New Delhi : EAII Advisors, the technical partner of Evidence Action, a global non-profit that scales proven, cost-effective interventions to improve health and economic opportunity, has appointed Harkabir Singh Jandu as Director, Health & Nutrition Programs, India. This marks a significant step in EAII Advisor’s commitment to scale support to government-led systems. In this role, Harkabir will oversee the National Deworming Day and Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation portfolio and lead new program development; including designing the next generation of initiatives and building government partnerships to drive sustainable systems-level impact.
For this, Harkabir will work closely with Ankur Garg, Country Director, India at EAII Advisors and the leadership team, to scale Evidence Action’s programs across the region while leveraging his experience across strategy, evidence, government systems, program implementation, and entrepreneurship to the role.
Before joining EAII Advisors, Harkabir led Children’s Investment Fund Foundation’s (CIFF) mission on preventing child marriage, child labour, child and trafficking, and other harms across eight high-burden Indian states by supporting government programs and community-led systems to improve education, social protection, and child protection outcomes.
Before this, Harkabir spent nine years at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), where he incubated and led multi-state programs,partnerships, and strategy. As a consultant Harkabir has also worked closely with Dr Soumya Swaminathan on infectious diseases, global health architecture, and climate urgency and previously with ACCESS Health on health financing. Harkabir led entrepreneurial ventures for 11 years before committing to the Development Sector.
With over two decades of inter-disciplinary experience across strategy, evidence-based program design, and government partnerships, and the private sector; Harkabir is recognised for his ability to build teams that help governments translate evidence into large-scale implementation and lead sustainable impact. His appointment marks a significant step in strengthening EAII Advisors leadership in India. Harkabir holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business and a B.Com (Honours) degree from Delhi University.
Speaking on his appointment, Harkabir Singh Jandu, Director, Health & Nutrition Programs, India, EAII Advisors, said, “I am excited to join EAII Advisors at a time when the opportunity to strengthen government systems and scale evidence-based initiatives for health outcomes in India is so vibrant and multi-sectoral . Evidence Action’s commitment to rigour, strategic patience, trust-based partnerships, and government-led change appeal to me as foundational for the next decade. I look forward to expanding EAII Advisor’s support to governments for developing new initiatives and communities for leading lasting impact for millions of children and families.”
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