Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health- Gandhinagar
E mail: asinha@iiphg.org
Educational Qualification: MBBS and MD (Community Medicine) from Govt Medical College, Surat.
Dr Anish started his carrer as Assistant Professor in Govt Medical College, Surat for a brief period. He joined WHO-NPSP (World Health Organization- National Polio Surveillance Project- India) in 2004, as Surveillance Medical Officer, where he worked extensively for polio eradication, Routine Immunization, new vaccine introduction, VPD Surveillance & AEFI in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar. He then joined UNDP in 2016 and implemented Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) in Gujarat. He also facilitated eVIN implementation in Indonesia.
Areas of interest:
- Immunization (Routine/ campaigns/etc).
- Vaccine preventable Disease surveillance.
- Health system strengthening.
- Occupational health.