Suresh Babu Kokku Member

A passionate public health professional with 20 years of work experience with governments, academia and international NGOs in Tanzania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and India. Expertise in the areas of non-communicable diseases prevention, health promotion, health systems strengthening, design, policy & strategy development, and monitoring and supportive supervision. Outstanding track record in managing projects and multi-stakeholder alliances; capacity building; scale-up; systems integration and resource management. Currently, I am supporting Qatar Ministry of Public Health’s effort to implement National Diabetes strategy to prevent diabetes and improve care to the patients. In my prior assignments I have managed country level health projects, advocacy work, worked with a wide range of stakeholders by building networks and managing partnerships. Well-versed with grant management, data analysis and evidence-based decision making. Have experience of developing and managing complex projects requiring a strong business understanding and a high degree of political sensitivity. I have extensive experience of managing public health programs and cross-sectoral partnerships in different geographic and cultural contexts.