Neha Gour - Technical Advisor- Health Communication

Neha Gour is a Ph.D. candidate in Health Communication at George Mason University, USA. Her research interests are at the interface of misinformation, global health, and climate change. Neha is an ardent believer that misinformation is the most significant global threat affecting collective decision-making and societal behavior. Neha's current research focuses on building empirical evidence to determine the causes and effects of misinformation. She actively uses her academic research to guide policy reforms in the new media domain and advocates for a misinformation-free world through media literacy programs. Neha is also working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with the Department of Communication, George Mason University, USA. As the Instructor of Record, she independently instructs college students on the fundamentals of communication to develop appropriate and effective communication strategies.

Prior to her doctoral studies, Neha has an extensive work experience as a communication and knowledge management professional. She has led public engagement projects at leading policy research think tanks, government bodies, and international agencies in India including—Imagine Panaji Smart Cities in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Oxford Policy Management India, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Centre for Policy Research, Centre for Civil Society, UNESCO, and Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Neha Gour - Technical Advisor- Health Communication

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Sachi Satapathy

Director

Dr. Derek Yach, Former Executive Director, WHO

Senior Advisor

Dr. Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe, Former Vice President, Uganda & UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS

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Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Faculty-Harvard University, Senior Advisor to WHO Director General

Senior Advisor- Public Health

Arvind Mayaram, IAS(R) – Former Finance Secretary of India

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Mahjabeen Khaled, Chair, Khaled Musharrof Trust #Caucus on Migration & development

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Dr. Kripal Singh, Research Professor, Andong National University, South Korea

Research Advisor-Environment, Ecology & Agriculture

Dr. Radha Wagle, PhD, Director General, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal

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Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe, Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok

Technical Advisor- Gender

Haoliang Xu

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Madhuri Kamtam

Technical Advisor- Informal Labour

Karan Ayer, Chartered Accountant

Lead- Finance and Accounting

Dr. Soma Dhar, Ph.D

Development Economist

Alice Mukashyaka

Technical Advisor- Livelihood

Roshee Lamichhane

Technical Advisor- Consumer Behaviour Study

Joyce Murerwa

Technical Advisor- Public Health & Nutrition

Wafa Singh

Technical Advisor- Education

Youb Raj Basnet, Social Protection & Public Employment Policy Expert

Advisor-Policy

Priyanka Chahal, UN DGC Youth Rep@JWFoundation

Technical Advisor- Health

Naome Wandera, Deputy Director-ICRW

Technical Advisor- Gender

Dr. Tariq Mahmood, MBBS, MD

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Taruna Gupta-SG European Evaluation Society

Technical Advisor- Evaluation

Neha Gour

Technical Advisor- Health Communication

Mohammad Naved

Lead- Monitoring & Evaluation

Dr. Jagannath Mallick, Ph.D

Technical Advisor- Data Analytics

Dr.Bikash Dash, Ph.D

Research Consultant-Gender Project

Yazid Salahuden Mikail

Technical Advisor- Data Science

Dr. Gagan Bihari Sahu, Ph.D

Senior Consultant- Primary Research

Nandita Saikia

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Abdul Rahman

Lead-Child Protection

Phillip Nsenge

Monitoring & Evaluation Expert

Sandeepan Tripathy

Technical Advisor- Research and Evaluation

Vivek Sharma

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