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Dr.Anuj Bhattachan
Director |
Email:director@saarctb.org |
Dr. Anuj Bhattachan was appointed as the Director of the SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre (STAC) on 2nd October 2024.ALL the Staff of the Centre welcomed him in the STAC Family. Dr. Bhattachan did his under graduation (MBBS) from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal and Master Degree in Public Health, from Mahidol University, Thailand.
He was working as Director, National Health Training Centre, MoHP , Kathmandu, Nepal before he joined the STAC. where he was responsible for overseeing all health training activities at the federal, provincial and local through appropriate and quality training needs assessment, training delivery, monitoring, evaluation, post training follows up and research.
Dr. Bhattachan have more than 20 years of experience in the field of applied epidemiology and more than 5 years in the field of clinical Development of Enteric Vaccines. He served at different positions, under the Ministry of Health and Populations (MoHP), Government of Nepal. Through his many public health commitments, he has actively contributed to the strengthening of the health systems in Nepal, Bangladesh, South Korea, Rwanda, India, and Pakistan.
Dr. Bhattachan was Chief Public Health Administrator in the Ministry of Health and Population. He showed aptitude and effectiveness in a range of leadership positions as the director of the Vector Borne Diseases Research and Training Center (VBDRTC), the National Center for AIDS and STI Control (NCASC), the National Tuberculosis Control Center (NTCC), and most recently the National Health Training Center (NHTC). In addition, Dr. Bhattachan did a fantastic job as the Province Health Secretary at the MOH in Koshi Province. |

Dr.Rabeya Sultana
Deputy Director |
email:deputydirector@saarctb.org |
Dr. Rabeya Sultana joined the SAARC
Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre (STAC) on 6 October 2025 as Deputy Director. She supports the Centre’s work through the planning,coordination, and implementation of technical and programmatic activities related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS across SAARC Member States, and contributes to institutional governance and regional collaboration.
She has over 12 years of experience in field epidemiology and public health surveillance, with technical expertise in tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), molecular epidemiology, global disease detection and response, health systems strengthening, and public health research.
Dr. Sultana holds postgraduate qualifications in Virology and Epidemiology. She is a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service and has served under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, since 2006.
In her current role, she contributes to evidence-based policy development, capacity building, and strengthened regional responses to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the SAARC region. |
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