DR. HARSHAD THAKUR
Associate Professor

Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology
SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS STUDIES

E-mail: harshad@tiss.edu

Qualifications

• M.B.B.S., University of Mumbai
• M.D., University of Mumbai
• DBM

Areas of Interest

• Epidemiology
• Public Health
• Biostatistics

Teaching

• Principles of Health Services Management
• Epidemiology
• Health Planning

Research

• ‘Review of User Fees in Public Sector Health Care Facilities in India’ for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India & WHO (from January 2005).
• ‘Evaluation of User Fees for Maharashtra Health System Development Project, Government of Maharashtra (from August 2004).
• Evaluation of ‘National Blindness Control Programme’, Government of India (from March to October 2002).
• Research Project ‘Development of Clinical Indicators’ for Maharashtra Health System Development Project, Government of Maharashtra (December 2001 to July 2003).
• ‘Workforce Analysis of Non-teaching Staff’ including developing TISS Manpower Norms in Government Medical Colleges and attached hospitals, Government of Maharashtra (January to June 2003).
• Evaluation Survey for IPP-V (as Principal Co-coordinator & Supervisor), 1995.

Training

• ‘Training Programme in Advanced Epidemiology & Biostatistics’, April-May 2004.
• Training Programme in Hospital Management, Maharashtra Health System Development Project, Government of Maharashtra, November 2000 to July 2001.

Additional Relevant Information

Membership in professional societies like:

• Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine.
• Indian Association of Occupational Health.
• Indian Public Health Association.
• Member, Institutional Ethics Committee, Grant Medical College & JJ Hospital, Mumbai.