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| Press Inquiries |
Journalists looking for information on PSI or the health issues
on which we work should contact:
Marshall Stowell, Director of Communications
Email: mstowell@psi.org
Telephone: (202) 785-0072
PSI Expert Sources
PSI has the following experts who can provide information and perspective on our main health areas. If you wish to interview one of them, contact Marshall Stowell.
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| Family Planning/Maternal Health |
 Maxine
Eber, Reproductive Health Technical Advisor: Ms. Eber advises
PSI’s programs in more than 26 countries in the design and implementation
of family planning programs. She can discuss issues related to the
development of behavior change communications, brand development
and marketing strategies targeting health care providers and the
general public. Ms. Eber has managed PSI’s program to prevent mother-to-child
transmission of HIV in Uganda and reproductive health programs in
Botswana and the U.S. She holds a MPA from the Monterey Institute
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| Health Research |
 Kim Longfield, Director of Research: Kim Longfield is PSI’s principal investigator for qualitative studies and is a research specialist in the area of injecting drug users. A former Peace Corps volunteer in the Central African Republic, Kim earned a PhD in Sociology and International Health and a MPH in International Health/Health Communication and Education, both from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is the author of two dozen published journal articles, reports, book chapters and working papers. Kim is fluent in French and English and is proficient in Thai and the Central African dialect, Sango. |
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| HIV Department Director |
 Dr. Krishna Jafa, HIV Department Director: Dr. Jafa is a physician and epidemiologist and has worked with PSI in Zimbabwe (2007–08), Afghanistan (2003) and India (2001–04). In Zimbabwe, she managed a DFID-funded HIV-prevention project that includes behavior change communications, male and female condom social marketing, and static and outreach HIV testing and counseling, and post-test support services. As Highways Director with PSI/India’s Gates-funded Avahan project, Dr. Jafa established and managed highway condom distribution and promotion activities. She is an alumna of the US Centers for Disease Control’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (2004–06); she succeeded in getting comprehensive HIV prevention programming for incarcerated populations on the agency’s agenda and led rapid HIV testing at Gay Pride and Black Pride events. Dr. Jafa earned her medical degree from Rajasthan University in India and an MPH in International Health from Harvard University. |
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| Injecting Drug Use and HIV |
 Robert Gray, Country Representative for Laos: Based in Vientiane, Laos, Mr. Gray is PSI's technical expert on HIV prevention and health-related harms associated with injecting drug use (IDU). Mr. Gray has developed and implemented HIV-prevention programs targeting IDUs in China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and has consulted and trained on HIV-prevention and IDU programs for the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Médecins sans Frontières and the Australian Centre for Harm Reduction. From 2003 to 2006, he managed a large scale, innovative drug demand reduction program in Central Asia, and now oversees PSI's programs in Laos. Mr. Gray has a master's degree in East Asian politics and history from Harvard University and speaks Chinese. |
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| Malaria |
 Desmond
Chavasse, Global Director of Malaria Control: Dr. Chavasse
is responsible for PSI's global malaria control programs in 25
countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. These programs focus
on delivering insecticide-treated mosquito nets at scale through
targeting subsidy to vulnerable groups and providing increased
access to effective malaria treatment through social marketing
of prepackaged malaria therapy. He can discuss all issues related
to malaria control policy and practice as well as PSI's role
in the Roll Back Malaria partnership. Dr. Chavasse has a PhD
from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, was a researcher/lecturer
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has
17 years experience in the control of vector borne diseases with
principal focus on malaria. |
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| Metrics and Measurement |
 Nada Chaya, Metrics Manager: Ms. Chaya oversees the measurement of health impact resulting from PSI’s sales of products and services in over 60 countries. She also leads related activities to inform decision making at the program and policy levels. She can discuss the tools and metrics that PSI utilizes for performance management in health delivery. She holds a Master's degree in Public Health with concentration in Population Dynamics from Johns Hopkins University. |
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| Safe Water/Child Nutrition |
 Megan Wilson, Program Manager for Child Survival: Ms. Wilson works to support PSI’s diarrheal disease prevention and treatment programs in 32 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. PSI’s diarrheal disease program promotes healthy behaviors by educating individuals about purifying drinking water in the home, practicing improved hygiene and offering treatment for diarrheal disease if a child falls ill. Megan's career was launched as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea,West Africa, and was further enriched by working in Washington DC, Madagascar, Kenya, and South Africa with US EPA, USAID, and the US State Department. Ms.Wilson has a masters degree in International Development from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and she speaks fluent English, French and Dutch. |
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| Tuberculosis and HIV |
 Megan Elliott, Global Fund Program Manager and TB/HIV Technical Focal Point: Ms. Elliott is PSI’s technical expert on TB and TB/HIV service delivery activities in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. PSI provides a variety of TB and TB/HIV related services including: engaging private providers in TB diagnosis and treatment; integrating HIV counseling and testing and TB services; and innovative behavior change communication campaigns to increase awareness and positive health seeking behavior for TB and TB/HIV. She has a master’s degree from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of International Studies, and is a WHO and Union (IUATLD) trained TB TEAM consultant for public private mix (PPM), TB/HIV, and Global Fund proposal development. |
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