Dr. Deepak Kumar MBBS & MSc in Public Health Management with a proven expertise in Public health arena, focusing on advocacy, data management, epidemiology, statistics, health communication and technical leadership. He brings along more than 18 years working experience in countries with resource-limited settings, where he had been actively engaged in designing, development, supporting, capacity building and efficiency improvement of various large-scale and high-impact projects. He has provided technical leadership in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Sierra Leone to strengthen health system, develop strategic plans and manage programs to gain efficiency and effectiveness. Having proven experience in post-disaster settings in different countries (polio, VDPV, Ebola, H1N1 influenza, Nipa, Lassa Fever, Diphtheria, Measles and Cholera), he has been a technical resource on matters related to COVID-19 pandemic, including emergency preparedness, capacity building, risk communication and mitigation strategies in different health care settings.  A firm believer in the power of Management and Leadership to bring sustainable positive changes in the public health system, Dr. Kumar has developed as well as facilitated many competency-building training programs for senior medical officers and health staff across many countries. Dr. Kumar is a senior partner and member of the Thought Binders and Experts Team of VAALO avant-garde Ltd who bring and bind new innovation, develop health intelligence and excellence in VAALO ‘s value based development learning philosophy and strategic actions forwards. He also plays a very important advisory role as a Country Representative to uphold and positioning of VAALO avant- garde Ltd vision and action in India being placed in Delhi.