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DR. KANCHAN MUKHERJEE
Assistant Professor
Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology
SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS STUDIES
E-mail: kanch[at]tiss.edu
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Qualifications
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- M.B.B.S. University of Mumbai
- M.D., University of Mumbai
- Diploma in Public Health
- A.F.I.H.
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Areas of Interest
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- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- HIV/AIDS
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Teaching
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- Basic epidemiology
- Management of National Health Programmes.
- Materials Management in Health.
- Management Information Systems.
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Research |
- ‘Occupational Health Problems Among Hospital Waste Handlers’ (2001).
- ‘Prevalence & Determinants of Gutkha Chewing Habit among School Children in Mumbai’ (1998-2001)
- ‘Evaluation of Radiological Services in Hospitals in Mumbai, (1998-1999).
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Training |
- Capacity-building and Need Assessment Training of Project Staff Working in the Field of STI/ HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care.
- Training Programme for Hospital Administrators from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh Health Systems Development Project.
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Recent /Significant Publications |
- Awareness and Practice of Biosafety Precaution and Safe Waste Disposal among PMPs in an Urban Slum Area, Indian Journal of Occupational Medicine.
- World No Tobacco Day, Indian Journal Of Occupational Medicine,Antenatal Factors in Relation to Pregnancy Outcome, Journal of Community Health.
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Additional Relevant Information |
- Post-Doctoral Fogarty Fellow for HIV/AIDS Research and Training, University Of California, Los Angeles, 2003.
- Dr. M.D.D. Gilder Award and Gold Medallist in Diploma in Public Health, 2000.
- Management of Field Action Project at Turbhe Stores, Navi Mumbai, in experimenting innovative methods of delivering primary health care.
- Involved in evaluation studies of health programmes, training programmes, developing clinical indicators and action projects on preventing vulnerability to STI/HIV/AIDS among Nepali migrants, commercial sex workers and their clients.
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