TECHNICAL EXPERT
INDIA
Ms Indu Capoor
Designation: Founder Director
Category: Health economics, medical specialist, technical expert
Email: chetna@icenet.net
Speciality: Adolescent, women and children
Organisation: Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA)
Address: Lilavatiben Lalbhai's Bunglow
Civil Camp Road, Shahibaug
Ahmedabad 380004
Gujarat
Telephone: 079-2866695, 2868856, 2865636
Fax: 079-2866513, 2113005
Website: www.chetnaindia.org
Work done: CHETNA is involved into capacity building of NGO and GO s; action research and dissemination of information; networking and advocacy. It works for the issues related to children, adolescents and women's health and development.		 Dr P K Das
Designation: Director
Category: Environmental health, public health, researcher, technical expert
Email: pk_das707@yahoo.com
Speciality: Water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), infectious and communicable diseases, vectorborne diseases
Organisation: Vector Control Research Centre
Address: Indira Nagar Medical Complex
Gorimedu
Pondicherry 605006
Telephone: 0413-2272396, 2272397
Fax: 0413-2272041
Website: http://www.pon.nic.in/vcrc
Work done: The institute is involved in research activities for solving the community problems related to environmental degradation and vector borne diseases. It is also involved in development of risk assessment and promoting preventive and curative tools for vector borne diseases.
Dr D K Gupta
Designation: Professor & Head
Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist, technical expert
Email: devendra6@hotmail.com
Speciality: Child health, congenital malformations, tumors in children
Department: Department of Pediatrics
Organisation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Address: Ansari Nagar
New Delhi 110029
Telephone: 011-26588700
Fax: 011-26588663
Work done: Dr Gupta is involved in paediatric surgical patient care, research and postgraduate teaching since 1979, with special interest in neonatal surgery, urology, intersex disorders, biliary atresia, Hirschsprung's disease and neonatal esophageal replacement.
 Ms Laya Joshua
Designation: Project Director
Category: Activist, technical expert
Email: layajoshua@yahoo.co.in
Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, infectious and communicable diseases, lifestyle diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases)
Organisation: Kodumon Grama Vikasana Samithy
Address: Aikadu
P O Kodumon
Ranny 689673
Kerala
Telephone: 0473-5221106
Work done: The organisation is working for a comprehensive, self-reliant, self supported sustainable development through public participation, transparency through networking with government and NGOs, protection of environment and to provide sufficient safe drinking water. It also organises training programmes for ecofriendly agriculture and is involved in leadership development awareness programmes, developing and distributing information, education and communication (I.E.C) materials for school children, colleges and residential areas.
Mr K K Mahajan
Designation: Consultant (Water Management)
Category: Technical expert
Email: kkmahajan@hotmail.com
Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases)
Organisation: KSJ Engineering & Projects Pvt Ltd
Address: E-3/8, Ganga Triveni Apartments
Sector-9, Rohini
Delhi 110085
Telephone: 011-27867637
Work done: Mahajan is involved in spreading awareness among general public and industrial work force about environmental pollution, hazardous chemicals and their effect on human beings. Also working on pollution control and waste management, zero effluent industrial activity, water management and conservation.		 Dr Bijay Ranjan Mirdha
Designation: Additional Professor
Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist, technical expert
Email: mirdhabr@hotmail.com
Speciality: Infectious and communicable diseases, vectorborne diseases
Department: Department of Microbiology
Organisation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Address: Ansari Nagar
New Delhi 110029
Telephone: 011-26593288, 26593506
Fax: 011-26588641, 26588663
Work done: Dr Mirdha is involved in diagnosis of communicable and infectious diseases. He worked for various projects including diagnosis of bacterial meningitis, drug-resistant malaria, prevalence of geo-helminthic and protozoal infections in population, rapid diagnosis of amoebiasis, diagnosis of "opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS" patients and diagnosis of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.
