Prachi Lalana Mishra
Bengaluru
Summary
Certified ‘Public health advisor’ & ‘Corporate mental health Advisor’ for holistic development and counsellor with over 18+ years’ experience. Proven track record in designing and delivering community health, HIV/AIDS, SGBV and risk communication programs in India, South Sudan and Bangladesh. Strong background in community engagement, training and capacity building, counselling, program management, M&E and stakeholder coordination with NGOs and UN missions. Proven record in vaccine demand generation, humanitarian response, behavior change communication and supporting vulnerable groups including women, children, persons with disabilities and high-risk populations. With background as Health Advisor, bring experience in providing health education and wellness advice to diverse populations. Strengths include strong communication skills, knowledge of current health trends and ability to create personalized health plans. In previous roles, contributed to improved patient outcomes through development of innovative wellness programs.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Corporate Mental Health Advisor & Wellness Coach/Consultant
Freelancer
Bengaluru
02.2025 - Current
- Promoting employee well-being to ensure workplace safety by developing health policies, conducting risk assessments, and organizing wellness initiatives.
- Personalized health coaching, educational workshops, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Conducting research and analysis of mental health-related data to identify trends and relationships between lifestyles and chronic diseases.
- Providing counselling and education on various health-related topics to enhance the well-being and health of patients.
Risk Communication & Community Engagement Consultant
DAPTA
Kalahandi
11.2015 - Current
- Lead COVID-19 response activities including vaccine demand generation, community risk communication, infodemic management and hygiene promotion following WHO guidance.
- Manage counselling centres and provide psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence and other vulnerable community members.
- Design and implement behavior change communication, mass awareness campaigns, social mobilization and community advocacy initiatives targeted at reducing child marriage, trafficking and harmful health practices.
- Support capacity building of women leaders and strengthen cooperation between civil society and government.
- Kalahandi, Odisha, India
- Distributed survival and hygiene kits and provided COVID-19 education and vaccination facilitation to 3,861 families across 124 villages.
- Reached over 10,000 people through mobile campaigns addressing gender-based violence; provided counselling to 900+ beneficiaries.
- Organized 12 health camps (1,320 beneficiaries), 98 federation cluster meetings (2,583 participants) and 72 empowerment meetings (3,100 participants).
- Supported 270+ vulnerable street children through DAPTA CHILDLINE and maintained active community WhatsApp networks for real-time RCCE.
HIV/AIDS Training Officer / Counsellor
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) & South Sudan (UNMISS)
07.2009 - 07.2015
- Delivered HIV/AIDS awareness, voluntary confidential counselling and testing (VCCT), and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) services for UN personnel, host-nation forces and affected civilian populations.
- Designed training packages and conducted capacity building for peacekeepers, civilian staff, organized forces and community peer educators.
- Managed SGBV component as focal point: facilitated response, advocacy and referrals; supported prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse activities.
- Provided critical incident stress debriefing and psychosocial support during crises and evacuations.
- Trained and sensitized thousands of peacekeepers, UN staff and host-community members on HIV, gender and cultural sensitivity.
- Provided VCCT/PEP and psychosocial services to hundreds of staff and civilians; delivered debriefing and counselling to 600+ evacuees.
- Designed IEC materials and monitoring & evaluation tools; managed mission-level reporting and coordination for HIV programming.
Programme Officer
CARE India
Jharkhand
07.2008 - 12.2008
- Managed targeted interventions under NACP-III for high-risk groups (FSW, IDU, MSM, truckers, migrants).
- Led training, needs-assessment, stakeholder analysis and partnership development with government and civil society.
- Jharkhand
- Conducted statewide needs assessment and stakeholder analysis; delivered 12 trainings/workshops for 345 participants.
- Supported partner NGOs to meet project targets; program rated outstanding in annual evaluation.
Technical Officer
Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust
Orissa
08.2005 - 12.2006
- Implemented HIV/AIDS targeted interventions, training and capacity building; led community mobilization and IEC activities.
- Orissa
- Built capacity of staff and community groups on HIV, RCH and SGBV; rehabilitated 17 destitute women through counselling and advocacy.
Psychologist & Community Rehabilitation Officer
Dept. of Women & Child Development, Govt. of Orissa
08.2003 - 08.2005
- Provided psychotherapy, counselling, rehabilitation services and community-based disability inclusion initiatives.
- Counseled 87 individuals; facilitated 207 NHFDC loans and formation of SHGs for persons with disabilities; recognized for best practices in counselling.
Research Analyst
Society for Eye Care and Voluntary Activities (SEVA)
Kalahandi
09.2002 - 08.2003
- Managed RCH project surveys, capacity building and community outreach; documented findings and facilitated community enterprise initiatives.
- Led 7 mother-and-child health surveys and organized 78 outreach camps in one year.
Education
Master of Public Health (MPH) -
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh01.2008
Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) -
National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped
Secunderabad, India01.2003
M.Phil. Psychology -
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, India01.2002
M.A. Psychology -
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, India01.2001
B.A. Psychology -
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, India01.1999
Skills
- Community engagement
- Risk communication
- Vaccine demand generation
- Immunization promotion
- HIV/AIDS programming
- VCCT
- PEP administration
- SGBV prevention
- SGBV response
- Psychosocial counselling
- Clinical support
- Training design
- Facilitation
- Program design
- Monitoring
- Evaluation
- Partnership building
- Advocacy
- Project administration
- Reporting
- Donor coordination
- MS Office
- Basic data analysis
- M&E tools
- Designing IEC materials
- Digital RCCE messaging platforms
- Counseling techniques
- Clinical triage for PEP
- Psychosocial first aid
- Mental health counseling
- Wellness program design
- HIV/AIDS training
- Behavioral health support
- Mental health awareness
Languages
- Hindi
- English
- Bengali
- Urdu
- Nepali
- French
- Arabic
- Odia, native
- Hindi, native
- English, proficient
- Bengali, working
- Urdu, working
- Nepali, working
- French, basic
- Arabic, basic
Professional Affiliations And Volunteer Work
- Experience coordinating with UN agencies, WHO, UNICEF, local NGOs, government departments and community-based organizations
- Volunteer support to CHILDLINE and local disability and women’s empowerment initiatives
Selected Training And Certifications
- Comprehensive RCCE & vaccine demand training (Infodemic management & behavioral insights), GAVI / WHO / UNICEF / US CDC, 06/2022 - 07/2022
- Clinical Hypnotherapy, Delhi Institute of Health Care and Research, 05/2018
- Programme & Project Management, MDF Consultancies, Netherlands
- Life Skills, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), VCCT and Peer Educator trainings, UNMISS / DPKO / regional trainings
- Managerial Skills, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Certification
Corporate Mental Health Advisor [EAP India Pvt. Ltd.]
Timeline
Corporate Mental Health Advisor & Wellness Coach/Consultant
Freelancer
02.2025 - Current
Risk Communication & Community Engagement Consultant
DAPTA
11.2015 - Current
HIV/AIDS Training Officer / Counsellor
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) & South Sudan (UNMISS)
07.2009 - 07.2015
Programme Officer
CARE India
07.2008 - 12.2008
Technical Officer
Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust
08.2005 - 12.2006
Psychologist & Community Rehabilitation Officer
Dept. of Women & Child Development, Govt. of Orissa
08.2003 - 08.2005
Research Analyst
Society for Eye Care and Voluntary Activities (SEVA)
09.2002 - 08.2003
Master of Public Health (MPH) -
BRAC University
Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) -
National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped
M.Phil. Psychology -
Utkal University
M.A. Psychology -
Utkal University
B.A. Psychology -
Utkal University