Public Health Practice

Engagement with Professional Bodies/ Government

Member of Chartered Class, National Board of Public Health Examiners, USA.
Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners, USA (Currently valid)
Member, NCD Technical group, World Health Organization & CCDC, India

Member, NCD Core Technical Group, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
Member, Nursing Council of India, Core group for curriculum for Nursing Health Practitioner

Initiated and was the founding member of Karnataka State Core Group on Routine Immunization.
Member, Committee to create Public health department and cadre in the state of Karnataka.
Member, of the Board of Studies, Department of Public Health, Manipal University
Member, Public Health Cadre and Department reorganization, Government of Karnataka.
Member, Executive Committee of Karnataka State Health System Resources Centre, Bangalore.
Committee member, Karnataka Public Health (Act) Committee, Govt. of Karnataka
Member, Karnataka Private Establishments Act amendment, Government of Karnataka
Member, Technical Group, Rolling out Universal Health Coverage, Karnataka
Member, State level core committee for prevention of blindness and diabetic retinopathy, Govt. of Karnataka
Member, District level core committee for prevention of blindness and diabetic retinopathy, Govt. of Karnataka
Member, State level committee for review and amendment of Karnataka Private Establishment Act, Govt. of Karnataka
Coordinator, Sub-committee on strengthening primary care for health task force, knowledge commission, Govt. of Karnataka
Advisory Committee Member of Nutrition project, Ashoka Innovators for the public, Bengaluru

Used Social media to effectively disseminate information regarding public health issues. Nominated for Best on Twitter by Health System Global awards for Social Media, 2014. I run two papers termed as “Epi Times” (paper.li/epigiri/1343539842) and Public health times, which are aggregator newsletters to regularly collects epidemiology-related news from around the world
Use of Social Media in Public Health: Experience with Public Health in India- A Facebook group.
Blogs on Public Health Global Network Link: http://goo.gl/8oje3 Published on Nov 17, 2011
Regular articles in Media regarding the use of public health principles in promoting human health. link to detailed articles can be found here.

Led the efforts to stop wild poliovirus transmission in Karnataka state.
Awarded by Rotary International for outstanding contribution to Polio eradication activities.
Advocacy for Measles surveillance in India, which led to Multi-Year Plan for Measles elimination in India

Consulted to World Health Organization for Reprioritization of Diseases under India Surveillance Program
Represented and contributed at National level consultation. “Prioritising Newborn and Child Health: A Policy Advocacy Initiative to Build Informed Consensus and Mobilise Support by Translating Evidence to Action”. 23-24 November, 2010, New Delhi
Consultation provided to proposed Karnataka Public Health Act
Consultancy to WHO SEARO, for finalization of “Handbook on Public Health Programs at the District Level”, for South East Asia Regional Office-WHO (SEARO) to be implemented by all the SEARO countries.
Task Force for developing Karnataka Public Health Policy (KPHP) Karnataka Jnana Aayoga

External Academic service

Giridhara R Babu, National Conference on Health, Safety & Well Being of the workers in Unorganized sector/informal economy, Central University of Tamilnadu, 23^rd March 2017
Giridhara R Babu, Analysis of Universal Health Coverage and Pointers for Future”. 3rd November 2012. 24th Annual Conference of KACH. Karnataka Association of Community Health Professionals. Bagalkote, India.
Giridhara R Babu, Keynote address on scope of public health and social work in India. Public Health and Social work in International settings. International conference on Global Public Health and Social work- DYUTI 2013. 4 January 2013
Giridhara R Babu, Social Determinants of Health, Right to Health & Health Equity. International conference on Global Public Health and Social work- DYUTI 2013. 5 January 2013