Early impact of the PEN HEARTS package to manage noncommunicable diseases in Bhutan: a mixed-methods evaluation

Dr Karma Tenzin

qualifications: MBBS, MD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Assistant Professor

Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Assessment, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia.

Assoc Prof Lora Sabin

qualifications: MA, PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

Asst Prof Wangchuk Wangchuk

qualifications: BSc, MPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Assistant Professor

Asst Prof Karma Choden

qualifications: BSc, MSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Senior Lecturer

I have been working as a senior lecturer for midwifery at Faculty of Nursing and Public health, under Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical sciences of Bhutan since 2014.

Assoc Prof Frank Feeley

qualifications: JD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

United States

Associate Professor (ret), Chair, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health Interests: Health care financing and organization Health insurance Regulation of health care providers Public private partnerships in health Economics of HIV and HIV treatment (particularly in the private sector)

Ms Sangay Zam

qualifications: BPH, MPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Senior Lecturer

Currently serving as a Lecturer and also a registered nurse in Faculty of Nursing and Public Health under the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan Before joining the current teaching profession, I have worked as Assistant District Health Officer in the district for a period of a year(2014-2015) Lastly, I have also served as Auxillary Nurse Midwife(ANM)in the hospital and Primary Health Centre(PHC) under different districts in Bhutan for 12 years(1998-2010).

Asst Prof Nafisa Halim

qualifications: MA, PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Research Assistant Professor

Dr Bolanle Banigbe

qualifications: MD, MPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Doctor of Public Health Program

Mr Zimba Letho

qualifications: BSc, MSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Senior Program Manager

Currently working as a senior program manager in the medical education and research unit at the tertiary hospital in Bhutan.

Dr Emily George

qualifications: DrPH, RN

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Doctor of Public Health Program

Ms Kinzang Yangden

qualifications: BPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Associate Lecturer

Assoc Prof Jennifer Beard

qualifications: MPH, PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Clinical Associate Professor

Jennifer Beard, PhD, MA, MPH, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health where she leads the Public Health Writing Program. Her forthcoming book, Teaching Public Health Writing, will be published in August 2022 by Oxford University Press. She is the Associate Editor of Public Health Post, an online publication, and an Assistant Director for Narrative at the BU Center for Antiracist Research.

Ms Rebecca West

qualifications: MPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Doctor of Public Health Program

Dr Gampo Dorji

qualifications: MPH, DrPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Technical Officer