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| Rohit Ramchandani |
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Rohit Ramchandani completed his MPH at Boston University's School of Public Health. Concentrating in International Health and epidemiology, Rohit's work focuses on key international health issues including malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS.
After working deep within the equatorial rainforests of Guyana, South America on issues ranging from HIV/AIDS to Malaria (with Youth Challege International), Rohit returned to his native Canada and founded the University of Waterloo International Health Development Association (UWIHDA) while pursuing his Honours Bachelor of Science in Health Studies and Gerontology.
Building on his ophthalmic research experience at Toronto Western Hospital's Department of Ophthalmology (where he assisted in the investigation of the role of lamina cribrosa biomechanics and ischemia in glaucomatis optic neuropathy), Rohit led a group of 3 students to Hyderabad, India in 2004 where they completed a WHO internship through the world renowned LV Prasad Eye Institute. During this time, his group worked on community eye health projects in urban slums and rural villages throughout the state of Andrah Pradesh. A book based on this experience is currently in the process of publication and an initial draft can be found on the the UWIHDA website at www.uwihda.org under the 2004 project link. He is now a member of the board of directors and acting Regional Director of Canada for Unite For Sight, an international non-profit with projects in 25 countries and with the aim of eliminating preventable blindness and raising awareness of international health issues.
From 2006 - 2008 Rohit worked as a consultant for the Healthcare and Life Sciences practice of one of the largest business/consulting firms in the world. He worked with government, biotech, pharma, and hospitals to devise and improve business processes, efficiency mechanisms, and information technology systems. He currently resides in Ottawa where he works as a Sr. International Health Advisor to the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Rohit, also an accomplished actor, recently starred in his first film which premiered at the 2005 Boston Short Film Festival.
Rohit is a National Laureate of the Canada Millennium Excellence Scholarship, a SHAD Valley Alumnus, and recipient of the John McBain Award for International Entrepreneurship.
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