1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME OF CONSULTANT: Janvier Gasana, MD, MPH, PhD
PROFESSION: Environmental and Occupational (EO) Medicine Doctor and Professor/Researcher/Consultant in
Public EO Health/EO Epidemiology/EO Medicine
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / GROUPS: American Public Health Association;
Association of Environmental and Occupational Clinics; International Society for Environmental Epidemiology;
International Society of Exposure Science; and To-be ICOH (International Congress on Occupational Health) Member
Key Qualifications
• Professor/Researcher with over 100 scientific publications and presentations (available upon request), and consultant
in the field of environmental and occupational (EO) health, EO epidemiology, and EO medicine for over 20 years
• Teaching courses in the sciences of environmental and occupational health which include Introduction to
Environmental Health, Global Perspectives of Environmental Health in the Caribbean and Latin America;
Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology; Exposure Assessment; Injury Epidemiology and Prevention; Industrial
Hygiene; and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) including Mine Health and Safety
• Research work primarily in the field of environmental and occupational health, medicine, and epidemiology using
exposure assessment, community-based pilot studies, meta-analysis / systematic reviews, and analysis of secondary
data (CDC NHANES)
• Research interests: Investigation of the role of environmental and occupational exposures to soil-, water-, air-, and
food-borne contaminants; infections; allergens; injury; stress; genes; and the immune system in the pathological
process that leads to the disease with the ultimate goal of preventing these exposures. Specific focus is on water,
sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and health; interaction gene - environment / epigenetics; application of concept of healthy
homes; exposure to aeroallergens / heavy metals / airborne particles; etiology, triggers, and prevention of pediatric
asthma; residential and occupational injuries; and long-term sequelae of chronic infectious diseases
• Reviewer and member of the editorial board for the following journals: 1) American Public Health Association; 2)
Environmental Research; 3) Environmental Justice; 4) Rural Health; 5) International Journal of Public Health and
Environmental Research; 6) Journal of Asthma; 7) Oxford Bibliographies; 8) Archives of Environmental Health
Research; 9) Nutritional Neuroscience; 10) International Journal of Environmental Health Research; 11) Journal of
Environmental and Analytic Toxicology; 12) Air, Soil and Water Research; 13) World Journal of Meta-analysis; 14)
PLoS ONE; 15) Occupational Diseases and Environmental Medicine; 16) Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory
Medicine, Respiratory and Pulmonary; 17) Italian Journal of Pediatrics; 18) Austin Journal of Allergy; 19)
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; 20) Environmental Health Insights; 21) Respirology; 22) Journal of
Occupational Medicine and Toxicology; 23) Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
• Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Medical Sciences and Biotechnology and Editor (1)
International Journal of Maternal and Child Health – Editor-in-chief; 2) International Journal of Tropical Diseases –
Academic Editor; and 3) Air and Water Borne Diseases – Editor of Special Topic “Water and Health”)
Training
Doctorate (PhD) in Public Health - Environmental & Occupational Health 1995
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Master of Public Health (Master of Public Health -MPH) 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Doctor of Medicine, National University of Rwanda, Butare (Rwanda) in 1984
Bachelor in Human Biology, National University of Rwanda, Butare (Rwanda) in 1981
Professional Experience
Professor Kuwait University Health Sciences Center Faculty of Public Health, January 2016-Present
Teacher, Researcher and Consultant in the field of Environmental and Occupational (EO) Health, EO Epidemiology
and EO Medicine.
Professor Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA Aug 1995-2015
Provided theoretical and practical training to students in public health and medicine in the area of community-based
and/or occupational health and safety research and scientific conferences in environmental and occupational health,
epidemiology and medicine and work on priority diseases identified by the Federal Government and the State of
Florida. Always incorporated environmental and occupational epidemiological methods required for solid evidence-
based investigation research in his classroom lectures. Always seeking new avenues for intellectual and professional
growth in the field for his students and himself. Indeed, worked on expanding his expertise to gene and environment
interaction, a concept that he has been able to integrate into his research and teaching.
Consultant International Risk Management: Expert in Environmental/ Occupational Medicine 2015 –Present
Supporting risk assessments for International Risk Management (IRM), which does domestic and international
consulting in the realm of environmental law, occupational health, safety and security.

