Kovid Sharma

I am presently working with Population Services International, India as Senior Specialist, Quality Improvement that focuses on improving the patient centered care (PCC) in the areas of delivery and family planning in the project districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. I also have worked as Sector lead of Healthcare & Nutrition in HCL Foundation, a CSR initiative, that improved the status of maternal & child health services in Uttar Pradesh. I was also the state lead in USAID project ASSIST in Uttarakhand, Medical consultant in World Health Organization (WHO) supported TB control program, in Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and as State Epidemiologist in Integrated Disease Surveillance Project, Government of Gujarat. My engagement HCL foundation provided important insights on rural development & public health management working with multiple convergent strategy to improve maternal & child health services. The current & previous assignment in QI collaborative in RMNCH+A provided insight on PCC & principles of improving process of care. Assignments in disease surveillance and TB control, taught me the advances of field epidemiology, program and project development, implementation, supervision & monitoring strategies, especially in resource-limited settings. I have the ability to strategically plan, develop, implement and monitor programs and operations toward achievement of team’s mission, goals, and objectives. I have managed and coordinated care and support programs in the field of communicable diseases and maternal & child health.