Our Team

Dr K.Karthikeyan, a medical doctor, trained in HIV medicine and mental health. His 25 years of clinical and public health experience covers grassroots, state, national and international levels.

In the early years of the HIV epidemic in India, led his team to establish home-based care in 15 districts of Tamil Nadu. He served as the nodal person in WHO India office, in 2006-2008, led the ART training roll out in India. He served as the WHO country focal point for HIV, in the Maldives and Timor Leste.

Since 2005, he has been associated with KHPT in various capacities. He is the thematic lead for Tuberculosis in KHPT. He led the technical team in USAID funded THALI project, continues in the same position in USAID funded Breaking the Barriers project. He is passionate about building the team at work.

Dr. Joseph holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology from the Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi. He has been with KHPT in various capacities; as Deputy Project Director of USAID THALI (Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative) program, Project Director for the Care and Support programs of PLHIVs, and as Strategic Lead of HIV thematic area; was also a member of the Global Technical Team of KHPT and UoM to support the African and Caribbean countries for KP intervention under Linkages Program.

Prior to joining KHPT, he headed the Technical Support Units (TSU) to the State AIDS Control Society of Delhi State between 2014-16 and at Karnataka State between 2016-18. He was also the Team Lead for Targeted Interventions in the TSU in Karnataka.

He developed the family-based care and support model, focused on orphan and vulnerable children (OVC), including adolescents, during his stint with Presentation Society in Goa. He presented this work at the International AIDS Conference in Busan, South Korea. He has authored more than 10 publications; was also a key designer in the big city intervention plan for Delhi NCT.

Dr Rehana Begum is a health professional, with close to two decades of experience, holds an MBBS degree from Ambedkar Medical college, Diploma in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (D.L.O) from Bangalore Medical College, MBA (HR) from Madurai Kamaraj University- Distance Education and a Certificate Course in Health Research Methodology and Evidence-based Medicine, from St. John’s Medical College and Research Institute in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada (2014). Her health expertise includes Tuberculosis Control, Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A), Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission of HIV (PPTCT), STI, Quality assurance of public health facilities and Research.

Prior to joining the BTB project at KHPT as Deputy Project Director, she has worked with World Health Organization, UNICEF-India, UNICEF Lao-PDR, UNICEF- Timor-Leste, UNICEF- Kiribati, UNICEF-Fiji, office; John Snow Inc, Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR), University of Toronto and Bangalore Bruhat Mahanagar Palike (BBMP). Dr Rehana’s areas of interest include Tuberculosis, TB-HIV, Research, Maternal and child health, Monitoring & evaluation, Evidence-informed medicine, Biostatistics and Program management, and she has numerous publications to her credit.

Mr Vipin Joseph is public health professional having more than 15 years of experience in the development sector, predominantly in the areas of Reproductive and Child Health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, women empowerment and Covid-19 management.

He has worked with with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, the National AIDS Control Organisation, and other voluntary organisations. He has experience with data analysis, use of participatory tools, monitoring SDGs, and handling large projects on HIV/AIDS, health systems, procurements, and the monitoring of National Health Mission flagship programmes relating to Maternal Health, Child Health, Family Planning, Adolescent Health, Nutrition and COVID-19. Has also been part of various policy level groups including the technical working group of the National AIDS Control Programme (IV), expansion  of HIV testing methods, and common review missions of  the Government of India.

Mr Joseph has a Masters in Social Work, a B Com degree and an O’ Level in Computer Application, and has also qualified with UGC, NET.

Atreyee Sinha is a social scientist with over 5 years of work experience in health, nutrition, policy evaluation and Tuberculosis in collaboration with international agencies. She has a Doctoral Degree in Population Studies from International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai. Skilled in social science research, handling large scale data and scientific writing, Atreyee has presented her works at numerous national/international conferences and has a number of publications to her credit. Her areas of research interest include (but are not limited to) gender studies, sexual & reproductive health and rights, social aspects of TB and HIV/AIDS, and Mental health.

She currently plays the role of Monitoring and Evaluation Lead for the USAID-funded Breaking the Barriers Project at KHPT.

Praveen Kumar, has a Master’s in Sociology, with more than 19 years of experience in public health projects, especially in the areas of HIV, TB, Community-based Organizations, and government-supported programs with diverse marginalized groups. He has experience in supporting the implementation of projects,  advocacy, capacity building, and mentoring, gained while working with NGOs, funding agencies, a pharmaceutical company, Community-based Organizations, and the Government.

He is passionate about  providing hand-holding support, training, motivation, counselling, and about crisis resolution. He sees himself as open, vulnerable and spontaneous.

Prasenjit holds a PGDBM (HR) and an MA in Rural Development. He has worked for over 18 years across multiple verticals in the development sector. He has worked with reputed international and national organizations, including WISH, Centre for Development Initiatives, HLFPPT and Piramal Swasthy, to  execute projects on education, livelihood and health. He has worked specifically on improving conditions of domestic workers and other marginalized communities, climate change adaptation, urban poverty, advocacy and networking, business development, convergence, and the development of sustainable and innovative models, in addition to leading one of the largest diabetes management projects in Assam.

Imran D is a self-motivated professional with over 9 years of experience in TB and HIV/AIDS as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, specializing in Health Research Management. He holds a Master’s degree in Commerce and certifications from St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences and the Public Health Foundation of India. Imran has led monitoring and evaluation efforts in Karnataka for the Vihaan HIV Project. His analytical skills have helped him achieve project goals effectively.

Pankaj has over 9 years of experience in the development sector, particularly in health and nutrition. His specialties include developing M&E frameworks, tools, establishing MIS systems for projects, leading and managing surveys and data collection, and database management and analysis. Pankaj also excels in training health cadres and field staff on health modules and MIS. He holds a Postgraduate degree in Rural Management from Xavier Institute of Social Services, Ranchi, and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Allahabad University.

Before joining KHPT, he worked with Piramal Swasthya as State Data Analyst/Program Manager for Bihar & Jharkhand under the ADT project of NITI Aayog. He has also been associated with PCI (Project Concern International), BTAST (Bihar Technical Assistance Support Team), and Aga Khan Foundation, India.