Prof. Kaushik Ramaiya
Board Member, World Diabetes Foundation
Dr Kaushik Ramaiya is a Member of the Board of World Diabetes Foundation and Hon. General Secretary of Tanzania Diabetes Association (TDA), Tanzania NCD Alliance (TANCDA) and East African Diabetes Study Group (EADSG) and President for East African NCD Alliance (EANCDA). Dr Kaushik Ramaiya also served as Chair of sub-Saharan Africa Region of International Diabetes Federation (IDF) from Year 2000 to 2006 and then as a Vice-President (Global) of IDF from Year 2007 to 2012.
Dr Ramaiya is the CEO & Consultant Physician at Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was appointed Hon Professor of Medicine & Global Health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in November, 2018. In March 2023, he was appointed Honorary Professor of Medicine & Global Health at University College of London (UCL) in the Institute for Global Health.
Dr Ramaiya has participated actively with Ministry of Health (MoH) and President’s Office Regional & Local Government (PORALG) to implement Diabetes / NCD program in Zonal, Regional, District Hospitals & Health Centers all over the country in Tanzania. He has published more than 110 peer reviewed journal articles.
09.00 - 10.00 AM Chief Speaker
Friday 21st Nov
Presentation on the EAC NCD Charter
The presentation of the East Africa Community Non-Communicable Diseases official charter.