Meet the IHCR fellows Tackling India’s Health and Climate Crises

Anuradha Yanamandra

Anuradha has a master's in psychology. She has worked with vulnerable populations and provided psycho-social counselling and support for people living with HIV/AIDS and high-risk populations, including intravenous drug users, transgenders, migrants, truckers, female sex workers, link workers and men having sex with men. She also has experience working with the scavenging community.
Key Skills: Situational analysis, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for adolescents and adults.

Asifa Khatun

Asifa is a dedicated public health professional with a specialisation in RMNCH+A. She has a strong track record of counselling, managing, and enhancing adolescent health, child health, and women's programs in rural pockets of Bihar.
Key Skills: Project management and Capacity Building

Kaushik Pal

Kaushik has been associated with the WASH department of the Government of Jharkhand for 8 years. At PHIA Foundation he has led state teams for over five years having developed intervention strategies and water security plans for the districts of West Singhbhum and Khunti.
Key Skills: Programme implementation, time-bound outcome-based delivery, advocacy, capacity building and IEC/BCC

Dr. Rahul Agarwal

Rahul Agarwal has a PhD in CSR and is a development professional with nine years of experience. He has significantly contributed to addressing public health challenges and enhancing educational and employability programs through innovative data-driven insights.

Key Skills: Monitoring and Evaluation, Program Data Analysis and Project Management.

Dr. Deepak Kumaraswamy

Dr. Deepak Kumaraswamy is trained in Ayurveda medicine and has been a practitioner of public health for the past 18 years. He has worked with various civil society organisations including a public policy think tank as a researcher in public health. He has also worked with the health department across various states in the country.
Key Skills: Data management and analysis, scientific writing and public health research

Mallikarjuna

Mallikarjuna is a postgraduate in Business Management (MBA) in Finance from the University of Mysore. With 12 years of diverse experience across various organisations and projects. He has successfully led training programs, organised impactful public awareness campaigns, and mobilized resources for initiatives such as the "Smoke-Free Bengaluru Initiative".
Key Skills: Coordination in government and private entities, working closely with government officials, fostering collaboration and facilitating constructive discussions.

Nimisha Bhuyan

Nimisha is a Public Health professional with a background in research, planning, and evaluation of community-based health programs. She has served as a District Vector-Borne Disease Specialist, supporting project implementation and healthcare staff and ensuring effective program execution. She has also been an RA at the Indian Institute of Public Health, Shillong, contributing to optimising supplementary nutrition provisions for ICDS.
Key Skills: Data analysis, public health research, program management


Senior Fellow

Dr. Sameer Valsangkar

Dr. Sameer Valsangkar has a master’s in Public Health from USA, and an MD in Community Medicine from India. He has been working in research and public health development since 15 years. He has designed, operationalized and implemented public health projects in close collaboration with the government in several regions in India. He has conducted and directed a variety of research in occupational health, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, quality of life studies, nutrition and has been published in several indexed international and national journals of repute.
Key Skills: Program management and leadership, health research and data analysis, strategic planning

District's HCD Progress

Meet the District Health Fellows tackling Public health challenges in Meghalaya

Cyndrella K Mylliemngap

 Ri Bhoi District

Deiinesha Marwein

 East Khasi Hills District

Laaijinghun Dkhar

South West Khasi Hills

Larisa Dohtdong

West Khasi Hills

Natalia Marak

East Garo Hills

Nicanor Nicovates Marak

South West Garo Hills

Pamela

East Jaintia Hills District

Sengkram D Sangma

North Garo Hills

Tangku M Sangma

South Garo Hills

Techira Sangma

West Garo Hills

Yoobiangmi Garod

 West Jaintia Hills