Dr Sunil D Khaparde
M.D., Ph.D., L.L.B., FIAP, FIPHA
Dr Sunil khaparde nominated as a Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi. ts main objective has been to develop understanding about the social and economic problems of the marginalized groups, identify the causes of their marginalization, and suggest policies for their empowerment. IIDS is recognised as one among other research Institutes of Indian Council of Social Sciences, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Hi is also member of Governing body of the Prestigious People Education Society founded by Bharat Ratan Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Sunil Khaparde is a public health leader, innovator, public health Specialist, Epidemiologist ,Community Health and Global Health Specialist and outstanding public servant. His work and achievements are both inspiring and extensive. Yet his most incredible aspect is his journey.
His public health work is dedicated to the goals of an equitable life and universal access to health for the poor and socially economically underprivileged community. His early life experiences and struggles have inspired him to continued headwork and passion to these goals.
Over time, Dr Khaparde, has become a well-known public health leader contributing towards an India and consequently a world without hunger and deprivation The country has recognized his contributions with various awards and accolades for his work. Also a recipient of various awards and fellowship from the WHO, the British Council, USAID and various national and international agencies. As a leader he has also organised various international and national conferences, workshops and seminars and also chaired several Technical Sessions.
It’s a testament the new India, where a boy from an urban slum has become a leading policy maker, public health innovator, and program leader. Khaparde has to his credit 40 years of teaching, research, programme manager consultancy, and administrative experience. With degrees from illustrious institutions, such as Nagpur University, Mumbai university and IIPS Mumbai, he has multiple publications. He is also the member of various national and international academic technical and administrative committees. He was a member, of various committees at ICMR and worked as National Program Manager on Immunisation, polio measles, RCH, HIV/AIDS STIs Blood safety Tuberculosis He was also Member Secretary / Chairman on expert and technical committee on Immunisation, Polio, Measles, RCH, HIV/AIDS, STIs, Blood Safety, Tuberculosis.
Undersigned has 40 years of teaching, research, program Manager consultancy, and administrative experience. He is founder of SHANTI Foundation NGO working for health , education ,and women and chid development ,rural development and Human and health rights .Currently engaged as advisor/ technical committees on public health HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis at National and international organisation , like TB Alliance USA and CDC -SHARE-India project, Till recently he was Advisor public health at ministry of health and family welfare govt. of India and was working as Deputy Director General (TB), Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt of India, since 2015. and held various positions as Deputy Commissioner at Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India, Additional Director at National Centre for Disease Control Programme and Deputy Director General, National AIDS Control Organization, Govt. of India, New Delhi from 2007 to 2015. Prior to that I was Director of Family Welfare Training Centre, Mumbai, undersigned served as Port Health Officer at Port Health Organization, Mumbai, Govt of India for 10 years (1986-1996), and worked as a Lecturer at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur affiliated to Nagpur University for 5 years (1981-1986).
Dr khaparde has done MBBS. from Nagpur University in the year 1980 and M.D community medicine from Nagpur University . During my service tenure I have done Ph.D. from International Institute of Population Science (IIPS) Mumbai in 2003 and LLB from Mumbai University in 1999.
His work on emergency relief also stands out. He has organized 18 medical relief camps at different flood affected areas in Mumbai collaboration with the local NGOs, local health authority etc. These camps helped close to 15000 peoples with medical check-ups, free medicines and health education services during Mumbai deluge, he organised various Blood Donation camps during his service tenure.
He is not just a distinguished Program Manager but also an academician and an acknowledged researcher with an i10-index. He is a well-known, nationally and internationally for work in Immunisation, polio measles, RCH, HIV/AIDS STIs Blood safety Tuberculosis. His academic work includes over 25 research publications as also six books modules and several book chapters in various books.
Recognising his Global contribution in Tuberculosis elimination program, he has been honoured with the Global paradigm shift award for by STOP TB Partnership, an UN organisation at the Union Conference of TB and Lung Diseases in Mexico in 2017. He has been recognized for his Life time contribution in field tuberculosis and honoured with Dr P.R.J. Gangadharam endowment Awards 2018 by Kasturba Health Society and Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science Seagram Wardha. He was a Member of WHO Strategic Technical Advisory Group (STAG) Committee in Geneva WHO Headquarter from 2016-18.
Dr sunil khaparde is main architect for developing the India’s National Strategic
Plan 2017 – 2025 to eliminate TB by 2025.Under his leadership, as a Deputy Director General (TB), As National Programme Manager, organized the Delhi END TB Summit on 13th March 2018. which was inaugurated by Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, and committed to eliminate TB by 2025 in India.
During the COVID19 Pandemic undersigned have played major role as COVID warrior and public health front worker. he was central team lead member of MOHFW for Mumbai and Maharashtra for major role and contribution in reducing and preventing COVID19 Cases and reducing mortality due COVID- 19 in Mumbai and that in Dharavi biggest slum of Asia, It was successful model and appreciated by WHO and Internationally and Nationally. Maharashtra recognised his work in covid 19 Pandemic and awarded the COVID - WARRIOR by Honourable Governor of Maharashtra.