Dr. Sandhya
Public Health Professional
Summary
Diligent Health Program Specialist skilled in data collection and analysis, report preparation and grant writing to support and enhance public health program activities. Consults with advisory committees to promote program initiatives. Strong scheduling, monitoring and decision-making abilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
Work History
State AEFI Officer
John Snow India Private Limited (JSIPL)
- Assisted the State Extended- Program-on-Immunization Officer (SEPIO) in the implementation of the AEFI Surveillance program in the state
- Coordinated with the Immunization division, districts, and other stakeholders to improve the sensitivity of AEFI Surveillance
- Assisted the SEPIO in the planning and management of AEFI surveillance activities- including strengthening early detection and investigation of AEFI cases, and follow-up for case record completion
- Ensured the conduction of regular AEFI committee meetings at the state level, sharing causality assessment reports and meeting minutes with the national level
- Provided technical assistance to the state in handling CoWIN-AEFI & SAFE-VAC PORTAL
- Involved in analysis of AEFI Surveillance data and other feedback received from the national level for strengthening AEFI Surveillance
- Coordinated with all stakeholders to strengthen AEFI Surveillance
- Monitoring and implementation of continuous capacity-building activities for AEFI Surveillance
- Field visits to districts for monitoring of AEFI surveillance activities
- Involved in COVID-19 vaccine post-introduction evaluation (CPIE) assessment study
- Involved in Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccination (BeSD) tool field implementation for COVID-19 vaccination and Routine Immunization
- Supported in strengthening Urban Immunization.
Surveillance Medical officer (SMO)
WHO
- Successfully led the National Public Health Surveillance Project (NPSP) for over a year in Nalanda, Bihar
- Collaborated in strengthening AFP (Acute Flaccid Paralysis), Measles, and VPD (Vaccine- preventable diseases) surveillance activities
- Strong participation strengthening Routine immunization- advocacy for the conduction of regular district-level task force meetings, micro-plan updation, monitoring, data analysis, and feedback sharing to the district on a regular basis
- AEFI surveillance- technical assistance to district immunization officer in reporting, investigation, and documentation of AEFIs
- New Vaccine introduction- facilitated the capacity building of all stakeholders on “operational guidelines of covid vaccination”, and assisted in microplanning and implementation of the covid vaccination program at the district level
- Facilitated training on “operational guidelines for Covid vaccination of Pregnant women”
- Facilitated capacity building of Medical -officers on COVID-19 Treatment Protocol
- Provided technical support in Covid Sero-surveillance study
- Supported IHIP (Integrated Health Information Platform) implementation of the district IDSP team in capacity building and mapping of village.
Intern
CARE India, Technical support Unit
- Literature review on “Health care seeking by pregnant women of rural Bihar”
- Analysis and interpretation of CML HSH data using SAS Version 9.4
- Literature review on” Patterns/Predictors of Teenage Pregnancy in Bihar”
- Analysis and interpretation of MWRA data using SAS 9.4
- Field observation of Arogya Diwas and Annaprasan Diwas
- Internship report writing and documentation.
State Technical Officer-Immunization
John Snow India Private Limited (JSIPL)
- Current
- Responsible for steering the project’s immunization initiatives in Jharkhand in close coordination with the National Health Mission, Jharkhand, and the state team
- Leading a team of District Technical Officers (Immunization) to provide technical assistance at the state and district level.
Dissertation intern
Ekjut
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Conducted review of literature
- Developed questionnaire for in-depth interviews and Focused group discussion (FGD)
- Extensive field visit to Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum district
- Report writing on field visits.
Dental Intern
Awadh Dental College and Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2017
Education
Master of Public Health (M.P.H) - Impact evaluation (IE), Nutrition Program Planning (NPP), Principles of Laboratory Testing
Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (IIPHG, PHFI)
07.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) - undefined
Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Skills
Public health research skills
Descriptive review
Scientific writing
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Stakeholder Collaboration
Vaccine administration
Surveillance Systems Management
Health Equity Advocacy
Adaptability and Flexibility
Program Support
Certification
Fundamentals of Public Policy: IMPRI (03/2024)
Contactno
+91-6299633968
Training
- NAZARIYA’2018-Let’s Talk (10/2018), at IIPHG- Participated in a flash mob to generate awareness about mental Health
- ACIES Plus International Conference on Med-Tech Innovations for Primary Health Care (12/2018), at IIPHG, Gandhinagar- Member of the academic committee
- Volunteered at Sanjeevani Health Mela conducted at IIT, Gandhinagar (01/2020)
- ACIES International conference on Innovations in Comprehensive Healthcare (01/2020), IIPHG Gandhinagar- Member of organizing and registration committee
- 5th Jharkhand State Dental Conference (2014), at Hazaribagh – Presented Poster on “Stem cell”
- 3rd Jharkhand State Dental Conference (2012), at Bokaro- certificate of participation
Timeline
Dissertation intern
Ekjut
02.2020 - 08.2020
Master of Public Health (M.P.H) - Impact evaluation (IE), Nutrition Program Planning (NPP), Principles of Laboratory Testing
Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (IIPHG, PHFI)
07.2018 - 05.2020
Dental Intern
Awadh Dental College and Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2017
State AEFI Officer
John Snow India Private Limited (JSIPL)
Surveillance Medical officer (SMO)
WHO
Intern
CARE India, Technical support Unit
State Technical Officer-Immunization
John Snow India Private Limited (JSIPL)
- Current
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) - undefined
Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Fundamentals of Public Policy: IMPRI (03/2024)
Google Project Management: Coursera (02/2024)
Microplanning for Immunization: e-course by WHO & UNICEF (03/2023)
WHO-AEFI Causality Assessment training e-course (02/2022)
Introduction to Poliomyelitis and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, WHO open course (01/2021)
WHO MOOC on COVID-19: Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 partners platform to support country preparedness and response (03/2020)
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: IIPHG (08/13/2019 - 08/14/2019)
Health Research Fundamentals: National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE)
Diploma in Computer Application (DCA): Visual Informatics, Ranchi (2019)
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