Consultancy Offerred

Consultancy Offerred

1. HIV AIDS related action research, training, proposal development
2. Community based rehabilitation of the disabled
3. Primary health care related training
4. Training in PHAST
5. Evaluations of programs related to Health and development
6. Developing manuals and training materials on the above
7. Developing project proposals
8. Church based HIV AIDS program, training,

My curriculum vitae

Curriculum Vitae
of.
Daisy Dharmaraj



4 Sathalvar Street, Mugappair West, Chennai, 600037, India
Email daisy.dharmaraj@gmail.com
testfoundation@yahoo.com

Tel 91-44-26247472, /
Mobile +91 9444444857


Profile

A medical doctor with Public health background, experienced at local, national, international levels, in development sector and with expertise in dealing with health, disaster preparedness and advocacy issues especially in HIV AIDS


My strengths in HIV AIDS

Long term experience with HIV AIDS- prevention, care and support, capacity building,
Grass root experiences with the marginalized poor over 2 decades
Micro and macro level understanding of health related issues
Gender perspective\
Academic background and experience in Community health care
Training and community based Research,
Networking and advocacy
Administration , Monitoring and Evaluation of programs
Development of Health Policy documents
Passion to work with the Church

Health Research and documentation

· Doctoral research on malnutrition among under fives in villages in South Arcot. India
· Impact of GAELF on India, - a 5 country study supported by Wemos Netherlands
· Effect of pesticides on reproductive health,
· Stigma and discrimination of HIV affected women.

Health training

· Trained and built the capacity of over 100 grass root communities and Traditional Birth Attendants in areas of HIV/AIDS care, micro-finance, gender equity, Disaster preparedness and Peoples health movement
· Trained middle and senior level managers of around 120 NGOs in water and sanitation
· Trained middle level managers in Disaster preparedness

Academics
· Worked as tutor for medical students in Christian Medical college and Hospital Vellore South India, and conducted research programs.
Commenced formal High schools in 1892 which now has 1200 students and 58 teachers.- focusing on creative education
Visiting Professor in Social and Preventive medicine at KAturi Medical College, Guntur from 2004-7

Hospital management

· Began career as a medical officer in Rural Orissa and Tamilnadu (1976-81) working amidst challenging situations and resource poor settings dealing with maternal and child health and general health care.

· Administered a 20 bedded Community Hospital with outreach programs focused on women and children as a practicing doctor and surgeon in Tamilnadu

Primary health care and Development

· Founded a national level NGO called India Rural Reconstruction and Disaster response service PREPARE

Directed three Integrated Health and Development Programs covering 75 to 200 villages and towns in three States of India among three ethnic and marginalised groups namely the hill tribes, fisher folk and harijans

· Initiated primary health care program in the primitive tribal villages of Orissa JELC area, fisherfolk villages in ,coastal areas of AELC Andhra Pradesh, Dalit villages of Tamilnadu in India

Leading and directing a team of 144 full time staff and 250 part time workers in the areas of - Disaster Preparedness, Post cyclone rehabilitation in Orissa state , Land rights, Primary Health Care, Food security, Gender , Reproductive Health, Housing, disability rehabilitation, Disaster preparedness , HIV / AIDS

· .Provided and followed up Treatment of Opportunistic infections and AIDS among more than 4000 PLHAs in Andhra Pradesh

· Initiated and implemented Community based rehabilitation of Disabled persons in 2 states i.e.Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh

· Assisted in tsunami relief and rehabilitation project o PREPARE with 8 NGOs in Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh in India over 3 years

· Implementing a community based HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support program in rural Andhra Pradesh

· Presently offering consultancy services to national and international NGOs in the areas of health, with special focus on HIV AIDS – national scoping exercise, capacity building, evaluations, feasibility studies and Disaster preparedness

Consultancy

Conducted evaluation and appraisals of Community based Development interventions conducted by Non Governmental Organisations for Donor agencies such as ICCO, Christian Aid, ASW, West Bengal Sexual Health Project of DFID, CAPART ,

Resource person on Disaster Preparedness, Reproductive health, Water and sanitation, HIV / AIDS, Community based rehabilitation in Disability, women and health, Gender

· Delivered the World AIDS day lecture at California Lutheran University in December 2006 and motivated the involvement of the university in HIV AIDS

· Member of an evaluation team of Tsunami relief and rehabilitation project of EFICOR in India

Developed proposal for The Leprosy Mission,for work among prisoners-2007
Evaluation of HIV AIDS program in Afghanistan- 2007/8

Trainer in PHAST- Participatory Hygiene and sanitation Transformation in Afghanistan-2008
Just completed an evaluation for Tearfund UK of an HIV AIDS program in Afghanistan

Conducted a country scoping exercise on HIV AIDS in Myanmar and helped to mobilize resources for a national response by the Myanmar Baptist Convention.

