# Core Team

### National level Core team

* **Indian Council of Medical Research – Technical lead and implementation partner** Principal Investigator: Dr P. Ganeshkumar, Scientist E and Head of Division of Noncommunicable Diseases, ICMR- National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai. Coordinator at ICMR HQ: Dr Meenakshi Sharma, Scientist G, NCD Division, ICMR HQ, New Delhi Co-Investigator: Dr Prabhdeep Kaur Professor and Chair, Issac College of Public Health, IISc Bengaluru
* **MoFHW - National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke**\
  Mr Vishal Chauhan, Joint Secretary (NCD), MoFHW, New Delhi\
  Dr Leimapokpam Swasticharan, NPCDCS Nodal Officer, DGHS, MoFHW, New Delhi
* **WHO Country Office India** – Implementation partner Dr Fikru Tullu, Team Leader, NCD, WHO Country Office India Dr Abhishek Kunwar, National Professional Officer (NCD) Dr Kiran Durgad, Senior CVHO
* **AIIMS, New Delhi** – Technical support Dr Ramakrishnan S, Professor of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

### State level technical support by ICMR- Institutions

* Dr Tapas Chakma, Scientist G, National Institute for Research Tribal Health, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
* Dr Sampada Dhayarkar, Scientist D, ICMR- National AIDS Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra

### International technical partner

* **Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies** Dr Bhawna Sharma, India Lead, Resolve to Save Lives, India Dr Anupam K Pathni, Deputy lead, Country Office, India

**For any queries please write to <ganeshkumar@nieicmr.org.in>**

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