Manas Ranjan Behera
Manas Ranjan Behera
Associate Professor
Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera has a diverse work experience of about 20 years in the areas of public health teaching, research, program implementation and management. He has worked in various positions primarily with Government, NGOs such as State Health Resource Centre, Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), UNAIDS and multiple teaching institutions. Prior to joining School of Public Health, KIIT University in 2018, he was engaged in public health academia and research for five years at an international academic institute in Thailand. Dr. Manas has earned Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from Mahidol University, Bangkok. He has also earned two master’s degrees– Master of Public Health (MPH) from University of Leeds, UK and Master of Health Administration (MHA) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. Dr. Manas has also completed post graduate certificate programs in ‘Global Health’ from Imperial College, London (UK), and ‘One Health’ from University of Geneva among others. He has authored more than 50 published papers in peer reviewed journals (indexed in Pubmed, Web of Science, SCI, Scopus etc) and received research grants to his credit. He has also recipient of International Ford Foundation fellowship award. In the year 2020, he received the Best Researcher award form ScienceFather and also got awarded with Excellence (Public Health – Innovative Research and Awareness) during 5th International Heath Care Awards by TIME CyberMedia among others. He has also recipient of 'Humanitarian Excellence Award 2021 from “I can Foundation, Rajasthan & Inida Prime Author Award from Foxclues India”. Dr. Manas was also invited as international guest speaker to various universities such as Coventry University, UK, Mahidol University, Kesetsart University, Thailand & University of Hyderabad to name a few. He is also reviewer of various national and international peer-reviewed journals including BMJ Global Health, PloS One, Scientific reports from Nature journal to name of few.
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[email protected]
Scopus Id :
56870974800
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gvpHY10AAAAJ&hl=en
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Educational Qualification
Research Interests
Social determinants of health, Health system research, human resource for health, maternal & child health, WASH, one health, global health, healthy ageing, injuries and accidents.
Awards & Honours
• Post-Graduate Certificate Program in ‘Health & Society’ from Harvard University, USA. • Post-Graduate Certificate Program in ‘Global Health’ from Imperial College London, UK. • Post-Graduate Certificate Program in ‘One Health’ from University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Outreach Activity
• Humanitarian Excellence Award 2021 from ‘I can Foundation’ Rajasthan • India prime 100 Authors Award 2021 from FOXCLUES India • 5th International Health Care Award in the category of “Excellence (Public Health – Innovative Research and Awareness) of the Year 2020, Odisha – by Time CyberMedia – a leading Market Research and Brand Management Company headquartered in New Delhi (Selected) • Best Researcher Award, 2020 from Science Father – a SciFax company (Reg. No. 130116), Approved and registered by Government of India. • Institute of Scholars (InSc) Research Excellence Award (InSc registered under Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India and ISO 9001:2015 certified)
- Doctoral Degree in Public Health (DrPH) from Mahidol University, Thailand
- Master of Public Health (International) from University of Leeds, UK
- Master of Health Administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India
Research Interests
Social determinants of health, Health system research, human resource for health, maternal & child health, WASH, one health, global health, healthy ageing, injuries and accidents.
Awards & Honours
• Post-Graduate Certificate Program in ‘Health & Society’ from Harvard University, USA. • Post-Graduate Certificate Program in ‘Global Health’ from Imperial College London, UK. • Post-Graduate Certificate Program in ‘One Health’ from University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Outreach Activity
• Humanitarian Excellence Award 2021 from ‘I can Foundation’ Rajasthan • India prime 100 Authors Award 2021 from FOXCLUES India • 5th International Health Care Award in the category of “Excellence (Public Health – Innovative Research and Awareness) of the Year 2020, Odisha – by Time CyberMedia – a leading Market Research and Brand Management Company headquartered in New Delhi (Selected) • Best Researcher Award, 2020 from Science Father – a SciFax company (Reg. No. 130116), Approved and registered by Government of India. • Institute of Scholars (InSc) Research Excellence Award (InSc registered under Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India and ISO 9001:2015 certified)
Journals/Conferences :
1. Ghosal J, Bal M, Das A, Panda B, Ranjit M, Behera MR et al. To leave no one behind: Assessing utilization of maternal newborn and child health services by all the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of Odisha, India. Health Res Policy Syst 2024: 22 (1):12. 1-11. (IF:4.1). Published 22 January, 2024.
2. Sahoo S, Behera MR, Mishra B. et al. Microbial Diversity and Resistome in Milk of Cows with Subclinical Mastitis in a Coastal District of Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Microbiology 2024. 63 (4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-024-01198-6 (IF:3.0). Published 09 February 2024.
