Address: Set-9, Block-1, U.S.Club, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh-171001, India Date of birth: May 10, 1967. Sex: Male Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married Blog : http://innovationsforpoor.blogspot.com/
Name of degree | College and University from where graduated | Year of graduation | |
Basic degree: | MBBS | Indira Gandhi Medicl College, Shimla ( HPU, Shimla) | 1992 |
Master degreeIn Public Health | Master degree in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) | National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai(SCTIMST, Trivandrum) | 2009 |
ManagementCourse 1. | Hospital management through distant learning (DHM) | National Institute of health and family Welfare, Muniraka, Delhi | 2006 |
OtherCourse 2. | South Asia course on Equity and health Rights, Jaipur | International people’s health university (IPHU) | 2008 |
Departmental Exam | Departmental Exam. On Financial Administration | Government of HP | 2010 |
Year(from .. to ..) | Name of organisation | Designation | Achievement |
Since 27 July 2012 | Municipal Corporation Shimla | Corporation Health Officer | Strict vigilance to not to allow any mixing of drinking water with sewage. Check outbreaks and investigate them to contain such outbreaks in future. Adjudication of food adulteration cases and impose fine on defaulters. |
2008- 2012 | Directorate of health services, Himachal Pradesh | Looking after Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) as state Epidemiologist-cum- State Surveillance officer. Drafting a project plan for Mobile Medical Units. | This will help accessing Medicare in remote areas |
since 2008 | Directorate of health services, Himachal Pradesh | State programme officer for emergency medical transport and telemedicine and state master trainer on low cost Intradermal anti-rabies vaccination. Designated as officer on special duty (OSD) at directorate of health safety and regulation, government of Himachal Pradesh,India. | Looking after 108 Emergency Ambulance Service in state of Himachal as OSD (EMRT).Formulated a conceptual plan and started the process of emergency transport services in the state that helped help us achieve less death and disability due to road accidents and also helped achieve better institutional deliveries.397553 emergencies handled till Feb 28, 2014 since launch on December 25, 2010. 70,627 pregnant women transported to hospitals for delivery and helped in saving 11,904 lives in emergency.Started first low cost intradermal antirabies clinic of North India saving an amount of more than 5 Million rupees of Poor patientsTransformed this experiment into government policy.Looked after Maternal health issues in state of Himachal, including MMR,Matri Sewa Yojna, JSY, Emoc, SBA Training Family Planning etc.Now also looking after Snakebite programme. |
2003-2008 | State Blood bank, Shimla | State Blood transfusion officer, Shimla | Helped register a blood bank society for creating resources and independent decision making.Got a society registered for the welfare of unorganized Thalassemia patients of the state for better service deliveries.A poster was designed to spread awareness regarding the Thalassemia. |
2000-2003 | Regional hospital Shimla (DDU Hospital) | Department of pediatrics | Helped poor get medicines from the medicine bank that was created with the help of Medical representative’s samples of medicines. |
1998-2000 | WHO- GOI project NPSP for polio eradication | Surveillance medical officer | Achieved best indicators in highly endemic zone for polio in eastern UP, India and was the master trainer for the WHO staff there. |
1996-1998 | Zonal hospital Dharamsala HP | Causality medical officer | Handled causality patients in emergency OPD |
1993-1996 | PHC Darini HP | Medical OfficerIn charge, rural area | Served the rural population and also worked as a district coordinator for National Literacy Mission as volunteer. Also worked as campaign manager for literacy in district Kangra of Himachal. |