Dr. Asif originally belongs to Pakistan and he is currently serving Myanmar National TB Control Program in the capacity of senior Technical Advisor MDR TB since mid of 2017. During his tenure he has been successfully able to establish NTP Technical Leadership and supported NTP to improve MDR TB management in the country through strategic & well-coordinated role and effectively engaging partners in MDR TB cascade of care. His technical response along with efforts and support of USAID-CTB project NTP accessed to new drugs and implemented shorter regimen along with well-functioning aDSM mechanism establishment earlier in 2018.

Jeanne Ntiranyibagira is a Medical Doctor, with an Msc in Public Health/Health Program management. She has served as the Coordinator of the National Malaria Control Program in Burundi with high level knowledge and skills in mass campaign distribution of ITN and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), in project designing and accountability in actions. She has experience working with global funds for Malaria, Tuberculos and HIV fight and in multisector context of stakeholders and partners for integration and impact. She also has experience working with USAID while having been an employee of USAID in Burundi, and implementing partners of USAID as multi-year health and nutrition programs.

Nikoloz Nasidze is a Medical Doctor by education, and has 15-years of experience being a surgeon and more than 20 years of work in Tuberculosis program management and in Public Health in different countries, with various organizations (USAID, WHO, ICRC). His experience includes knowledge of healthcare in prison system and civilian sector.