HEALTH  ECONOMICS INDIA Ms Indu Capoor Designation: Founder Director Category: Health economics, medical specialist, technical expert Email: chetna@icenet.net Speciality: Adolescent, women and children Organisation: Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA) Address: Lilavatiben Lalbhai's Bunglow Civil Camp Road, Shahibaug Ahmedabad 380004 Gujarat Telephone: 079-2866695, 2868856, 2865636 Fax: 079-2866513, 2113005 Website: www.chetnaindia.org Work done: CHETNA is involved into capacity building of NGO and GO s; action research and dissemination of information; networking and advocacy. It works for the issues related to children, adolescents and women's health and development. Dr B Dinesh Kumar Designation: Senior Research Officer Category: Health economics, toxicology Email: dineshkalpa@eth.net Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, rational use of drugs Department: Food & Drug Toxicology Division Organisation: National Institute of Nutrition Address: Jamia-Osmania P O, Tarnaka Hyderabad 500007 Andhra Pradesh Telephone: 040-27008921 Ext 322 Fax: 040-27019074 Work done: Dr Dinesh Kumar is doing a research to monitor pollutants in population, develop early diagnostic markers and evaluate economical interventional strategies to prevent toxic effects caused by them. Worked on lead toxicity and involved in promoting rational use of drugs. Dr Mrutyunjaya Mishra Designation: Lecturer in Economics Category: Academic, environmental health, health economics Email: m_mishra_99@yahoo.com Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases) Organisation: Science College Address: Hinjilicut Ganjam 761102 Orissa Telephone: 06811-280024 Fax: 0680-2204076 Work done: Dr Mishra is working on "Air pollution-Human health damage, in Angul Talcher in Orissa: An economic assessment". Dr S C Mohapatra Designation: Professor Category: Academic, health economics, public health, technical expert Email: vishwamegh@satyam.net.in, vishmamegh@sancharnet.in Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), infectious and communicable diseases, vectorborne diseases, systemic disorders (cancers and others), lifestyle diseases, maternal and child health, nutritional disorder Department: Department of Community Medicine Organisation: Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh Telephone: 0542-2309533, 2307506 Fax: 0542-2367568 Website: www.scmohapatra.cjb.net Work done: Dr Mohapatra was involved in researches in maternal and child health, nutrition, educational technology in community medicine, cancer, communicable diseases(including AIDS), epidemiology, health management and economics. Dr Millie Nihila Designation: Lecturer Category: Academic, health economics Email: millienihila@yahoo.co.in Speciality: Occupational health Department: Department of Economics Organisation: Stella Maris College Address: 17, Cathedral Road Chennai 600086 Tamil Nadu Telephone: 044-28111951/87 Website: www.stellamariscollege.org Work done: Dr Nihila has worked on occupational health hazard in leather tanning industry, studied health status in Tamil Nadu. She is working on a project "Environment Health-A study of dumping sites in Chennai". Dr Srikanta K Panigrahi Designation: Director (Environment & Forests) Category: Health economics, technical expert Email: skpanigrahi@hotmail.com Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases) Organisation: Planning Commission Address: Room # 317, Yojana Bhawan Parliament Street New Delhi 110001 Website: www.planningcommission.nic.in Work done: Dr Panigrahi is a civil engineer by profession. He was former UNEP / UNESCO fellow and currently working as a Director, Environment and Forestry of planning commission. Responsible for formulating various planning and programme in this sector during 10th and 11th plan period. Also responsible for monitoring and evaluation of these programmes. He is chairman of Indian society of remote sensing- Delhi chapter. He is also national award winner of science popularisation in 2004-2005 from Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata. He is a visiting fellow of various national and international universities. Dr S K Trivedi Designation: Director Category: Public health, health economics, health systems research, IEC & health communication Email: iidmbpl@yahoo.com Speciality: Water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), infectious and communicable diseases, maternal and child health Organisation: Indian Institute of Development Management Address: E-7/136, Lajpat Society Arera Colony Bhopal 462016 Madhya Pradesh Telephone: 0755-2426109, 5295674 Fax: 0755-2426109, 2467467 Work done: Indian Institute of Development Management (IIDM) is involved in more than 20 projects in health sector including 'study to reduce maternal mortality in Madhya Pradesh, study on HIV/AIDS, community mobilisation for mothers and child survival project. The objectives are to carry out research, intervention and training in the health sector. The organisation has developed its own empowerment model for community mobilisation.