Vandana Kumar

Senior Public Health Consultant at Various organisations
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New Delhi, IN

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Experience

    • Human Resources Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Public Health Consultant
      • Jan 2009 - Present

      New Delhi Area, India List of projects • Strengthening comprehensive primary healthcare in Maharashtra - Creating a model district (PATH India) • Evaluation of all centrally sponsored schemes in health sector (EY/NITI Aayog) • Project ‘Tej’ - Taking innovative health technologies to the last mile through strengthening of Indian MedTech ecosystem (Xynteo/Government of Telangana) • 2010 – 2018: G2P health payments project (IFC, World Bank Group) - implementing an innovative solution for streamlining… Show more List of projects • Strengthening comprehensive primary healthcare in Maharashtra - Creating a model district (PATH India) • Evaluation of all centrally sponsored schemes in health sector (EY/NITI Aayog) • Project ‘Tej’ - Taking innovative health technologies to the last mile through strengthening of Indian MedTech ecosystem (Xynteo/Government of Telangana) • 2010 – 2018: G2P health payments project (IFC, World Bank Group) - implementing an innovative solution for streamlining health payments under NHM. • Evaluation of ‘Free Diagnostics Service Initiative’ & ‘Free Drugs Service Initiative’ in Assam & Chhattisgarh (WHO) • Formulation of national guidelines for strengthening Free Diagnostics Service Initiative of Government of India (WHO) • Formulation of National Essential Diagnostics List (WHO) • Evaluation of a PPP scheme - Free Diagnostics Service Initiative in Andhra Pradesh (WHO) • Leading strategy and designing of health IT solutions (Triotree Technologies) • Process documentation for interventions under Madhya Pradesh Health Sector Reforms Programme (NRMC/FHI 360) • Impact assessment of the Integrated Child Development Services in Madhya Pradesh (Sambodhi/DFID) • Evaluation of ‘Global Poverty Action Fund' project on improving maternal health’ in 6 states (NRMC /Oxfam India) • G2P payments Diagnostic Study: Health Payments in Bihar (IFC) • Situation Analysis of School Health & Nutrition in India in 4 states (PCD, Imperial College London) • Where There is No Doctor project - formative research in 4 states in India (Sambodhi/Johns Hopkins University) • Assessing prevalence & intensity of STHs among school-age children in Bihar (Deworm the World and Govt of Bihar) • Role of UID in strengthening public health system in India (Dell International Services) • Developing frameworks for private sector participation to operate Emergency Medical Transport Services (EY & NHM, Uttar Pradesh) • Community-based Deworming in Andhra Pradesh (Deworm the World/SKS Microfinance) Show less

    • India
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Visiting Faculty
      • May 2011 - Jul 2018

      New Delhi Area, India

    • CEO
      • Nov 2010 - May 2011

      New Delhi Designed and raised funds for a ‘Contraceptive helpline’ project in Uttar Pradesh (funded by USAID)

    • Fellow
      • Aug 2006 - Nov 2008

      • Worked on a ‘Global Health Project’ which involved impact evaluation of 22 innovative health and health-related projects in 20 countries across various regions (funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) • Worked on designing and piloting of an innovative IT-based solution - ‘Health Smart Card’ (funded by GFATM under Round 4 of funding) • Worked on a project on Tuberculosis - Project ‘ACTION- Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally’ (funded by the RESULTS Educational… Show more • Worked on a ‘Global Health Project’ which involved impact evaluation of 22 innovative health and health-related projects in 20 countries across various regions (funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) • Worked on designing and piloting of an innovative IT-based solution - ‘Health Smart Card’ (funded by GFATM under Round 4 of funding) • Worked on a project on Tuberculosis - Project ‘ACTION- Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally’ (funded by the RESULTS Educational Fund) • Provided key technical inputs and analysed data for various research activities in the organisation like annual budget exercise, tracking Indian economy, policy and planning etc. Show less

    • Consultant
      • May 2005 - Jul 2006

      • Led the ‘Advocacy and Infrastructure component’ of the Project ‘Access to Care and Treatment’ (funded by GFATM under Round 4 of funding) • Prepared several proposals for organisations funding work in the area of public health • Supervised workshops on ‘Training of nurses and laboratory technicians in HIV/AIDS’

    • ICU Resident Doctor
      • Dec 2000 - May 2004

      Evaluated and managed critically ill patients, performed and assisted several emergency procedures, and trained nurses on delivering quality health care.

    • Resident Medical Officer
      • Jan 1998 - Nov 2000

      Evaluated and managed patients admitted in the wards, emergency and ICU, organised and attended several health camps in the hospital and in the communities

Education

  • Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
    MBA, Health Care Administration
    2002 - 2005
  • Maulana Azad Medical College - University of Delhi
    M.B.B.S, Medicine
    1991 - 1996

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