Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan
Associate Professor
Prof. Himanshu is a Public Health Management professional having over 20 years of experience of working in various public health domains with the United Nations (UN) Agencies - World Health Organization, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Population Fund and the University - KIIT Deemed to be University in various techno-managerial and academic positions. Himanshu has a good track record of facilitating and managing innovative projects and public health programme in the areas of Health Action in Crisis / Public health in Emergencies, Reproductive, Child and Adolescent health, Disaster Risk Reduction, HIV/AIDS, Migrants’ health, Antibiotic resistance, Health Information Systems and Nutrition etc. An intrinsic part of his professional experience has been the programme management, capacity building, technical assistance to Govt., techno-managerial guidance to team, training, teaching and partnership building. Himanshu has wide ranging hands-on experience in the programme and policy arenas in various public health subjects working with various levels of the government from within the UN system. Since 2017, he has been actively involved in public health teaching and research activities. Himanshu has offered consultancy services to international agencies including the World Bank. He has collaborated with several European and Indian Universities for multi-partner projects and research activities. Himanshu has also handled various projects at the School of Public Health as Principal Investigator (PI), CO-PI and Advisor. He has been invited as resource person/speaker at various national and international workshops/conferences and technical forums and published papers in national and international peer reviewed journals.
- PG Diploma in Hospital & Health & Management, Indian Institute of Health Management Research University (IIHMR), Jaipur, India
- Master of Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India
Research Interests
Adolescent and maternal health, healthy ageing, health behavior, nutrition, migration & health, tribal health, non-communicable diseases, antibiotic resistance and public health emergencies.
Outreach Activity
• Presented a paper at the International Conference on “Public Policy and Governance including Public Policy to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC)” and Launch of Indian Public Policy Network (IPPN), KSPH, KIIT deemed to be University, Odisha. 2018 • Participated in Asia Pacific Alliance for Control of Influenza (APACI) Influenza Workshop, KSPH, KIIT deemed to be University, Odisha. 2018
1. Boban D, Kaur K, Greco S, Pradhan HS, Joshi R, Rakshitha K, and Prakash J (2023) The impact of antibiotic resistance training programs on knowledge, attitude, and practice reflection among Indian higher education students, Int. J. One Health, 9(2): 87–94.
2. Pradhan, H.S., Prakash, J., Kaur, K.,Samal,M., & Satpathy, S.K. (2023). AMR Policies and Implementation issues: Developed vs Developing Countries. In S. D. Saroj (Ed.), Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborative Measures of Control (pp.177-194). CRC Press.
3. Pradhan, H.S., Prakash, J., Samal,M., & Satpathy, S.K. (2023). Measures in Preserving the effectiveness of Existing Antimicrobials. In S. D. Saroj (Ed.), Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborative Measures of Control (pp.257-274). CRC Press.
4. Behera MR, Parida S, Pradhan HS, Priyabadini S, Dehury RK, Mishra B. Household sanitation and menstrual hygiene management among women: Evidence from household survey under Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission in rural Odisha, India. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 2022;11:1100-8.
5. Das, S., Mohanty, P., Satpathy, N., Kishore, J., Jena, P. K., & Pradhan, H. S. (2022). Profile of Indian adults consulting nurses/midwives for healthcare. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S5), 8182–8191.
6. Behera MR, Pradhan HS, Behera D, Jena D, Satpathy SK. Achievements and challenges of India's sanitation campaign under clean India mission: A commentary. Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2021;10:350.
7. Pradhan HS, Mohakud NK, Kavitha AK, Nayak MK, Satpathy SK. Out of Pocket Health Expenditure on Diarrheal Illness among Under Five Children in a teaching Hospital in Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Public Health, 2020; 64(3), 252–257.
8. Kaur K, Greco S, Saroj SD, Hossain SS, Pradhan HS et al. Risk management and prevention of antibiotics resistance: The PREVENT IT project. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health 2020; XIV.
9. Pradhan HS, Mohakud NK, Pugalia R, Satpathy SK. Costing of febrile illness among under five children, A study in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Odisha, India. Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, (2019) Vol.11, No.4, pp 135 – 139.
10. Kar SS, Pradhan HS, Mohanta GP. Concept of essential medicines and rational use in public health. Indian J Community Med 2010;35:10¬13