2. Addis Ababa University: International PhD Thesis Advisor 2014 –Present
Advising 15 Ethiopian PhD Students who are working on their doctoral dissertation research projects on WASH (Water
Sanitation Hygiene) and Health. Most of them are in their final stage of data collection and we already drafting
manuscripts for publication to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals.
Consultant USAID/PADF/LEAD: Expert in Occupational Health & Safety October 7-17, 2015
Consulting work for LEAD (Leveraging Effective Application of Direct Investments) project funded by USAID and
implemented by PADF (Pan American Development Foundation) that provides technical and financial assistance to
Haitian Small &and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In line with the assistance, they organized a two-day training in
occupational health and safety for the representatives of SMEs in Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien where each two-day
training was preceded by site visits of a limited number of enterprises. The training covered various topics including
OHS Background, Deadly Silica, Tools & Machinery Usage, Machine Guards, Safety Instruction Information &
Procedures, Proper Safety Material Locations in a Plant, Chemicals Storage, Oil Spillage, Dust, Allergens, Exits, Fire
Emergency, Lighting, Noise, Adequate Ventilation, Confined Space, Personal Protective Equipment, Repetitive Motion
Tasks, Pollution/Heavy Metals, Air & Waterborne Diseases, and Online OHS Graduate Certificate.
Consultant The World Bank/DFID: Expert in Sanitary Engineering July 8-22, 2014
Consulting work for The World Bank and British Department For International Development (DFID) [Assessment of
the Impact of Mining on the Environment and Health in 3 Provinces (Katanga, Kasai Oriental and Kasai Occidental) of
the Democratic Republic of Congo]. Conducted a systematic and impartial assessment of mining activities in terms of
environmental impacts, waste management, the implementation of environmental control mitigation measures, and the
emergency plan, according to national regulations and requirements of The World Bank. The field study required visits
to the sites, collection of samples and interviews with key personnel.
Consultant USAID: Expert in Water Borne Diseases August 04-22, 2014
Taught a 3-week course on diseases associated with water (“Advanced Water Related Diseases”) for the 15 PhD
students of the Ethiopian Institute Water Resources (EIWR) who specialize in “Water and Public Health” through
partnership of Addis Ababa University and University of Connecticut (UCONN) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The course
covered the epidemiology of diseases caused by pathogenic organisms of protozoan, helminthic, bacterial, and viral
origin that are acquired from lack of water, lack of sanitation, lack of hygiene and presence of vectors that breed in the
water and spread the disease to humans. Basic knowledge of their biology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis,
treatment, prevention and control was also covered in the course along with the concept of biofilms.
Team Leader SFAC: Expert Meta-Analysis & Secondary Data Analysis January 2011-Present
Publication project of the South Florida Asthma Consortium (SFAC) on exposure to air pollution (indoor and outdoor)
using meta-analysis; and heavy metals, which affect the U.S. population using the secondary data analysis
Team Leader American Academy of Pediatrics: Expert Field Epidemiologist January to August 2011
CATCH planning grant and assessment of funding needs for asthma in schools in South Florida using an analysis based
on population data, mapping the prevalence of asthma in schools, and analysis of data from a focus group with parents
of children with asthma
Principal Investigator FL DOH Tobacco Project: Public Health Specialist January 2011- June 2011
Florida Department of Health (FL DOH) Tobacco Project manage the Hispanic / Latino Tobacco Network, which
focused on the promotion and support policy and system changes that impact social norms regarding tobacco use and
provide technical assistance and resources for community funding recipients from the State of Florida
Principal Investigator ATSDR Project: Environmental Epidemiologist January 2010 - December 2011
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) grant to the Florida Department of Health to
conduct an epidemiological study of the health survey of residents in a community located along the Gulf Coast Florida
were exposed to groundwater, air, and soil that has been contaminated by a chemical company that works in this
community for 55 years
Founding Chair and Member of the SFAC Board: Public Health Specialist May 2007
A joint effort of researchers, health care providers, lawyers, health services four counties and the American Lung
Association (ALA) of South Florida to help manage asthma created the Consortium Asthma South Florida (SFAC)
with a mission (www.southfloridaasthma.org) to develop and implement a regional action that improves the quality of
life for people with asthma through empowerment, education, advocacy, collaboration and services in the southeastern
counties of Florida (Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach) with a population of about 5.1 million ( over a
quarter of the population of the State of Florida). He was the founding president and he currently serves on its board.
