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About Tanjina Mirza

Dr. Tanjina Mirza, chief programs officer for Plan International Canada, is a strategic leader in international development. She leads the international program department that designs, implements, creates innovative solutions and provides technical support to improve international development program quality and effectiveness around the world.

Tanjina is a medical doctor with masters in community health and PhD in demography. During her years of work in the international development sector, Tanjina has worked for research institutes, non-governmental organizations, and as a consultant for UN agencies in several countries. She taught in many universities and has traveled to more than 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America in various capacities. Poverty alleviation in international development is not just a job, it is her passion and commitment.

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COVID-19 is threatening lives in more ways than one

For many people around the world right now, it’s not just the threat of contracting COVID-19 that most concerns them — it’s whether their families, especially their young children, can survive another day without food.
Opinion | March 17th 2021

Don't let the pandemic erase decades of progress for girls' education

Opinion | July 21st 2020

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