Dr. Ravi Prasad Varma

Academic Qualifications

• MD in Community Medicine; Calicut University; 2005.
• MBBS; Manipal Academy of Higher Education; 2001.

Professional Record

• Assistant Professor in Epidemiology; AMCHSS, SCTIMST; since 18/08/2010.
• Assistant Professor in Community Medicine; Government Medical College, Alappuzha; 05/03/2010 - 16/08/2010.
• Guest facilitator/trainer for academic activities - HAP, Thiruvananthapuram, KILA, Thrissur, Mahila Samakhya Samithy, Kerala; 12/01/2008 - 04/03/2010.
• Project Coordinator - Research (Project - Community Interventions for Health, Oxford Health Alliance, London); AMCHSS, SCTIMST; 16/04/2008 - 11/01/2010.
• Assistant Professor in Community Medicine; SGMC & RF Venjaramoodu; 17/06/2007 - 15/04/2008.
• Assistant Professor in Community Medicine Associate Project Director (Ear Care Project, CBM, Germany); MOSCMCH Kolenchery; 03/04/2006 - 16/06/2007.
• RNTCP Medical Consultant to the Government of India; World Health Organization; 21/02/2005 - 31/3/2006.

Area of Interest

• Basic Epidemiology.
• Infectious disease epidemiology.
• Rehabilitation of differently-abled persons .

Current Activities

• Teaching, guidance for dissertation of MPH students; technical assistance to community based research projects
• Chairperson of State Level Technical Group (Health) of health related project proposals for FY 2001-02 of District Panchayaths and Corporations of South Zone, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala

Membership

• Member of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine.

On-going Projects

• Co-PI of Community Interventions for Health project (PI- Dr KR Thankappan) Co-PI of "Barriers and facilitating factors in involvement of Private Doctors, particularly those sensitized in the IMA RNTCP Project, in RNTCP signed and unsigned schemes for private practitioners" in collaboration with Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medical College and Department of Community Medicine, TD Medical College, Alappuzha

Team

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