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Dr. G N V Ramana
A public health physician with expertise in large scale social sector program management and operations research in developing countries currently working with the World Bank at New Delhi. |
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Masters in Community Health: 1989
Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Certificate in Applied Nutrition: 1990 National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR, Hyderabad, India
Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery: 1978 Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
POSITIONS HELD AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Since May 1998:Senior Public health specialist, The World Bank, New Delhi.
- Member of Faculty, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad (1995-98)
- Research officer, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad (1989-94)
- Masters in Community Medicine (1986-89)
- Medical officer – Lagos State health Management Board (1980-83)
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- First to be awarded honors by Osmania University under Masters Program in Community Medicine 1989
- Received awards for best overall and statistical papers at State level annual public health conferences in two consecutive years (1988 and 1989)
- Received Spot and performance awards at the World Bank 2000
PAPERS AND REPORTS :
Published two papers in international journals. Studies quoted in World Bank publications in India and Nepal.
Prepared several analytical reports with focus on policy implications (list enclosed)
- Burden of disease and cost effectiveness of Health Interventions – Andhra Pradesh
- Burden of disease assessment in the States of Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal
- Beneficiary social assessment for health systems development projects in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Management audit of Post Partum Program in Andhra Pradesh
- Assessment of Revised national TB Control Program in Medak District, Andhra Pradesh
- National Strategies to reduce childhood Malnutrition in India
- Role of Private Sector in TB care in Andhra Pradesh
- Technology forecast for 2020 in healthcare - India
- Assessment of National Drug Policy in India, Multi-country Assessment done for WHO
Papers published either as lead or as co-author:
- Home gardening for combating Vitamin A deficiency in Rural India
- Improving quality of care at Shamirpet Primary Health Centre, Andhra Pradesh, Population Manager, Volume 5, 1997
- Health Transition in India, National Medical Journal of India, Volume 15, 2002
Co-author:
- The Poor and Health Service Use in India, Human Development Network, The World Bank, August 2001
- Better Health Systems for India’s Poor: Findings, Analysis and Options, The World Bank, 2002
- India; Equity Effects of Quality Improvements on Health Service Utilization and Patient Satisfaction in Uttar Pradesh State, HNP Discussion Paper, The World Bank, October 2004
Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of Improving Maternal Health: Determinants, Interventions and Challenges, HNP Discussion Paper, March 2005 |
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