Church and Healing Ministry

· Working with Christian Medical Association of India, and National Council of churches in India on developing a church policy related to HIV AIDS

· Was Consultant to AIDS desk of National Lutheran Health and Medical Board in Chennai, India . Planning implementing response through formal and informal healthcare institutions and the churches. ( 2005- August 2007

- developed a community based HIV AIDS care and support programme among church base communities in Andhra Pradesh
- Trained pastors and Bishops on HIV AIDS
- Developed manuals and booklets on HIV AIDS, and pastoral care
- Trained Bible women on HIV AIDS
- Developed a hospice for terminally ill in Andhra pradesh and supervised hospital and clinics caring for PLHA
- Developed and capacitated networks
- Helped to develop a curriculum on HIV AIDS in Gurukul Theological College
- Managed donor relations
- Developed project proposals on HIV AIDS
- Participated in inter faith dialogues

Advocacy

Advocacy on Environmental issues- Launched a national campaign against Industrial Shrimp, Monitoring and advocacy against Infant Formulas promoted by industries, Monitoring and lobbying against Pesticide usage at the regional and national level

· Took up National level advocacy efforts against agro chemicals, infant formula, invasive contraceptive trials in India as a part of Asia Pacific networks

· Studied the Voluntary counseling and Testing centre responses in the State and mobilized involvement of NGOs

· Followed up the ART program of the Government of Andhra Pradesh , involved in district level planning

Participated and presented papers in international meetings at Philippines, Srilanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany, Netherlands,. ICPD Cairo, Miami, Kenya, Thailand, Sri Lanka

Initiated State level and national level networks on Voluntary action , advocacy issues related to NGOs freedom, gender, and corporate intrusion., Member of many national and international networks.

Disaster preparedness

· Directed a Community based disaster preparedness program in two states in India .
· Authored manuals on Disaster preparedness, nutrition, Disability, Breastfeeding, Dai based health care, Safe Pesticide use, HIV AIDS
Educational Qualification

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery MBBS 1969- 76
Doctorate in Social and Preventive Medicine M.D, 1981 – 84
Certificate course on Disaster Preparedness from
Administrative Staff College Hyderabad, India 1984
Diploma in Law and Human Rights
Institute of Social Sciences , Netherlands- 1985
· Diploma in Health and Disaster Preparedness
University of Louvres, Brussels. Belgium 1990

Membership in Professional Bodies
Founding member and Steering Council Member of Pesticide Action Network -Asia Pacific- (Malaysia based)
Member of International Advisory Committee of Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights [Amsterdam]
Member of World Alliance of Breastfeeding Action (Malaysia)
Executive Secretary -Coalition for Protection of rights of Women and Children PROWAC (India)
Was a Member of National Commission for women on Gender and Health- Government of India
Board Member of Oxfam India a member of Oxfam International.
Executive Secretary of Initiatives Women and Development IWID, a national level women NGO.
Member of Medico Friend Circle, a forum of health professionals in India
Membership in Professional Bodies
Founding member and Steering Council Member of Pesticide Action Network -Asia Pacific
Member of International Advisory Committee of Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights [Amsterdam]
Member of World Alliance of Breastfeeding Action
Executive Secretary -Coalition for Protection of rights of Women and Children PROWAC
Member of National Commission for women on Gender and Health
Board Member of Oxfam India a member of Oxfam International.
Executive Secretary of Initiatives Women and Development IWID, a national level women NGO.
Member of Medico Friend Circle, a forum of health professionals in India
Language and degree of proficiency

English – excellent
Vernacular Indian languages-Tamil – excellent, Telugu- fair, Malayalam-fair
Sinhalese –can speak and understand
Personal Details
Married. No encumbrances
Nationality – Indian by Registration. Sri Lankan by birth

Interests
Reading, / Music,
Watching Cricket,
Women’s issues,