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Sunetra Bhattacharyya

Sunetra Bhattacharyya

Senior communications specialist

Highest degree :

Masters

Field of study :

Healthcare

Location :

India

Citizenships :

Indian

Experience :

15 Year(s)

Countries :

Nigeria, Switzerland, India

Gender :

Female

Sectors :

Environmental Sciences

International Development

Resource Management

Health communications

Campaigning

Crisis communications

Media relations

Public relations

Private sector development

Finance

Social behaviour change communications

>15 years in international media liaison & communications Clients include: United Nations Agencies e.g. WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS & GEO, UK Prime Ministers Cabinet Office, etc Fluent in 5 languages: English, French, Hindi, Bengali & Hausa (Nigerian local dialect) Managed a $180 million comms budget for the $500 million Bloomberg Initiative for Tobacco Control Coordinated communications for several high-profile programmes, examples include: 250 million GBP UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), formerly DFID. 25 million USD USAID Funded Maternal, New-born & Child Health Program Led teams of > 10 people including communication experts, contractors & outside vendors in Nigeria Communication officer for UNAIDS, WHO & UNICEF in both Geneva Switzerland & Abuja, Nigeria Secured free airtime on national TV and radio and led a Polio Immunization education programme broadcasting on TV/Radio for 1-yr aimed at 6M people. Selected for a Film & Documentary Making Program (Content/Shooting/Editing) in South Asia, Nepal Spearheaded a UK PMs Cabinet office for Communications campaign to build capacity in the Punjab engaging & interviewing industrial leaders e.g. Pepsi Co, Cargills & Hero Motors, SUN Pharma etc.

Experience with financing agencies

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