Ramesh Kumar
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Biography
Ramesh Kumar is a public health professional with sound expertise in Health Systems Dynamics especially health systems governance and policy planning concerning hospital management, infection control, environmental and occupational health, human resources in health, RH, health policy, hospital management, administration, strategic planning, financing, reforms and capacity building. He demonstrated an exceptional understanding of different public health facets such as hospital management, human resources for health, maternal & child health, reproductive health, social marketing of health, social determinants of health, and health systems analysis. He is carrying a diverse experience of research, advocacy and service in public health and been involved in qualitative as well as quantitative analysis and research works. He has worked in various projects on health systems, HRH, environmental health, RH, quality of care, health education, promotion and communication for international and national public health and social development organizations. He has worked as Consultant (team leader) with World Health Organization, UN Organizations, GHWA, USAID and WHO/EMRO. His flagship work on hospital infection control, hospital waste management and human resource for health has become a cutting edge in the field. His research work is extensively disseminated through more than 50 peer reviewed publications in both national and international indexed journals. He has vast teaching and research supervision experience for undergraduate and postgraduate public health, health policy and management graduates.