Prof. Divya Aggarwal - Divya has graduated from Delhi University in the field of Instrumentation. After that, she did her M.B.A specializing in Human Resources and Finance from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. She has more than 15 years of Academic and consultancy experience and has diverse knowledge of the corporate world. Divya is an expert on long-term success. For the past decade she devoted her energy to the investigation of long-living corporations - how they grow, adapt, and consistently beat their competitors. Under her supervision, nine post graduate students carried out research work in the area of Zoonoses which was funded by International organization. She had carried out research project on workload assessment of ANMs funded by UNICEF and has carried out various projects related to strategy and HR viz., strategy evaluation, workforce planning, competency mapping, talent retention strategies at the corporate level. She conducted Attitude Survey of Employees of Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC Bank Ltd) on 16 parameters on All India Basis and made Action Plan. She has conducted various trainings and workshops on areas related to Organizational behavior in various organizations and b-schools. Besides this, she has written various research papers in the journal of national and international repute. She is also pursuing her PhD in the area of talent management from Amity University, Noida.

Dr. Sumesh Kumar holds Ph. D, M. Phil and M.A., degrees in economics and MBA degree in finance. During over 20 years of working experience, he worked with different organizations and is well versed in industry projects, practical implications of economic theories, methods of data collection and analysis, designing curriculum, academic administration and analyzing government policies for economics and industry. He has completed many research projects in the area of economics, health and life skills. He has published various articles in leading Indian newspapers and research papers in the field of economics and management. He has been a key speaker in national and international conferences and attended several workshops and seminars.

Dr. Pankaj Talreja is a “Master Teacher” trained by Indian School of Business(ISB), Hyderabad. He is an Assistant Professor at the International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi. He received his Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration from Institute of Management Studies, YMCA, New Delhi in 2001. Since then he has been part of various National Health Programmes. After twenty years of illustrious career, Dr. Pankaj is pursuing his passion for Healthcare Finance.

Dr. Sumant Kumar Swain has a background in social sciences and awarded M Phil and Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has cleared his UGC NET. He joined as a Research Officer (2007) and Senior Research Officer (2011) at IIHMR, Delhi.During his stay at the Institute, he was engaged in more than 40 health research projects including large scale surveys such as LASI, DLHS and NFHS. Before joining IIHMR-Delhi, he has worked with NCERT, New Delhi, India. Dr. Swain has more than twelve years of experience in national health programme evaluations, operational and formative research projects using both qualitative and quantitative methods in various health and social programmes. He was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Oriental Studies under Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia in different assignments under Indo-Russian Cultural Exchange Program by Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of India. He has published one book, seven edited books and many research papers in different disciplines. His areas of interest are health survey research, implementation research, programme evaluation, project management, monitoring & evaluation, health system research, health governance and health security.

Education

M. Phil and Ph.D (JNU), Post Graduate Dipl

Dr. Rupsa Banerjee has done her MBBS and MD in Community Medicine from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, following which she completed DNB in Community Medicine. She also received PG Diploma in Mental Health from IGNOU and Diploma in Community Mental Health from NIMHANS.

Rupsa is a public health professional with over 7 years of diverse experience in the fields of medical education, clinical and patient care, public health research, health systems strengthening, providing technical support to public health programmes and capacity building. She has led multi-disciplinary teams in conducting outbreak investigations and community surveys. She has contributed to the operationalization of Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) across the country. She has conducted over 10 national level training programmes for the delivery of Comprehensive Primary Health Care through AB-HWCs. She has also contributed to developing several policy documents, technical reports, programme operational guidelines and training modules for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Rupsa has published 15 scientific papers in renowned national and international academic journals and authored chapters in medical textbooks. Her areas of interest are epidemiology, mental health, health systems strengthening and research.

I am MBBS MD (PSM) from AIIMS New Delhi DNB (PSM) Senior Resident from PGIMER Chandigarh. I have worked with Google Docs for National Health Portal and have been in active teaching and training of almost 2.5 lakh doctors for post graduate entrance examinations for last 6 years. Last I was working in the Disaster Management Cell handling the COVID pandemic for MOHFW.