3. Ghosal J, Bal, M, Ranjit M, Das A, Behera MR, Satpathy SK, Dutta A, Pati S. To what extent classic socio‑economic determinants explain trends of anaemia in tribal and non‑tribal women of reproductive age in India? Findings from four National Family Heath Surveys (1998–2021). BMC Public Health. 2023; 23, pp:1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15838-x Published 11 May 2023. (IF:4.5)
4. Mishra J, Samanta P, A Panigrahi, Das K, Behera MR & Das R. Mental Health Status, Coping Strategies During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Undergraduate Students of Healthcare Profession. Int J Ment Health Addiction 2023. 21. pp: 562-574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00611-1. Published 10 Aug 2023 (IF:10.534)
5. Dehury RK, Samal J, Raja A, Behera MR et al. Can the National Health Policy 2017 strengthen the National Health System and Improve the Health of the Indian Populace? Journal of Health Management 2023; 25 (2) pp: 232-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231175. Published: 21 June 2023. (IF: 2.3).
6. Das Kulumia, Jena PK, Patel K, Behera MR, Nayak S. The Indian Epidemiological Evidences on Household Air Pollution and Respiratory Heath Outcomes. Journal of Health Management 2023; 26 (4) pp:1-11 https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231167034. Published: 19 June 2023 (IF: 2.3).
7. Sahoo S, Behera MR, Mishra B, Sahoo P, Kar S. Antibiotic –resistant bacteria in bovine milk in India. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research 2023. 10 (1), pp: 21-29. doi: 10.5455/javar.2023.j648 (IF:1.4).
8. Alice A, Behera D, Behera MR et al. Assessment of sanitation and drinking water facilities among slum households in Bhubaneswar, Odisha – A cross-sectional study. J Family Med Prim Care 2023: 12 (3): 484-92. (IF:1.4). Published: 17 March 2023.
9. Jitanna M, Tiamjan R, Behera MR et al. COVID -19 vaccine wastage in Thailand amidst vaccine inequity and pandemic- to- endemic transition. Public Health Chall 2023;2 (1):e66.pp:1-5 https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.66 (Wiley Publisher). Published: 01 February 2023.
10. Dehury RK, Dehury P, Sripati N, Acharyulu G, Behera MR et al. Health Sector Development in India: An Account from Bhore Committee 1946 to National Health Policy 2017. Journal of Development Policy & Practice 2023; 8(2) pp: 209-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333231163666 (SAGE Publication).
11. Behera MR, Degge MH, Dehury RK, Behera D. Improving the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas: Evidence from the medical doctors of six districts of India. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 2023; 18 (2) pp:1-9. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v18i2.1931 Published: 02 August 2023.
12. Kar S, Menberu M, Behera MR, Sahu KS. Loss of employment and social stigma emerge proxy determinants of patient satisfaction in tuberculosis management under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program: Reports from a single-centre direct observation therapy strategy centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. India. Journal of Public Health 2023 67 (2); pp: 339-340. doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1215_22 (IF:1.7). Published: 01 April 2023
13. Sichalwe MM, Behera MR, Behera D, Dehury RK, Degge H. Knowledge and practice of complementary feeding among mothers in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; community based cross-sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2023; 24:101430. pp:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101430 (IF: 2.6). Published: October 13, 2023.
14. Degge M, Olorunsaiye CZ, Laurenson M, Hayter M, Behera D & Behera MR, Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation. Health Care for Women International 2023; 44 (10-11); pp: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2023.2283424 (IF:1.5). Published 30 Nov 2023.
15. Kapilashrami A, John EA, Aziz R, Chin K, Wickramage K; National Advisory Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative; International Advisory Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative; India Experts Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative. Bridging the gap: Using CHNRI to align migration health research Priorities in India with local expertise and global perspectives. Journal of Global Health 2023; 13:04148; pp: 1-14. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.04148 (IF: 7.444). Published 9 Nov 2023.
16. Behera MR, Parida S, Pradhan H, Priyabadini S, Dehury R & 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 (3); pp: 1100-1108. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1593_21. pp:1- 9 (IF:1.4)
17. Giri M, Behera M, Behera D, et al. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices and Their Association With Childhood Diarrhoea in Rural Households of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha, India. Cureus 2022; 14(10): e29888. doi:10.7759/cureus.29888. pp-1-12 (IF:1.2)
18. Hassen HM, Behera MR, Jena PK, Dewey RS & Disassa GA. Effectiveness and Implementation Outcome Measures of Mental Health Curriculum Intervention Using Social Media to Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adolescent. J Multidiscip Healthc 2022; 15: 979–997. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S361212. (IF 3.3).
19. Menberu M, Kar S & Behera MR. Review on public private mix TB control strategy in India. Indian Journal of tuberculosis 2022; 69 (8): pp:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.07.007 (Elsevier Publication).
