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Dr. Joseph Annan

Dr. Joseph Annan is currently Senior Policy Advisor of the HIV/AIDS Group at UNDP, Bureau of Development Policy in New York, with over 25 years of experience in the health and development fields as a clinician, surgeon planner and policy analyst. With about 15 years of experience in national and global HIV/AIDS responses, he believes in the transformation that is in all of us to make a difference in the course of the epidemic and its impact on development. He has worked with communities and governments, the UN Joint Program on HIV/AIDS and several bilateral agencies.

Dr. Annan, who is from Ghana, has worked and lived in a variety of countries. In pursuit of his belief that health is a key development vehicle, he established and for 12 years was the CEO of JSA Consultants Ltd., a multidisciplinary international firm of committed Africans. JSA continues its support for capacity development, with research and management expertise for governments, NGOs and international institutions worldwide. Dr. Annan is a Doctor of Dental Surgery, having obtained his Master's Degree in Health Economics and Health Planning. He is the father of four, a passionate jazz musician and a pilot of light aircraft.