Current
TARU Leading Edge, New Delhi, India
Senior Adviser, May 2023 to date
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Advisory role for health sector
Work
The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India
TARU Leading Edge, New Delhi, India
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, United States
Associate Fellow, May 2007 to Nov. 2008; Senior Fellow, Aug 2022 to May 2023
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Research and advisory role for environmental health
Senior Manager (Public Health), May 2014 to Dec 2014; Sector Adviser (Health & Nutrition), Apr 2015 to Feb 2017
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Advisory role for health & nutrition related initiatives within Policy and Public Services Practice
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Research Assistant, Jul. 2005-Dec. 2005
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Malarial parasites estimation by fluorescent microscopy for West Africa insecticide impregnated sheets project
Academic
International Institute of Health Management and Research (IIHMR), New Delhi, India
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi, India
Assistant Professor, Oct. 2009 to Apr. 2014; Associate Professor, Apr 2017 to date; Convenor, Centre for Climate, Environment and Health, Feb 2018 to date Nodal Officer, Centre of Excellence for Vulnerability Needs Assessment under National Action Plan for Climate Change and Human Health, National Centre for Disease Control, Govt. of India
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Academics, research, training and consultancy related to public health
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Mentor to National Health Systems Resource Centre, Govt. of India for district health action plans in four districts of North India.
Visiting Faculty, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Sep. 2013 to Jan. 2014
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Time-series analysis for climate and health towards climate change attributable burden of disease in India
Department of Physiology, Junior Resident, May 2000-Apr. 2003
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Designed, conducted and evaluated study on passive smoking and respiratory health of urban poor children
Consultancy/Advisory Services
Nirvana India Private Limited
European Union Delegation to India and Bhutan
International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN), New Delhi, India
Consultant, July 2022
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Literature review and virtual event related to mask use by children
Medical Advisor (in pro-bono capacity), Mar 2020 to August 2021
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Advice related to COVID-19 pandemic in local context for delegation and EU missions in India
Program Consultant, Feb. 2006-Oct. 2006; Consultant, Aug. 2009-Sep. 2009
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Mother, neonatal & child health and nutrition (MNCHN) research competencies background document (2009 consultancy)
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Protocol development for evaluation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses in India (IMNCI)
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Review for study on Governance of Public Health Systems in relation to maternal mortality
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Initiated low cost oximetry project in India (LOCOP)
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Developed INCLEN internship program
Unted Nations Experience
World Health Organization, South-East Asia, New Delhi, India
UNESCO supported International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
Consultant, Environment Health and Climate Change Unit, Sep. 2010-Nov. 2010
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Technical expert for two high level meetings on climate change and health in Bhutan and Bangladesh
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Speaker, May 2017 Workshop on Mathematical Models of Climate Variability
World Health Organization
World Health Organization, South-East Asia,New Delhi, India
World Health Organization, Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
InterAcademy Council, Amsterdam, Netherlands
World Health Organization, South-East Asia, New Delhi, India
Meeting convened for regional health sector strategy in relation to Paris Conference in Dec. 2016​
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Meeting convened for regional health sector strategy in relation to Paris Conference in Dec. 2016.
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Contributor, Oct. 2010
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Acknowledged for providing input to the Committee to Review the UN mandated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Temporary Adviser, Sep 2007/Sep 2011/Oct 2012/Dec2012
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Invited expert related to climate change and health for various technical meetings held in New Delhi and Dhaka
Clinical
Naz Foundation (India) Trust, New Delhi, India
American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Intern, July 1998-August 1998
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Counselled for HIV prevention and provided care for AIDS patients
Observor, January 1999
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Interaction with Turkish physicians and orientation to best practices standard of care
Intern, April 1997-March 1998
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Clinical training at Lok Nayak Hospital and Guru Nanak Eye Centre
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Community medicine training at Maulana Azad Medical College