Heem S. Shakya

Heem S. Shakya is a health system strengthening expert with more than 20 years of professional working experience in Nepal, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Afghanistan. He specialized in procurement and supply chain management of the public health sector. He is also well-versed in public health programs like family planning, maternal and child health, sexual reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria. He has served as an oversight committee member Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) for The Global Fund Programs – HIV/TB/Malaria from 2018 to 2021. He was a lead National Consultant, to develop a Procurement and Supply Management of HIV/AIDs commodities as part of the National HIV Strategy Plan 2016 – 2021.

During his 20+ years of professional career, he has developed and implemented community-based health programs and interventions and carried out studies and assessments that have strengthened the health systems of the countries. He has worked and held key positions with JSI, USAID | DELIVER, GHSC-PSM, POSSIBLE, UNFPA, SAVE, USP/PQM+, and WHO. He has published many articles in national and international journals and authored two books – “Transformed”, an autobiography, and “Effective Health Logistics for Better Health Services”.