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Medical doctor with twenty years of experience in Public Health working for UN agencies, donor agencies, academia, governments, NGOs and private health sector. Vast experience in health system and implementation research with focus on TB and private sector, infectious diseases, management of complex public-private partnerships in Asia and design of primary health care in urban settings. |
 Contact Vijayashree Yellappa
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Professional Experience: |
A medical doctor with twenty years of experience in Public Health working for UN agencies, donor agencies, academia, governments, NGOs and the private health sector. Vast experience in the health system and implementation research with a focus on TB and private sector, infectious diseases (including HIV and Leishmaniasis) management of complex public-private partnerships in Asia and design of primary health care models in India. A unique combination of experience, ranging from the medical officer at the primary health centre to leading and advising the National Government in planning and implementation of health projects based at India’s premier think Tank – NITI Aayog, Government of India.
Strong understanding and familiarity with health ministries of developing countries in Asia including their organizational structures, resource constraints, priorities, capacity limitations and the expectations from partners especially the private health sector. Special skills to assist Governments to develop and implement governance and regulatory arrangements for engaging private sector service delivery, and attract private sector engagement not focusing on co-financing, but also efficiency gains. Heavily engaged in leading multi-country research projects combining both quantitative and qualitative analysis to produce empirical evidence to strengthen health systems. Lead high-level policy advice through knowledge brokering with senior decision-makers and develop health systems policy briefs for wider health policy debate.
Experience of leading proposal development and project management leading multidisciplinary teams. Liaising and fostering partnerships with international and regional partners, and research institutes to build strategic alliances. Member of National technical working group of TB control and Chair of the PPM- TB Learning network, India Chapter. Honorary Fellow at NITI Aayog, the premier advisory agency of the national government and contribute to the formulation of policies around public-private partnership initiatives in the health sector of the country.
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Medical degree from India, Masters in Public Health from the National University of Singapore, PhD in public-private partnerships in national health programmes (Maastricht University, Netherlands) and Fellowship in HIV Medicine from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, as academic qualifications.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Awards
1. Awarded ‘Best doctor for Rural Service’ (2000-2005) by the Member of Parliament, Davanagere District, Karnataka State, India, for providing outstanding health services as a medical officer from the government sector.
2. Awarded scholarship from Directorate General of Development Cooperation, Belgium Government for doctoral studies at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp.
3. 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Belgium recognised four young researchers as ‘Next Generation in Global health’. I was selected to represent the Asia region, where I highlighted the health system challenges from developing countries: https://youtu.be/j9D1xqWb2y4
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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