List of participants

Thirty-first session of WHO South-East Asia Advisory Committee on Health Research Kathmandu, Nepal, 21-23 July 2009 SEA/ACHR/31/4 20 July 2009 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ACHR MEMBERS 1. Professor Shah Monir Hossain Director-General Directorate-General of Health Services Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Unable to attend) 2. Prof/Dr Harun-Ar-Rashid  Director Bangladesh Medical Research Council Dhaka, Bangladesh 3. Dr Dorji Wangchuk Director-General Department of Medical Services Ministry of Health Thimphu, Bhutan 4. Dr Pak Song Chol Director Department of Science and Technology Ministry of Pubic Health Pyongyang, DPR Korea 5. Prof. N. K. Ganguly Distinguished Biotechnology Professor & Advisor,Translational Health Science & Technology Institute National Institute of Immunology New Delhi, India 6. Dr V.M. Katoch Director-General Indian Council of Medical Research and Secretary Department of Health Research Government of India New Delhi, India 7. Dr Shiv Lal Special Director-General of Health Services (PH) and Director, National Institute of Communicable Diseases New Delhi, India (Unable to attend) 8. Prof Dr Agus Purwadianto Director-General National Institute of Health Research and Development Ministry of Health Jakarta, Indonesia (Unable to attend) 9. Dr Hasbullah Thabrany Former Dean and Professor Faculty of Public Health University of Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia (Unable to attend) 10. Dr Abdul Azeez Yoosuf Physician, Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital Ministry of Health Male, Maldives (Unable to attend) 11. Dr Khin Pyone Kyi Director-General Department of Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), Myanmar (Unable to attend) 12. Dr Kyaw Zin Thant Deputy Director-General Department of Medical Research (Upper Myanmar), Myanmar 13. Dr Htun Naing Oo Director-General Department of Medical Research (Central Myanmar), Myanmar 14. Dr Mahesh Kumar Maskey Chairman Nepal Health Research Council Ministry of Health Kathmandu, Nepal 15. Dr Govind Prasad Ojha Director-General Department of Health Services Ministry of Health and Population Kathmandu, Nepal 16. Dr H.A.P. Kahandaliyanage Secretary Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition Colombo, Sri Lanka (Unable to attend) 2 17. Professor Dulitha N. Fernando Senior Professor of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicines University of Colombo Colombo, Sri Lanka 18. Dr Somsak Chunharas Secretary-General National Health Foundation Bangkok, Thailand 19. Dr Somchai Chakrabhand Director-General Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health Bangkok, Thailand (Unable to attend) 20. Professor Pirom Kamol-Ratanakul President Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand (Unable to attend) 21. Professor Adisorn Patradul Dean Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand 22. Mr Carlos Boavida Tilman Director (Academic), General Director and Academic Director Institute of Health Science Ministry of Health Dili, Timor-Leste SPECIAL INVITEES 23. Prof Mahmudur Rahman Director Institute of Epidemiology (IEDCR) & National Influenza Centre (NIC) Disease Control & Research Dhaka, Bangladesh 24. Dr Ranjit Roy Chaudhury Former Chairman International Clinical Epidemiology Network and National Professor of Pharmacology (INCLEN) New Delhi, India 25. Dr S. D. Gupta Director Institute of Health Management Research Jaipur, India 3 26. Dr Rajesh Kumar Professor and Head, School of Public Health Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, India 27. Dr I Nyoman Kandun (former Director-General Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health) Jakarta, Indonesia 28. Mr Ahmed Khaleel Deputy Director-General Decision Support Division Ministry of Health and Family Malè, Maldives 29. Professor G.P. Acharya Chairman Department of Medicine KIST Medical College Lalitpur Kathmandu, Nepal 30. Dr S.M. Samarage Deputy Director-General of Health Services (Planning) Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition Colombo, Sri Lanka 31. Dr H.R.U. Indrasiri Deputy Director-General of Health Services (Education, Training & Research) Ministry of Health Care & Nutrition Colombo, Sri Lanka 32. Prof Kraisid Tontisirin Senior Advisor Institute of Nutrition Mahidol University Nakkon Pathom, Thailand 33. Prof Surasak Taneepanichskul Dean College of Public Health Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand 34. Dr Supachai Rerk Ngarm Senior Expert in Preventive Medicine Department of Diseases Control Ministry of Public Health Bangkok, Thailand 4 WHO/SEARO 35. Dr Samlee Plianbangchang Regional Director WHO Secretariat 36. Dr Myint Htwe Director, Programme Management 37. Dr Dini Latief Director, Family Health and Research 38. Dr Jai P. Narain Director, Communicable Diseases 39. Dr Gunawan Setiadi Acting WHO Representative, Nepal 40. Dr J. Leowski Regional Adviser, Noncommunicable Diseases 41. Dr Ong-arj Viputsiri Regional Adviser (Operational Officer for ACHR) Research Policy and Cooperation 42. Dr Oratai Rauyajin Temporary International Professional Research Policy and Cooperation 43. Dr Kim Son IL National Programme Officer in Charge of Health Research Programme WHO Country Office DPR Korea 44. Dr. Sailesh Upadhayay National Professional Officer WHO Country Office, Nepal 45. Dr. Thushara Fernando Medical Officer WHO Country Office, Nepal 46. Mr Umesh Gupta Administrative Officer WHO Country Office Nepal 47. Mr Ravinder Kumar Sr. Administrative Secretary Research Policy and Cooperation 5 WHO/HQ 48. Dr Abha Saxena Scientist, WHO ERC Research Policy and Cooperation (RPC) 49. Dr Shenglan Tang Scientist, Stewardship Special Programme for Research & Training Tropical Diseases (TDR) 50. Dr Ahmet Metin Gulmezoglu Medical Officer Technical Cooperation with Country Team Department of Reproductive Health and Research Resource Persons 51. Professor Dharma Sharna Mandhar President & Executive Director Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA) Head, Department of Pediatrics Kathmandu Medical College Nepal 52. Mr Arjun Karki Vice-Chancellor Patan Academy of Health Sciences Nepal 53. Dr Kedar Prasad Baral Department of Community Health Sciences Patan Academy of Health Sciences Nepal O:\EIP\RPC\ACHR\31 ACHR\Final documents formatted 11 july 2009 at 1430 hrs\SEA-ACHR-31-4 List of Participants 25 August 2009-15.00 hrs.doc 6