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Name: Amit Kumar Singh Harshana [Photo]
Title: Doctor
Nationality: Indian
Home office address: 122A/20A, Third floor, Gautam Nagar, New
Delhi-110049

Professional qualifications: MD, DNB, FRSPH, PGDPHN, (DTM&H-Pursuing)

Language skills: Hindi, English

Relevant work experience, including the duration and responsibilities:

St. Stephen’s (1) Identify health problems of the Community in the context of the socio
Hospital, New - economic -cultural milieu (2) Prioritize health problems (3) Identify threats
Delhi, (May 2011- to the environment (4) Identify groups which require special attention
(elderly, adolescents, gender, the poor and other marginalized groups)
May 2014)/ including those facing occupational hazards (5) Set objectives; prepare action
Diplomat of National plan; implement programs and monitor, supervise and evaluate them (6)
Board (Equivalent to Manage Health Information System and respond appropriately to the
M.D) in Preventive & information gathered (7) Assess costs, plan, implement and supervise budget
social medicine and alternative health options (8) Understand and Implement public health
resident for 3 years at laws (9) Initiate, implement and supervise National Health Programs (10)
Community health Establish Surveillance System and respond to public health threats effectively
department of St. and efficiently (11)Conduct epidemiological investigation of communicable,
Stephen's hospital. non- communicable and other phenomena of public health importance and
suggest appropriate solution. (12). Effectively use the tools of epidemiology
for understanding disease distribution and determinants of diseases.
1. Provide technical guidance to the government and non-
World Health government staff on polio eradication activities including AFP
Organization, Surveillance, Supplementary Immunization, Polio- free certification and
(June 2014-April Polio End Game strategies.
2015)/ Surveillance 2. Facilitate the support for activities related to intensification of routine
Medical Officer: immunization, measles elimination and rubella control and surveillance
of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).
3. Build capacity of the government and non-government stakeholders
involved with polio eradication, routine immunization, measles
elimination and rubella control and VPD surveillance.
4. Monitor and evaluate the planning and implementation of activities
related to polio eradication, measles elimination and rubella control,
routine immunization and VPD surveillance.
5. Conduct regular analysis and interpretation of epidemiological,
surveillance and immunization data to support appropriate follow up
actions by the government and partners.
6. Liaise and coordinate with partner agencies including UNICEF,
Rotary and others for strengthening of activities related to polio
eradication, routine immunization, measles elimination and rubella
control and VPD surveillance.