They use the concept of Healthy Homes was launched by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

3. in the United States to protect children and their families against the risks of health and safety related to housing such
as asthma and allergy triggers, mold and moisture, pests and pesticides, risk of injury/accidents, and poor quality of air.
Principal Investigator NIOSH: Public Health Specialist January 2010- June 2010
The implementation of Belle Glade Rural Asthma Pilot Study (RAPS), which was funded by NIOSH (National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) through the USF (University of South Florida) Sunshine ERC (Education
and Research Center). Using the Survey of Asthma " Juniper Quality of Life ", the study examined the factors that
determine or affect asthma with emphasis on the various behavioral factors play an important role.
Team Leader MDCHD: Healthy Homes Expert January 2009 - December 2010
With funding from Miami Dade County Health Department (MDCHD), the team applied the concept of Healthy
Homes in South Florida in search of the quality of air inside) and all health hazards the home environment that can
affect children, including the dangers of lead, asthma triggers, and the risk of injury/accidents. The study showed that
asthmatic children in South Florida are not affected by the products of combustion from stoves since most families use
electric stoves unlike in North American cities, where the use of stoves gas is known to emit noxious combustion
products.
Advisor CDC and EPA: Medical Environmental Epidemiologist 2005, 2009 and 2010
Serve in the capacity of advisor for numerous institutions and organizations, from 2005 to 2007, CDC (Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention) National Center for Environmental Health Council (BSC =Board of Scientific
Counselors) (He was chair of the Community and Tribal (= Native Indian) Subcommittee (CTS) - See note below );
from 2009 to 2011, United States Environmental Protection (EPA) CHPAC (Advisory Committee on Health Protection
of Children) ; and from 2010 to 2012, Committee of EPA Pesticide Prevention Program Dialogue.
• Note: CTS is composed of members of the BSC. People from communities affected by environmental
contamination tribes serve as special consultants CTS. Its purpose is to provide the BSC with the views and
recommendations / tribal community representatives about the programs of the ATSDR (Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry) community involvement, practices and policies, and other relevant issues
that impact communities and tribes who live near Superfund** hazardous waste sites. The Subcommittee
examined the involvement of the community in practices, programs and policies ATSDR, give advice, results,
and recommendations to the Board on these issues; and provides broad-based community and the issues of
participation of the tribes to the attention of the Board.
• ** Superfund or Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA) is a federal law of the United States to clean up sites contaminated by hazardous substances and
pollutants or contaminants wider substances sites.
Health Foundation of S. FL: 2005 Hero Health Care and Recipient of $ 25,000 2007
Health Care Hero Award because of my expertise in environmental and occupational medicine - an important area of
preventive medicine that focuses on the health of individuals, communities and defined populations. Its aim is to
protect, promote and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability and death. Indeed, in 2001, 2005,
2007, and 2011, he added, respectively, Dr. Martin Luther King Service Award; Professional Health Award for 2005
Health Heroes by the Chamber of Commerce of Miami; Health Foundation of South Florida Concern Award (with a
check for $ 25,000 to continue work in the community); Award for 15 years of Outstanding Service by Florida
International University to the numerous awards and honors he has received so far.
Principal Investigator HRSA: Public Health Specialist March 2002 - September 2007
U.S. Department of Human and Health Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of Tomorrows
Children's Health Project on lead poisoning in order to motivate health care providers to routinely screen children; to
establish a partnership between providers health care to provide necessary initial and follow-up services for children at
risk; and educate children to reduce exposure at home
Principal Investigator FIU: Public Environmental Health Specialist January 2000 - June 2000
Pilot Study of Lead Poisoning Based in the Community: Biological and Environmental Assessment in an old inner area
of the city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida, with the objective to establish a correlation between
the levels of lead in blood lead levels in the environment, nutritional status and socio-economic, the ultimate goal being
to identify and eliminate systematic effects, adverse effects, disproportionate degradation of the environment and
mitigation
Consulting Research Specialist EPA: Environmental Health Risk Assessor January- July 1995
Under this assignment of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency of the United States) Region V, Chicago, scoring
sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) using HRS system (risk ranking) which is a screening device to assess the
potential for releases of hazardous substances to cause uncontrolled human health or environmental damage and PRE
(evaluation preliminary ranking) software, 1) generate HRS scores that have entry permits and evaluation site
information (sampling, waste quantities and characteristics of waste data , the physical parameters of the site, and the

4. data of the population); 2) evaluation of the NPL site remediation using data provided in the stems (Records of
Decision) and 3) risk assessment for environmental health
Consulting OHS Specialist JCISS: SDS Coordinator 1989-1993
At John Crane International Sealing Systems (JCISS), Morton Grove, Illinois - Coordination of SDS (Safety Data
Sheets) as OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) specialist through the recognition and measurement of risk factors to
human health that have contributed to the exposure of products in accordance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and
health administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and the drafting of the product
safety data sheets for new products and serving as a consultant resources on methods of analysis necessary to detect
potential chemical exposures and engineering methods used for risk control
Principal Investigator Dissertation Research Funded by USAID: PhD candidacy April - Sept 1993
Designing a network monitoring water quality and ecological study of water-related diseases including malaria,
diarrheal diseases and skin infections diseases along the Nyabarongo river) (the source of the Nile River) in Rwanda.
