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Javed S. Ahmad holds a Master’s degree in Public Health Education, from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a leader in health communication. During his 35 years professional career with UN, bi-lateral donor and non-governmental organizations, he has provided technical support to ministries of health and education, academic institutions and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa and South and Central Asia, in the population and reproductive health field.  He has served in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal, Kazakhstan and Slovakia with regional and/or national responsibilities. After retiring from the UN-ILO in 2002, he has also worked for two years on a Population Aging Programme in Columbia University, New York. He is currently working as a health communication consultant.
Ronit Leora is an e-Business Consultant who develops interactive marketing solutions for global Fortune 500 and emerging businesses in high growth environments. She has a B.A. in English, an M.F.A. in Photography and Multimedia, and an M.S. in Applied Social Psychology, Management and Organizational Behavior.
Adrienne Paule is a practicing attorney in New York, specializing in commercial, labor and employment matters.  Her clients have included corporations, unions, not-for-profits and individuals.  She has published articles on labor law issues, including those focused on the public health implications confronted by labor and cross border pollution.  She has a Juris Doctorate from Pace University Law School (1995) and a Bachelor of Arts in French and Political Science, with an emphasis in International Relations (1988).
Claire Peterson Ms. Peterson has held positions at Helen Keller International, the Children's Earth Fund and Earth Force, non-profit environmental children's organizations, and has consulted to the Nature Conservancy, Camp Unleashed, and USAID's Office of Urban Programs/Making Cities Work Project in the area of local economic development.  Ms. Peterson completed her master’s degree in public administration at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service. She holds a B.A. in history from the George Washington University and she holds Le Deuxième Degree from the Université Stendhal in Grenoble, France and speaks French fluently.  She currently lives in Panama.
Deepika Kandula currently works as a strategic health consultant at The JL Company, her project expertise is in multicultural health education and social marketing.  She is currently leading a new joint venture to promote community health education in underserved populations.  Prior to this, Deepika worked as a Senior Epidemiologist at the New York City Department of Health, Office of HIV/AIDS Research, where she oversaw surveillance and behavioral research in high-risk populations.  She also has international public health experience through her work at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, Pan American Health Organization.  Deepika received her MPH in Epidemiology from The University of Michigan and her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Robinson Kemoni is a Research Investigator at Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, in New York. In his current position, he is involved in the research and development of affordable medicines for the Healthcare Industry. He has previously worked with the Essential Drugs Program in Kenya. Mr. Kemoni received a Diploma in Pharmacy from the Kenya Medical Training College, BS from New Jersey City University and MS from Long Island University. He is a registered pharmacist in Kenya and a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
 
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Malaria kills a child every 40 seconds in Africa/Kenya.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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