Dr S C Mohapatra
Designation: Professor
Category: Academic, health economics, public health, technical expert
Email: vishwamegh@satyam.net.in,
vishmamegh@sancharnet.in
Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), infectious and communicable diseases, vectorborne diseases, systemic disorders (cancers and others), lifestyle diseases, maternal and child health, nutritional disorder
Department: Department of Community Medicine
Organisation: Institute of Medical Sciences
Address: Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221005
Uttar Pradesh
Telephone: 0542-2309533, 2307506
Fax: 0542-2367568
Website: www.scmohapatra.cjb.net
Work done: Dr Mohapatra was involved in researches in maternal and child health, nutrition, educational technology in community medicine, cancer, communicable diseases(including AIDS), epidemiology, health management and economics.		 Dr Shubhendu Mudgal
Category: Academic, medical specialist, public health, technical expert, toxicologist
Email: oehs@vsnl.com
Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases)
Organisation: Occupational & Environmental Health Services
Address: G-33, FCHC Welfare Society
P-4/G
Noida 201308
Uttar Pradesh
Work done: Dr Mudgal has worked on environmental health impact assessment of Ganga Action Plan at Kanpur, UP, for The Netherlands Embassy; biomedical waste management health study as part of World Bank project for hospitals of Punjab. He is also involved in planning and implementation of medical surveillance programmes for industries and occupational health surveys.
Dr R Murali
Designation: Consultant for Chest Diseases
Category: Academic, medical specialist, technical expert
Email: muralirdr@rediffmail.com
peciality: Respiratory illnesses, infectious and communicable diseases
Organisation: Pawan Chest Hospital
Address: 75-6-28, Prakash Nagar
Rajahmundry 533103
Andhra Pradesh
Telephone: 0883-2479847, 2445073 ®
Work done: Dr Murali is involved in evaluation of Tuberculosis /AIDS in the community, threat of smoking and pollution oriented pulmonary disorders.		 Dr Srikanta K Panigrahi
Designation: Director (Environment & Forests)
Category: Health economics, technical expert
Email: skpanigrahi@hotmail.com
Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases)
Organisation: Planning Commission
Address: Room # 317, Yojana Bhawan
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001
Website: www.planningcommission.nic.in
Work done: Dr Panigrahi is a civil engineer by profession. He was former UNEP / UNESCO fellow and currently working as a Director, Environment and Forestry of planning commission. Responsible for formulating various planning and programme in this sector during 10th and 11th plan period. Also responsible for monitoring and evaluation of these programmes. He is chairman of Indian society of remote sensing- Delhi chapter. He is also national award winner of science popularisation in 2004-2005 from Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata. He is a visiting fellow of various national and international universities.
Dr Bindeshwar Pathak
Designation: Founder
Category: Activist, technical expert
Email: sulabh1@nde.vsnl.net.in,
sulabh2@nde.vsnl.net.in
Speciality: Environmental sanitation, health and hygiene, biogas and social reforms through education and training
Organisation: Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
Address: Sulabh Bhawan, Mahavir Enclave
Palam Dabri Marg
New Delhi 110045
Telephone: 011-25031518
Fax: 011-25036122, 25034014
Website: www.sulabhinternational.org
Work done: The organisation is involved in prevention of environmental pollution, setting up public toilets and bath, slum children's welfare, rural development, research and development, setting healthcare centres.

 Dr (Mrs) Arati Roy
Designation: Deputy Director (Senior Grade)
Category: Clinical research, public health, technical expert
Email: aratir@rediffmail.com
Speciality: Infectious and communicable diseases
Organisation: Malaria Research Centre
Address: 22, Sham Nath Marg
Delhi 110054
Telephone: 011-23830710
Work done: Dr Roy established a supplementary tool to microscopy for malaria stratification and an innovative peptide for stratifying malaria endemicity by ELISA. Isolated a glycophospholipid antigen from falciparum culture supernatant.
Dr Sushma Sharma
Designation: Reader
Category: Academic, public health, technical expert
Email: puneetmohan@yahoo.com
Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, food and nutrition
Department: Department of Food and Nutrition
Organisation: Lady Irwin College
Address: Sikandra Road
New Delhi 110001
Telephone: 011-23358777
Fax: 011-23358777
Work done: Dr Sharma is involved in community projects for bringing behaviour changes in all sections of society. She has done 25 research projects in varied areas like food safety at public catering places, lifestyle changes in young girls, prevalence of nutritional anaemia and growth of adolescent girls.
