Dr. Saswati Das is Program Director in Jhpiego, India. She has been working with Jhpiego India since 2010. In her 25 years of experience in public health, Dr. Das has provided technical and managerial leadership in maternal and child health, FP, reproductive health, HIV prevention, quality of care, learning resource package development, and transfer of learning. Prior to joining Jhpiego, she worked with other international organizations, including Population Services International as Director of Medical Services and Training and IntraHealth International as Country Clinical Manager, and led major public health programs on Family Planning, Maternal Health and HIV Prevention in India. Dr. Das has numerous presentations and publications to her credit. She has presented in many national and international forums, and has been a member of several technical advisory groups with government of India and international health organizations. She has also been recognized as an International Training Expert by Jhpiego head office, Baltimore, USA and provides technical assistance to countries aside from India, especially other South Asian and African countries. She is also one of the international reviewers of papers for several reputed global conferences and peer-reviewed journals of public health. Dr. Das has been awarded the certificate for Jhpiego Leadership Development Program (2 years course) for her successful accomplishment in the course as one of the 5 persons selected globally within Jhpiego, in the first cohort. Dr. Das has Master degree in Public Health from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. She obtained her bachelor degree in medicine and surgery (MBBS) from Calcutta University, India and had received ‘Certificate of Honor’ in Community Medicine.