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. 

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 

Chairman, Sahaj Foundation Nepal

Secretary, FIPMO Nepal

Life Member, Nepal Paediatric Society (NEPAS) and Nepal Medical Association (NMA)

Project Service Chair Rotary Club of Dillibazar

Global Public Health and Primary Health Care (PHC);

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and Nutrition;

Health Equity and Community Health Systems;

Health Policy Formulation and Strategy Development;

Health Systems Strengthening and Programme Management;

Immunization and Public Health Leadership;

Climate change and its impact on health.

Health and Nutrition Policy

Community Health Systems and PHC/UHC

Equity-focused Programming for Vulnerable Populations

Capacity Development and Strategic Planning

Research, Knowledge Generation, and Health Systems Innovation

Master of International Health (MIH), Curtin University, Australia

MD (Paediatrics), Dhaka University, Bangladesh

MBBS, Dhaka University, Bangladesh