Prof BEJON MISRA

Experience

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  Consumer Guidance Society of Jamshedpur

  Jan 1983 - now

  Founder Trustee

  28+ years in the consumer advocacy as a volunteer in the Consumer movement in India; 15+ years as an International Expert on User (Consumer) Focus for developing Strategies and capacity building programs in developing countries on Quality Management Systems for public and private organisations. Have been engaged as a short term consultant with UNDP, UNICEF, UNCTAD, WHO, World Bank, GIZ, British Council, DFID, GAIN & EPOS working on consumer protection policies. Traveled abroad in more than 30 countries to study issues concerning consumer protection policies as member of delegations and missions. Attended all the six Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at Geneva from Show less

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  Consumer Online Foundation

  Jan 1983 - now

  28+ years in the consumer advocacy as a volunteer in the Consumer movement in India; 15+ years as an International Expert on User (Consumer) Focus for developing Strategies and capacity building programs in developing countries on Quality Management Systems for public and private organisations. Have been engaged as a short term consultant with UNDP, UNICEF, UNCTAD, WHO, World Bank, GIZ, British Council, DFID, GAIN & EPOS working on consumer protection policies. Traveled abroad in more than 30 countries to study issues concerning consumer protection policies as member of delegations and missions. Attended all the six Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at Geneva Show less

  • Founder

    Mar 2003 - now

  • Trustee

    Jan 1983 - now
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  Consumer Voice

  Feb 2000 - May 2007

  Executive Director

  Facilitated in building the organisation from a subscription base of only 500 members to around 25,000 members. Made it into a self-sustainable organisation and extremely visible to the global world and communities. It was seen as an active consumer organisation in the world.

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  Consumer Coordination Council

  Apr 2004 - Mar 2007

  Chairman

  As the Chairman, I created a brand for the consumers in India and facilitated the launch of the most successful campaign ever made by Government of India called JAGO GRAHAK JAGO in the year 2005. I also organised one of the most successful International event in India with the support from Government of India and Consumers International.

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  New Era Patient Friendly Hospital Pvt. Ltd.

  Oct 2006 - now

  Managing Director

  I brought Quality Healthcare at the doorsteps of the rural poor at a remote village of Uttar Pradesh in District Amethi.

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  Cell for Consumer Education and Advocacy (CCEA) Society

  Aug 2007 - now

  Chairman

  CCEA Society launched the first international event in India for the rural consumers in 2010 called the CONSUMER PANCHAYAT in a remote rural location in the State of Uttar Pradesh. We intend to organize a similar event in 2013 to make the leaders working in rural locations to get more educated on the rights of the consumers and how to assert the same in a responsible manner legally and ethically.

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  Healthy You Foundation

  Jan 2008 - now

  Founder

  The key objective of Healthy You Foundation was to enable the Indian consumers to recognize healthy and safe food. The first National Conclave was in 2010, which talked about the definition of safe and healthy food and this year at the 2nd National Conclave we talked about improving accessibility to safe drinking water for all to strengthen the MDGs set in the United Nations.

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  Partmership for Safe Medicines (PSM) INDIA

  Sept 2010 - May 2015

  Founder

  I have been successful in engaging with all the stakeholders in an equitable manner without compromising on our objectives and values. I am happy with the outcomes achieved in India in the last two years.

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  NOT APPLICABLE

  May 2015 - May 2016

  Founder Director Patient Safety & Access Initiative of India
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  THE AWARE CONSUMER

  May 2016 - now

  Publisher & Editor