Dr Prahlad Kumar, Consultant Chest & TB Specialist
Observation and Training in Tuberculosis as WHO Fellow:
Advance training in Management of Tuberculosis Control in Research Institute of TB, J...
Dr Prahlad Kumar, Consultant Chest & TB Specialist
Observation and Training in Tuberculosis as WHO Fellow:
Advance training in Management of Tuberculosis Control in Research Institute of TB, Japan - 1991.
Advance training in Management of TB Control in West side Centre of disease control, Chicago – USA – 1991
Advance training in Management of TB Control in Quizon Institute of TB Manila, Philippine - 1991
Membership International and National Associations:
TB Association of India
International Union of TB and Lung Diseases, Paris
The Nepal Medical Association (NMA)
Nepal Association of TB & Chest Physicians
Member of various International /National Expert Committees, related to TB control:
Member of WHO South East Asia Regional Technical Working group for TB control.
Member of Governing Board of SAARC TB HIV/AIDS Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Member of International Union against TB & Lung Diseases.
Editor of different Publications:
Role of school students in TB control.
Proceeding Report of seminar for compilation and updating of advocacy and IEC material relating to TB and HIV/AIDS control.
General Information on TB and its Control in SAARC Member Countries (English and Nepali version).
Awards:
Dr PRJ Gangadharam Memorial award 2012, at MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, in 2013.
DIR Prof. Dr K.C. Mohanty oration award at 19th NESCON 2013 at Mumbai, in 2013.
Dr P.V. Benjamin Memorial Oration award during the 34th AP TB & Chest Diseases Conference held at KIMS, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh from 4-5 January 2014.
List of major WHO & IUATLD assignments:
Advisor to the Regional Director, WHO SEARO for NTP managers and partners meeting held at New Delhi – November, 2014
Organisation of WHO, The Union and CDC Operation Research training programme at NTI every year since last three years – 2012 to 2015
WHO & Government of India “Joint monitoring mission to review the National Tuberculosis Control Programme of India”- April, 2015
WHO supported ‘national consultation on the role of nutrition in TB control’ at Le-Meridian, New Delhi – August, 2015
List of publications:
B Mahadev & Prahlad Kumar; Glimpses of Tuberculosis Programme and research in India – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; (brought out by Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi): 55, 2002. P 47 – 64.
B Mahadev & P Kumar: History of Tuberculosis Control in India; JIMA 2003, 103/3, P142 – 143.
Sophia Vijay, VH Balasangameswara, P S Jagannatha, VN Saroja, P Kumar: Defaults among tuberculosis patients treated under dots in Bangalore city - a search for solution; Ind J Tub, 2003, 50,185-196
