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Kajal Kajal
New Delhi
Summary
Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Director
Government Of India
01.2023 - Current
- Secured key partnerships that contributed to the organization's overall growth strategy and market reach.
- Updated and resolved incidents and managed accessorial charges objectively.
- Implemented innovative solutions to solve complex problems, resulting in increased productivity and streamlined operations.
- Oversaw supply chain functions to verify inventory levels and budget adherence.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
- Leveraged data analytics insights for informed decision-making in critical areas such as sales forecasting, budgeting, or personnel management.
- Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
- Stakeholder management, such as World Bank, ADB, etc, to secure the loans and improve logistics.
Executive Director
REC Ltd.
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve service delivery.
- Strengthened internal communication channels to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and decision-making.
- Monitored compliance with laws and regulations to protect the organization from legal liabilities and penalties.
- Represented the organization at industry conferences and events.
- Streamlined government program RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme) of approx. 35 billion USD, with the states creating standard operating manuals, bid manuals, and other necessary directions and maximizing output.
- Transformed the health, education, environment, and sports sector through CSR funds of approx. 25 million USD per annum and securing livelihoods for vulnerable sections of society by identifying credible non-profits and providing leadership for the sanctioned programs.
Director
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
12.2017 - 04.2021
- Initiated a program known as SAMBHAV (Synchronized Action for Marginalized to Improve Behaviours and Vulnerabilities) during COVID in Urban slums of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; Provided livelihood, health, nutrition, gender, child rights and livelihood services to a population of 6000 households by coordinating with various departments, UNICEF, and UNDP, who helped with the procurement of necessary equipment and supplies.
- Secured Direct Benefit Transfer of 1000 Rs INR (12 USD) to almost 1 million street vendors and needy populations during the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a portal for streamlined funds transfer and ensuring transparency.
- Maximized technology infrastructure to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, including crowd management, telemedicine services, contact tracing, and provision of essential supplies in 7 million plus cities during a two-month lockdown period.
Technical Advisor
University Of Manitoba
08.2017 - 09.2018
- Provided focused technical support for designing and implementing crucial RMNCH+A interventions in diverse global contexts.
- Provided Leadership for operations and implementation of research initiatives related to UM’s RMNCH+A programs.
- Collaborated and engaged with critical governments and other organizations about UM’s techno-managerial support initiatives.
- Coordinated with UM’s global technical team to support the dissemination and application of technical strategies for RMNCH+A across south Asia, regionally and globally
Temp Employee
Stanford University
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Developed interventions for policymakers for critical and emergent health issues on “Primary prevention of non-communicable diseases, Diabetes and Hypertension, in the rural Uttar Pradesh.
- Collaborated with policymakers to identify the challenges.
- Conducted Systematic research on the literature on available models across the world and presented them to the faculty.
- Analyzed prevailing policy and customized it to deliver the demand-driven product (a policy brief) according to the needs of the policymakers.
Graduate Research Assistant
UCSF
09.2016 - 08.2018
- Prepared summaries of research data for use in high-level meetings and presentations.
- Led document review, meticulous organization, and quality control of data acquisition, crucial in steering research activities towards relevant conclusions.
- Designed surveys and interview protocols for primary data collection, ensuring accurate representation of target populations.
- Compiled and synthesized data to identify more significant trends and research patterns impacting areas of study.
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Developed instruments to collect data, including experimental documentation and survey questions.
- Published articles detailing research results (SPARQ (Strengthening people-centred Accessibility, Respect and Quality) Uttar Pradesh, India.; funded by Bill and Melinda Gates foundation & Role of CHAZ (Churches Health Association in Zambia) in developing effective payment platforms for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through primary health care in Zambia; funded by the Center for Health Market Innovations
Managing Director
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
06.2014 - 08.2016
- Conceptualized the idea of LED replacement for the ghats of Ganges at Varanasi, later recognized as an achievement at the World Bank.
- Led the campaign of providing metered connections to 900,000 households in a record time of 2 months and was given a certificate of appreciation by the hon’ble Chief minister of the state.
- Organized a national-level workshop on energy efficiency and started a project with 10 prominent schools in the district of Varanasi to educate children on saving electricity.
- Reformed the discom on data management and enhanced revenue by 200 percent in 7 months by checking theft, enforcing the law, optimizing technology utilization, and initiating innovations such as the ESCO model of energy efficiency.
- Documented processes and drafted SOPs to comply with regulations and company policies.
- Reduced operational risks while organizing data to forecast performance trends.
Additional Director, National Health Mission
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
02.2012 - 06.2014
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Oversaw supply chain functions to verify inventory levels and budget adherence.
- Drafted and distributed reports to assist board members with critical business decisions.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
- Formulated policy for addressing the shortage of doctors that led to an increased influx and resulted in 2500 doctors joining state in a year.
- Introduced Dedicated Emergency Transport services called 102 for mother and child health.
- Coordinated with the Gates Foundation and resolved bottlenecks in bringing the digital health platform “Mobile Kunji” to train community health workers (approximately 100,000 in number).
- Worked with UNICEF for WASH interventions and developed a menstrual hygiene awareness program for all public schools in Uttar Pradesh.
Additional Revenue Commissioner
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
09.2008 - 02.2012
- Introduced Tobacco Cessation policy at all public places in the district Mahoba, which stood first in the state.
- Coordinated data collection with the district's CENSUS (Ministry of Statistics and Implementation) and received second prize for the activity.
- \Designed and introduced a low-cost sanitary napkin production unit at district Mahoba, now replicated at 40 more districts of Uttar Pradesh. This project generated livelihood for 20 women and educated 15000 women in the block in the first phase.