 Dr Meenu Singh
Designation: Additional Professor of Pediatrics
Category: Clinical research, medical specialist, technical expert
Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, lifestyle diseases
Department: Advanced Pediatrics Centre
Organisation: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)
Address: Sector -12
Chandigarh 160012
Punjab
Telephone: 0172-2745418
Fax: 0172-2744401
Work done: Dr Meenu Singh conducted community-based research on environmental factors associated with asthma. She is involved in research on risk factors for obesity in children and its health effects.
Dr Bharat Maneklal Soni
Designation: Secretary
Category: Technical expert
Speciality: Respiratory illnesses
Organisation: Gujarat State TB Association
Address: F/6, Sarswati Apartments
Opposite Gandhigram Railway Station, Navrangpura
Ahmedabad 380009
Gujarat
Telephone: 079-26589247
Work done: Dr Soni is associated with a pilot study of Gujarat State TB Association as a programme manager for Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP). The aim of the project is involvement of cured TB patients as DOTs providers in RNTCP by Gujarat state TB Association in Three districts.		 Ms Ruma Tavorath
Designation: Environmental Specialist
Category: Technical expert
Email: rtavorath@worldbank.org
Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, toxics and chemicals, endocrine disorders and birth defects, infectious and communicable diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), environmental health, pesticides, POPs
Organisation: World Bank
Address: 70, Lodi Estate
New Delhi 110003
Telephone: 011-24619491 Ext 139
Fax: 011-24619393
Dr Neena Valecha
Designation: Deputy Director
Category: Clinical research, medical specialist, technical expert
Email: walicha@vsnl.com
Speciality: Infectious and communicable diseases
Organisation: Malaria Research Centre
Address: 22, Sham Nath Marg
Delhi 110054
Telephone: 011-23943743
Fax: 011-23943743
Website: www.mrcindia.org
Work done: The organisation is involved in research in malaria diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology.

TECHNICAL EXPERT
ABROAD
Mr Peter Illig
Designation: Executive Director
Category: Medical specialist, technical expert
Email: info@isde.org
Speciality: Environmental causes of illness
Organisation: International Society of Doctors for the Environment
Address: Chemin de Balexert 7, Chatelaine
Geneva 1219
Switzerland
Telephone: 0041-22-7973863
Fax: 0041-22-7973863
Website: www.isde.org
Work done: The organisation is involved in publishing and training on issues surrounding transportation-environment and health. It has created partners and network of health care professionals in over 20 countries worldwide. It also involved in capacity building (technical training, education, awareness-raising) and research on the linkages between human health and environmental factors.		 Mr Ruben J Israel
Designation: Head of Globallink
Category: Activist, technical expert
Email: ri11@globalink.org
Speciality: Tobacco control
Organisation: UICC
Address: 3, Cue du Conseil General
Geneva CH-1205
Switzerland
Telephone: 0041-22-8091850
Fax: 0041-22-8091810
Website: www.globalink.org
Work done: Globalink is the international tobacco control community.
Mr Llewellyn Leonard
Designation: Health Care Waste Projects Co-ordinator
Category: Academic, activist, environmental health, technical expert
Email: llewellyn@groundwork.org.za
Speciality: Health care waste management
Organisation: groundWork
Address: P O Box 2375
Pietermaritzburg 3200
South Africa
Telephone: 0027-33-3425662
Fax: 0027-33-3425665
Website: www.groundwork.org.za
Work done: The organisation works with poor state hospitals and communities affected by unsafe dumping of medical waste. It is involved in reducing the impacts of health care waste and incineration and the potential impacts that it poses towards enhancing a sustainable society.		 Dr M I Zuberi
Designation: Professor
Category: Academic, technical expert
Email: zuberimi@yahoo.com,zuberimi@hotmail.com
Speciality: Maternal and Child Health related : arsenic and child health, Nutritional disorders : malnutrition and arsenic, Toxicology : arsenic on human and environment
Organisation: University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi 6205
Bangladesh
Telephone: 00880-721750041 Ext 4118
Fax: 00880-721750131, 721750064
Website: www.ru.ac.bd
Work done: Dr M I Zuberi is involved knowledge management and mitigation of environment pollution especially arsenic contamination in rural ecosystems.