Program Secretariat
Deputy Director – Centre for Digital Health
Email: arunp.jose@phfi.orgDr. Arun Jose is Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Health, Public Health Foundation of India. Dr Jose is a physician and public health specialist by training. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Reproductive and Child Health Programmes from the Indian Institute of Public Health and UNICEF, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Translational Research and Implementation Sciences at Maastricht University, Netherlands.
Dr. Jose was awarded the NIH funded Global Public Health Leader fellowship in leadership and implementation sciences at the Rollin’s School of Public Health, Emory University in the year 2016. He is a fellow of the International Society for endovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, and fellow of the World Heart Federation’s Emerging Leaders program.
He currently leads an innovative assisted telemedicine initiative – Digisahayam – being implemented in various parts of India. He also leads capacity building programs in hypertension, endovascular disease and stroke for physicians in India. He was the Deputy Chair of the South & West Asia, Middle East Regional Advisory Group of the International Society of Hypertension from 2018-20 and has been country leader for the society’s May Measurement Month initiative that has screened over 4.7 million for raised blood pressure across the world and approximately 900,000 individuals in India.
Program Manager
Email: priyanka.gupta@phfi.orgDr Gupta has acquired her degree in Bachelors of Physiotherapy from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in 2012. Later, she completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Service Management from IIPH – Bhubaneswar. She has worked as a Consultant Physiotherapist in Sunderlal Jain Hospital and Physio’s Physiotherapy clinic. Dr Gupta joined PHFI in 2014 as Assistant Program Coordinator under Training Division at the Centre for Chronic Conditions and Injuries (CCCI). She had served at different capacity building initiatives for physicians such as COPD & asthma, diabetes & endovascular disease. Also, she had extensively coordinated all activities for the Indian campaign ‘May Measurement Month’ - a part of the global blood pressure awareness programme for three consecutive years (2017-2019). Currently, Dr Gupta is working as a Program Manager for Certificate Course in CVD & stroke, endology and Endocrinology Masterclass programs, Parent Information Portal with Saloni Heart Foundation and few others at Centre for Digital Health.
Program Officer
Email: shruti.nair@phfi.orgMs. Nair is a Masters in HR & Marketing from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. She has completed her PG Diploma in Public Health Services Management from IIPH-Bhubaneswar. Ms. Nair had joined PHFI in 2016 as Program Assistant and since then she has been associated with several capacity building programs like COPD &Asthma (CCCA), Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) &Hypertension (CCMH) program under Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. She is currently working as a Program Officer for Certificate Course in Management of CVD and Stroke (CCCS), Certificate course in Management of Hypertension (CCMH) & endology & Endocrinology Masterclass program under Centre for Digital Health (CDH) at PHFI.
Senior Program Assistant
Email: sakshi.arora@phfi.orgMs. Arora had joined PHFI in 2015 as Program Assistant. She has been a part of several capacity building program like Certificate Course in Management of Thyroid Disorder (CCMTD), Certificate Course in endovascular Disease & Stroke (CCCS). She has also worked in several initiatives under Govt. Madhya Pradesh. She is currently working as Senior Program Assistant in the Certificate Course in endovascular Disease and Stroke (CCCS), endology & Endocrinology Masterclass program under Centre for Digital Health (CDH) at PHFI. She is a Bachelors in Commerce and has also completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Service Management from IIPH – Bhubaneswar. Previously, she has also done Professional Accountancy course from Zee Interactive Learning & Financial Accountancy-F-Tech.
Creative Graphic Designer
Email:vinay.pandey@phfi.orgMr. Pandey is a creative and detail oriented Graphic Designer with over 4 years of experience in various mediums such as Vector Art, Typography and Lomography. He has completed his 3 years Diploma in Animation and Vfx from MAAC, New Delhi and also has a 2 year Diploma in Web Development from Red Pixels, New Delhi. Mr. Pandey is pursuing his graduation from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) & is currently associated with Centre for Digital Health, Public Health Foundation of India as a Creative Graphic Designer.
Senior Technical Assistant
Email:himanshu.kumar@phfi.orgMr. Himanshu has completed his Diploma in Pharmacy from Delhi Board of Technical Education. He did his internship in the Pharmacy Department of LokNayak Hospital, Delhi. He has also done his Bsc. in Applied Sciences from IGNOU. He joined PHFI in 2015 as a Consultant then worked as a Technical Assistant in Certificate course in Management of Hypertension (CCMH) & several other capacity building program like COPD & Asthma(CCCA), Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) ,Hypertension(CCMH) Management of Thyroid Disorder ( CCMTD) & Gestational Diabetes ( CCGDM) program under Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region ( Swasth Uttar Purv, SUP), Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) & Hypertension (CCMH) program under NHM Odisha. Mr. Himanshu is currently working as a Senior Technical Assistant in Certificate Course in CVD and Stroke (CCCS), Certificate course in Management of Hypertension (CCMH), endology & Endocrinology Masterclass program under Centre for Digital Health (CDH) at PHFI.
Web & Multimedia Designing Expert
Email:Vishnu.nair@phfi.orgMr. Nair is a web & graphic design specialist with 4+ years of experience in managing complete design process, from conceptualization to delivery. He is also an expert at interdepartmental coordination and communication. His areas of interests are infographics, illustrations, cutting-edge design, typography, video editing, graphic video production & UI/UX Design – creating prototypes and wireframes. He did his Graduation in Bachelors of Computer Applications from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in 2016. He completed his Master’s in Business Administration – Information Technology from BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune in 2019. Apart from this, he is also into YouTube and gadget reviews. He has also done trainings on web designing & Android App Development from Aptech Computer Education and NIIT. Mr. Nair has been associated with PHFI since 2016. He is currently working as a Web & Multimedia Designing Expert at the Centre for Digital Health Division, Public Health Foundation of India and takes care of all the advocacy materials and communication design.