21st Century Leaders In Global Public Health

I am writing to express my sincere interest in the “In Service Professional Development Program for 21st Century Leaders in Global Public Health” (PH Leader Program) which is a collaborative effort of the Emory University’s Rollin’s School of Public Health, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP). I have had the pleasure to speak to few past PH leader participants, and I have been very impressed with the learning opportunities in implementation sciences of non-communicable diseases (NCD) and the mentorship in leadership that I would receive from this program. Through this program, I am looking forward to immerse in understanding policy and program designs, the complexities and

Health systems vary from country to country and this experience will enable me to exchange experiences and best practices with participants from around the globe. There is an urgent need to organize and deploy resources, plan and implement interventions and evaluate and develop effective policies in the disease control thematic area in the country. Therefore, on professional front, this collaborative interdisciplinary professional development program for public health professionals from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is a great step in enabling public health professionals like me from these countries to learn and come at par with the global health systems. In the later part of the career we will be required to address the complex challenges, our respective country (India), confronts as it progresses towards the sustainable development goals and a larger goal of improved health and wellbeing for their communities. Through this program, I aspire to further hone my skills in leadership and implementation sciences and, henceforth, make my contribution by taking a lead in

I welcome the challenge of serving a large community and playing leadership role in such a dynamic and challenging field.

Specifically, the PH leader program aims at building capacities in leadership, implementation science, and systems improvement. I have the expertise, leadership and motivation necessary to successfully carry out the proposed work. I have a broad background in public health, management and administration and I received specific training and possess the expertise in key research areas for this application as a post graduate student at Faculty of management Studies.

As a grantee on International Diabetes Federation conference in 2015, I presented the Monitoring and evaluation mechanism of our training programs on chronic diseases and laid the groundwork for quality assurance and improvement in future. In addition, I successfully administered the projects collaborated with other team members, and presented the training and its monitoring model on various national, international and award platforms. As a result of these previous experiences, I am aware of the importance of frequent communication, teamwork and effective leadership among project members for having constructive results. In summary, I have