20. Tripathy S, Behera D, Negi S, Behera MR. Burden of depression and its predictors among prisoners in a central jail of Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2022; 64 (3); pp: 295-300. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_668_21. pp:1-6 (IF 3.1).
21. Mishra J, Panigrahi A, Samanta P, Mahapatra P, Behera MR. Sleep quality and associated factors among undergraduate medical students during Covid-19 confinement. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2022; 15 (101004). Elsevier publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101004. pp: 1-5. (IF:2.6)
22. Mohakud N, Mishra JP, Nayak M, Mishra J, Pradhan L, Panda SS, Behera MR & Pugulia R. Bacteriological Profile and Outcome of Culture- Positive Neonatal Sepsis in a Special Newborn Care Unit Setting, Odisha. Cureus 2022; 14(5): e25539. doi:10.7759/cureus.25539. pp: 1-7 (IF:1.2).
23. Bahiru G, Jena PK, Addissie A, Behera MR, Fromsa A, & Gumi B. Zoonotic Tuberculosis in Occupationally Exposed Groups in the Adama Municipal Abattoir, Central Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development 2022; 36 (1). https://doi.org/10.20372/ejhd.v36i1.5001. pp:1-7.
24. 24. Behera MR, Pradhan HS, Behera D, Jena D & Satpathy SS. Achievements and challenges of India’s sanitation campaign under clean India Mission: A Commentary. Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2021. 10 (1) ;pp:350-356. (IF:1.4).
25. Behera MR, Parida S, Pradhan H, Priyabadini S, Dehury R & 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 (3); pp: 1100-1108. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1593_21 (IF:1.2).
26. Behera D, Praveen D, Behera MR. Protecting Indian Health Workforce during COVID-19 Pandemic. J Fam Med Prim Care 2020. 9 (9): pp.4541-6 (IF:1.4).
27. Behera MR, Behera D and Satpthay SK. Planetary Health and the Role of Community Health Workers. J Fam Med Prim Care 2020. 9 (7) pp.3183-3188. (IF:1.4).
1. Ghosal J, Bal M, Das A, Panda B, Ranjit M, Behera MR et al. To leave no one behind: Assessing utilization of maternal newborn and child health services by all the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of Odisha, India. Health Res Policy Syst 2024: 22 (1):12. 1-11. (IF:4.1). Published 22 January, 2024.
2. Sahoo S, Behera MR, Mishra B. et al. Microbial Diversity and Resistome in Milk of Cows with Subclinical Mastitis in a Coastal District of Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Microbiology 2024. 63 (4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-024-01198-6 (IF:3.0). Published 09 February 2024.
3. Ghosal J, Bal, M, Ranjit M, Das A, Behera MR, Satpathy SK, Dutta A, Pati S. To what extent classic socio‑economic determinants explain trends of anaemia in tribal and non‑tribal women of reproductive age in India? Findings from four National Family Heath Surveys (1998–2021). BMC Public Health. 2023; 23, pp:1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15838-x Published 11 May 2023. (IF:4.5)
4. Mishra J, Samanta P, A Panigrahi, Das K, Behera MR & Das R. Mental Health Status, Coping Strategies During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Undergraduate Students of Healthcare Profession. Int J Ment Health Addiction 2023. 21. pp: 562-574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00611-1. Published 10 Aug 2023 (IF:10.534)
5. Dehury RK, Samal J, Raja A, Behera MR et al. Can the National Health Policy 2017 strengthen the National Health System and Improve the Health of the Indian Populace? Journal of Health Management 2023; 25 (2) pp: 232-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231175. Published: 21 June 2023. (IF: 2.3).
6. Das Kulumia, Jena PK, Patel K, Behera MR, Nayak S. The Indian Epidemiological Evidences on Household Air Pollution and Respiratory Heath Outcomes. Journal of Health Management 2023; 26 (4) pp:1-11 https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231167034. Published: 19 June 2023 (IF: 2.3).
7. Sahoo S, Behera MR, Mishra B, Sahoo P, Kar S. Antibiotic –resistant bacteria in bovine milk in India. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research 2023. 10 (1), pp: 21-29. doi: 10.5455/javar.2023.j648 (IF:1.4).
8. Alice A, Behera D, Behera MR et al. Assessment of sanitation and drinking water facilities among slum households in Bhubaneswar, Odisha – A cross-sectional study. J Family Med Prim Care 2023: 12 (3): 484-92. (IF:1.4). Published: 17 March 2023.
9. Jitanna M, Tiamjan R, Behera MR et al. COVID -19 vaccine wastage in Thailand amidst vaccine inequity and pandemic- to- endemic transition. Public Health Chall 2023;2 (1):e66.pp:1-5 https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.66 (Wiley Publisher). Published: 01 February 2023.