Water samples were collected on 6 network-based monitoring stations (one being the baseline) and analyzed for
organic pollutants (fecal coliforms and E. coli), physico-chemical pollutants (temperature, pH, conductivity and
suspended solids) and chemical and biochemical pollutants (dissolved oxygen and biochemical oxygen demand). Using
the results of a survey of industrial wastewater discharge and trace metals (Cu, Cr, Cd, Pb, Ni, Sn and Zn) in samples
taken at the point of industrial discharge, the contribution was determined a mass base / time of most industrial
pollution sources in points dumped into the river. The relationship was studied between water -related diseases
(malaria, diarrheal diseases and skin infections) and parameters such as rainfall and exposure to surface water season
between sub- districts along the river. This thesis funded by USAID (United States Agency for International
Development) was adopted by the Library of the WHO (World Health Organization) in Geneva to serve as a reference
for GEMS (Global Environment Monitoring System continued environmental) / water development in East Africa.
Professor/Head of Environmental & Occupational Medicine Department Sept. 1984 - July 1988
National University of Rwanda, Butare (Rwanda) - Provide theoretical and practical training to students in medicine
and public health in the field of environmental and occupational health, epidemiology and medicine; Operational
research and scientific conferences in environmental and occupational health, epidemiology and medicine on priority
diseases defined by the country.
Consultant UNICEF and DAVD: Medical Environmental Epidemiologist July 1986 - June 1987
With funding from UNICEF and the Dutch Association of Volunteers for Development (DAVD), building water
hygiene and sanitation (WASH) infrastructure in a number of rural areas in Rwanda to monitor and analyze water
contamination and its effect on diarrheal morbidity in children. The study found that piped water greatly reduces the
number of coliforms in water, which are responsible for many water-related diseases. Before the intervention
household water had an average of 1100 coliforms/100mL because of unclean transportation and storage methods
(deduced by analyzing coliforms through the delivery process). After installing a piped water and filtration system,
there were only 3-5 coliforms/100mL of household water. Building infrastructure provided a safe and clean method of
delivery that immensely cut down on coliforms picked up in transportation and storage. The infrastructure both
protected and improved the drinking water and waste management. The study concluded that improved water and
sanitation infrastructure paired with hygiene education and expanded primary care services have the potential to greatly
reduce water-related diseases and diarrheal morbidity and mortality. The authors acknowledged that infrastructure must
be complemented by efforts to decrease population density and nutritional deficits in order to maximize potential.
Health education was also integral to creating demand for the piped water and sanitation system. The work was
published in Gasana, J., Morin, J., Ndikuyeze, A., Kamoso, P. Impact of Water Supply and Sanitation on Diarrheal
Morbidity Among Children in the Socioeconomic Context of Rwanda (Africa) Environ Res 2002 Oct; 90 (2): 76-88
PMID12483797 [In the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal Spring 2012 article titled “The Effect of
Infrastructure on Water-Related Diseases in Rural African Communities”, Victoria Bates praised the study as the best
WASH intervention study in the SubSaharan Africa, which was implemented with limited budget, however looking at all
aspects of WASH (Water Sanitation Hygiene) and Health].
Languages
Speaking Reading Writing
1 - English Excellent Excellent Excellent
2 - French Excellent Excellent Excellent
3 - Kinyarwanda (Mother Tongue) Excellent Excellent Excellent
I hereby certify, in good conscience, that the above information accurately reflect my situation, my qualifications and
my experience.
[Signature]: Date: January 29, 2016 Name: Janvier Gasana