 2-17 October 2006. 16.Consultancy provided to PATHS, Nigeria in support of the production of a Five year Strategic Plan for TB control for Kano State, Nigeria. (Contracted through LATH, Liverpool and Euro Health Group, Copenhagen); Nov 2005 May 2006. 17.Consultancy provided to PATHS, Nigeria as Mission leader cum Institutional expert for Review of status of TB control program and plan to introduction of Community DOTS services to strengthen and expand TB control program in Kano State. (Contracted through LATH, Liverpool and Euro Health Group, Copenhagen), June 2005; 18.Member World Bank Technical mission on Institutional and Organizational analysis of Tuberculosis Control Program at national and state level as a part of pre-appraisal of World Bank supported RNTCP phase II Program in India. January 2005; 19.Member World Bank Evaluation and preparation mission for Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program phase II for Government of India to cover entire population of the country from 2005 till 2010. (September October, 2004); 20.Temporary Adviser to WHO (SEARO) towards developing training module on Leadership and Strategic Management in Tuberculosis control for SEAR countries(2001); Publication/Paper or poster presented/participated Operation Research study in TB- DOTS:

 A study on Annual Rate of Tuberculosis Infection in Orissa jointly with National TB institute Bangalore; published in International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lungs Disease. Health Seeking Behavior of tribal communities in Orissa for TB; Review of Urban DOTS strategy in Rourkela and Joda-Barbil; Evaluation of patient-provider Interaction meetings in RNTCP/DOTS; Development of Communication strategy for National Tuberculosis control program, India. Reaching the un-reached with TB services _ a challenge for DOTS in India, Poster presented at Global forum for Health research at Mumbai, September 2005. Decentralization as a strategy to address major challenges of DOTS services: Experience in Nigeria, Poster presented in 39th Union World Conference ion Lung Health, Paris, 2008. TB diagnosis as a catalyst for strengthening laboratory system in Nigeria. Paper presented in the Symposia, 39th Union World Conference ion Lung Health, Paris, 2008. Education: 1. Master of Arts (Sociology); 1984; 2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Development with specialization in Rural Health;(1982); 3. Bachelor of Science in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics; (1979); 4. Danida Overseas General Management Course. (1998); Special Training Obtained: 1. World Bank Global Course on Achieving Millennium Development Goals: Poverty Reduction, Reproductive health and Health Sector reform; (2005); 2. WHO Training for TB consultant on Monitoring and Review of National TB control program, by Stop TB department WHO, (2003); 3. Training in Institutional Development and Organizational Strengthening; (2001); 4. Training in Leadership and Strategic Management for National Tuberculosis Control managers of South Asian Countries; (1999); 5. Training in objective oriented project planning using Logical Framework Analysis; (1997); 6. Training in methodology of Rural Social Research and PRA techniques; (1989); Languages skills: English (Medium of Study) (Fair)

Oriya (Native)

Hindi (Fair)

Bengali

Personal profile: Date of birth: 9th April 1959, Sex: Male, Marital status: Married, Nationality: Indian Referees: 1. Dr. Bertie Squire, BSc, MB BS, Chair, MD, FRCP, Reader Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, OS-2-03, Pembroke Place, L3 5QA Telephone +44 (0)151 705 3101, Fax +44 (0)151 705 3770, E-mail: S.B.Squire@liverpool.ac.uk 2. Jens Seeberg, mag.art et PhD

Associate Professor Dep of Social Anthropology, University of Aarhus, Denmark, Phone +45 8942 4669, Fax +45 8942 4655, Mobile +45 28556728, E-mail:jseeberg@hum.au.dk 3. Dr. Nevin C. Wilson, Director, South East Asia Office, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), C-6 Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi: 1100161, India. Telephone: +91 11 46054400, Email: nwison@iuatld.org 4. Dr. H S B Tennakoon, WHO Country Representative, Bhutan, World Health Organisation Kawajangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan. Phone : +975 -2-322940 Email : tennakoonh@searo.who.int

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Tushar Kanti Ray Thimphu Dt.12th March, 2010.