10. Dehury RK, Dehury P, Sripati N, Acharyulu G, Behera MR et al. Health Sector Development in India: An Account from Bhore Committee 1946 to National Health Policy 2017. Journal of Development Policy & Practice 2023; 8(2) pp: 209-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333231163666 (SAGE Publication).
11. Behera MR, Degge MH, Dehury RK, Behera D. Improving the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas: Evidence from the medical doctors of six districts of India. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 2023; 18 (2) pp:1-9. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v18i2.1931 Published: 02 August 2023.
12. Kar S, Menberu M, Behera MR, Sahu KS. Loss of employment and social stigma emerge proxy determinants of patient satisfaction in tuberculosis management under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program: Reports from a single-centre direct observation therapy strategy centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. India. Journal of Public Health 2023 67 (2); pp: 339-340. doi: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1215_22 (IF:1.7). Published: 01 April 2023
13. Sichalwe MM, Behera MR, Behera D, Dehury RK, Degge H. Knowledge and practice of complementary feeding among mothers in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania; community based cross-sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2023; 24:101430. pp:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101430 (IF: 2.6). Published: October 13, 2023.
14. Degge M, Olorunsaiye CZ, Laurenson M, Hayter M, Behera D & Behera MR, Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation. Health Care for Women International 2023; 44 (10-11); pp: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2023.2283424 (IF:1.5). Published 30 Nov 2023.
15. Kapilashrami A, John EA, Aziz R, Chin K, Wickramage K; National Advisory Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative; International Advisory Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative; India Experts Group for MiHSA Priority Setting Initiative. Bridging the gap: Using CHNRI to align migration health research Priorities in India with local expertise and global perspectives. Journal of Global Health 2023; 13:04148; pp: 1-14. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.04148 (IF: 7.444). Published 9 Nov 2023.
16. Behera MR, Parida S, Pradhan H, Priyabadini S, Dehury R & 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 (3); pp: 1100-1108. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1593_21. pp:1- 9 (IF:1.4)
17. Giri M, Behera M, Behera D, et al. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Practices and Their Association With Childhood Diarrhoea in Rural Households of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha, India. Cureus 2022; 14(10): e29888. doi:10.7759/cureus.29888. pp-1-12 (IF:1.2)
18. Hassen HM, Behera MR, Jena PK, Dewey RS & Disassa GA. Effectiveness and Implementation Outcome Measures of Mental Health Curriculum Intervention Using Social Media to Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adolescent. J Multidiscip Healthc 2022; 15: 979–997. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S361212. (IF 3.3).
19. Menberu M, Kar S & Behera MR. Review on public private mix TB control strategy in India. Indian Journal of tuberculosis 2022; 69 (8): pp:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.07.007 (Elsevier Publication).
20. Tripathy S, Behera D, Negi S, Behera MR. Burden of depression and its predictors among prisoners in a central jail of Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2022; 64 (3); pp: 295-300. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_668_21. pp:1-6 (IF 3.1).
21. Mishra J, Panigrahi A, Samanta P, Mahapatra P, Behera MR. Sleep quality and associated factors among undergraduate medical students during Covid-19 confinement. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2022; 15 (101004). Elsevier publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2022.101004. pp: 1-5. (IF:2.6)
22. Mohakud N, Mishra JP, Nayak M, Mishra J, Pradhan L, Panda SS, Behera MR & Pugulia R. Bacteriological Profile and Outcome of Culture- Positive Neonatal Sepsis in a Special Newborn Care Unit Setting, Odisha. Cureus 2022; 14(5): e25539. doi:10.7759/cureus.25539. pp: 1-7 (IF:1.2).
23. Bahiru G, Jena PK, Addissie A, Behera MR, Fromsa A, & Gumi B. Zoonotic Tuberculosis in Occupationally Exposed Groups in the Adama Municipal Abattoir, Central Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development 2022; 36 (1). https://doi.org/10.20372/ejhd.v36i1.5001. pp:1-7.
24. 24. Behera MR, Pradhan HS, Behera D, Jena D & Satpathy SS. Achievements and challenges of India’s sanitation campaign under clean India Mission: A Commentary. Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2021. 10 (1) ;pp:350-356. (IF:1.4).
25. Behera MR, Parida S, Pradhan H, Priyabadini S, Dehury R & 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 (3); pp: 1100-1108. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1593_21 (IF:1.2).
26. Behera D, Praveen D, Behera MR. Protecting Indian Health Workforce during COVID-19 Pandemic. J Fam Med Prim Care 2020. 9 (9): pp.4541-6 (IF:1.4).
27. Behera MR, Behera D and Satpthay SK. Planetary Health and the Role of Community Health Workers. J Fam Med Prim Care 2020. 9 (7) pp.3183-3188. (IF:1.4).
