Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan

Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan
School of Public Health
Faculty Profile

Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan

Associate Professor II

School of Public HealthRegular

Biography and academic profile

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.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

Only the sections completed and approved for this faculty profile are shown below.

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Research Interests

Non-communicable diseases and it’s risk factors, Social determinants of health, Risk perception, Nutrition and health, Adolescent and maternal health, Health issues of elderly, Migration & health, Tribal health, Antibiotic resistance, , health emergencies & disaster risk management and health behaviour

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Educational Qualifications

• Master's degree in Hospital & Health Management with Specialization in Health Management, from Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) University, Jaipur, India • Master of Population Studies, from International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India

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Administrative Responsibilities

FIC - Academic Programs (MPH and MHA programs) & Student Academic Activities; Head: Compliance cell, Convener - School level Mentoring Cell; Convener - School level Counselling Cell

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Course Expertise

Principles and Practices of Public Health, Health Communication and Health Promotion, Demography and Population Sciences, Global Health, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N), Implementation Science.

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Projects and Collaborations

  • 1.Clinical Quality Assessment of the eSanjeevani-National Telemedicine Service, Odisha; As: PI
  • 2.Competency Assessment of in-service Pharmacists in Primary Health Care Settings in Odisha; As: Advisor
  • 3.Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance I PREVENT IT; As: Project Manager
  • 4.Relationship between household sanitation and women’s experience of menstrual hygiene under Swachh Bharat Mission in Odisha; As: Co-Project Director
  • Consultancy provided to: The World Bank; CARE India
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Patents and Innovations

  • Patents:
  • 1. AN AI PILL DISPENSER WITH PATIENT MONITORING FEATURES; Authors: Sarita Nanda, Sraddhanjali Mohapatra, Gananatha Bhuyan, Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan, Mandakini Priyadarshani Behera, Subhashree Darshana, Lipika Mohanty, Suchismita Das, Suchismita Rout, Adyasha Dash, Pravin Kumar Samanta; 2025
  • 2. MEDICAL BED FOR ENHANCED PATIENT COMFORT; Authors: Siddharth Swarup Rautaray, Manjusha Pandey, Mandakini Priyadarshani Behera, Sarita Mishra, Suchismita, Das, Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan; 2024
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Outreach Activity

Resource person on AMR in newborns, National Newborn Week 2024 (KINS); expert in Global Health Symposiums 2023 & 2024 (MAHE, McMaster Univ., Maastricht Univ.); chaired session on strategies to prevent and combat antibiotic resistance at One World One Health Conf. 2022 (Chitkara Univ.); speaker in FP2030 workshop (Govt. of Odisha), KIIT ABR International Workshop 2022, and international workshops on One Health, AMR, and antibiotic resistance (2021–22, Symbiosis, MAHE, Chitkara Univ., VHAT).

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