Education
DrPH - Maternal And Child Health, Epidemiology (Minor)
The University of Arizona
Tucson12.2024
Master of Science - Global Health Sciences
UCSF
San Francisco09.2017
M.D. - OBGYN
PGIMER
Chandigarh06.2006
Skills
Additional Information
Publications:
1. Lahoria K., Malhotra S., Bagga R., Trans-abdominal vs Trans-Vaginal Sonography for diagnosis of placenta previa; International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2007; doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.04.024
2. B. Phillips, F. Kajal, D. Montagu, A. Kumar, V. Kumar; UCSF, Global Health Sciences, San Francisco, CA/US, National Health Mission, Administrative Office, Lucknow /IN, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco/US, Community Empowerment Lab, Lucknow/IN: Is Bigger Better? : Assessing Self-Reported and Researcher Collected Data on Maternal Health Care Quality Among High-Case Load Facilities in Uttar Pradesh: The Lancet, 2018;https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(18)30175-X.pdf
3. V. chattu, R. kumar, S. kumary, F. Kajal, J. David; University of the West indies, UCSF, Global Health Sciences: Nipah virus epidemic in southern India and emphasizing “one health” approach to ensure global health security: Journal of family medicine and primary care; June 2018
4. Public financing partnerships to improve private sector healthcare: Case studies of intermediary purchasing platforms:(https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/sites/globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/files/pub/public-financing-partnerships_0.pdf)
5. B. Chandan Kumar, Abhishek, Pal Sathyajit Singh Athwal, Shivangi Gupta, Fnu Kajal, Piyush Puri, Anil Kumar Khem; Round Pneumonia in Adults Masquerading as Bronchogenic Carcinoma; American Journal of Infectious diseases; 2018.
6. Philips, Shreya singhal, Shambhavi Mishra, Fnu Kajal, Sun Y. Cotter, May Sudhinaraset; University of California, Community Empowerment Lab, Lucknow, National Health Mission, Lucknow, UCLA; Evaluating concordance between government administrative data and externally collected data among high-volume government health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India;Global health Action; June 2019.
7. Dominic Montagu, Amanda Landrian, Vishwajeet Kumar, B. Philips, Shreya singhal, Shambhavi Mishra, Shambhavi Singh, Sun Y. Cotter, Vinay Pratap Singh, Fnu Kajal, May Sudhinaraset; University of California, Community Empowerment Lab, Lucknow, National Health Mission, Lucknow, UCLA: Patient -experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India; Health Policy and Planning; August 2019.
8. Araya Abrha Medhanyie et al; Kangaroo Mother Care implementation research to develop models for accelerating scale-up in India and Ethiopia: study protocol for an adequacy evaluation; BMJ open; September 2019.
9. Amanda Landrian, Beth S Phillips, Shreya Singhal, Shambhavi Mishra, Fnu Kajal, May Sudhinaraset; Do you need to pay for quality care? Associations between bribes and out-of-pocket expenditures on quality of care during child birth in India; Health Policy and Planning; March 2020.
10. Ashish Joshi, Fnu Kajal, Soumitra S. Bhuyan, Priya Sharma, Ashruti Bhatt, Kanish Kumar, Mahima Kaur, Arushi Arora; Quality of novel coronavirus related health information over the internet: An Evaluation study; The Scientific World Journal; August 2020.
11. Ria Saha, Fnu Kajal, Nuzrath Jahan, Vivian Mushi: Now or never: will COVID-19 bring about water and sanitation reform in Dharavi, Mumbai? Local Environment; July 2021
12. Fnu Kajal: Clarity on the Type of Review. Comment on “Value Cocreation in Health Care: Systematic Review”; J Med Internet Res 2022;24(7):e38457; July 2022
13. Parveen Kumar, Benu Chaudhary, Nishant Yadav, Sushma Devi, Ashutosh Pareek, Sujatha Alla, Fnu Kajal, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Madan Mohan Gupta: Recent Advances in Research and Management of Human Monkeypox Virus: An Emerging Global Health Threat; Viruses 2023: 15(4), 937: https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040937
14. Vijay Kumar Chattu, Bawa Singh, Fnu Kajal, Chakrapani Chatla, Soosanna Kumary Chattu, Sanjay Pattanshetty, K. S. Reddy ; The Rise of India’s Global Health Diplomacy amid COVID-19 pandemic; Health Promotion Perspectives; 13(4):1-9: DOI:https://doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2023.34.
15. Fnu Kajal, Dorothy Lall, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sanjeev Kumar, Amita Yadav, Smriti Agarwal, R.K Garg; Covid-19 lockdown governance in Uttar Pradesh, India: a call for equity? Cogent Social Sciences 2024; Vol 10; No 1; 2299084;https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2299084
Software
Dedoose
Timeline
Director
Government Of India
01.2023 - Current
Executive Director
REC Ltd.
04.2021 - 01.2023
Director
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
12.2017 - 04.2021
Temp Employee
Stanford University
09.2017 - 08.2018
Technical Advisor
University Of Manitoba
08.2017 - 09.2018
Graduate Research Assistant
UCSF
09.2016 - 08.2018
Managing Director
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
06.2014 - 08.2016
Additional Director, National Health Mission
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
02.2012 - 06.2014
Additional Revenue Commissioner
Government Of Uttar Pradesh
09.2008 - 02.2012
DrPH - Maternal And Child Health, Epidemiology (Minor)
The University of Arizona
Master of Science - Global Health Sciences
UCSF
M.D. - OBGYN
PGIMER
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