B.L.Srikanthi holds a Masters Degree in Food Science and Nutrition from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning ( Deemed University ), Anantapur. She has good academic record  and received Gold Medal for securing highest percentage of marks in her graduation. A part of her post graduation thesis entitled “Effect of mulberry leaves (Morus Indica L) therapy on plasma and erythrocyte membrane lipids in patients with Type II diabetes” was awarded the best paper of the year by Indian Pharmacological Society in the year 2000.  She has 8 years of Teaching and Research Experience. She has successfully coordinated different qualitative and quantitative research studies in different parts of Andhra Pradesh, focusing on maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations. She worked with several National and International Agencies like CARE INDIA , Population Council, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). Important research studies which she successfully coordinated include “Strategic Impact Inquiry” of CARE India’s intervention program on sex workers at East Godavari District. This was a Global Study conducted simultaneously in six countries, centrally coordinated by CARE ATLANTA with technical support from ICRW and the Indian study was coordinated by her.  She also handled similar studies like “Understanding Sex Workers’ Reproductive Health Rights, their Access to Services”, “ Outcome Evaluation of Frontiers HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in India ”: She has earlier worked  with Institute of Health Systems , Academy for Nursing Studies, Osmania University College for women and CARE Visakhapatnam in various capacities involving in academics, research studies and intervention programs. Her research areas of interest include   Nutrition & Health surveys, psychological and social factors related to HIV/AIDS among women and children.

Ms. Immaculate Mary hold two Masters degrees- one in Social Work from Stella Marris College Chennai and the other in Psychology from University of Chennai . She has done her M.Phil in Community Health and Social Medicine from Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi . Her dissertation was on Socioeconomic and Health Conditions of Urban Poor Living in the streets of Chennai. She was awarded the gold medal for academic proficiency in MA Social Work and selected as the best outgoing student during her graduate and post graduate studies. She was trained at the Schizophrenia Research Foundation and Sri. Ramachandra Medical College Chennai in psychiatric social work. She currently works as a Faculty in Maternal and Child Health at the Institute of Health Systems (IHS). Prior to joining IHS she has worked as the Research Coordinator and Training Officer at Don Bosco, Bangalore , Counsellor (Deaddiction) at the TR Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation and External Evaluator at the Navanirmana Social Institute, Stella Marris College , Chennai. She has rich experience in working on health issues of marginalized populations. She had archived and documented 25 years [1980-2005] of innovative programmes for street and working children undertaken by BOSCO in Bangalore and assisted in bringing out two books. “Street Presence” as an innovative model of working with children on the streets’ and “Buddhivantha”- An alternative education model for the children on the streets. She has also worked as Counsellor and a family therapist for the victims of drug abuse at the TTK Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation, Chennai. She has carried out evaluations and impact assessments of a number of public health programmes, the most recent being an outcome evaluation of the Bill and Melinda Gates funded Frontier HIV Prevention Programme being implemented in Andhra Pradesh by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. Her primary area of research interest includes Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research in Health systems/ services, Substance Abuse problems among children, Social Determinants of Health with special focus on women, children and socially excluded communities.

Mr. G S Pattnaik holds a Master Degree in Economics from the Berhampur University , Orissa. He has done Executive Program in Business Management from ICFAI, Hyderabad and B Com (Hons-Accounts) from the Berhampur University , Orissa with Hons Diploma in Computer Sciences from Lakhotia Computers Center . He is working in field of Health Systems Research from past 7years with Health Accounts as one of the key area of research. At IHS he has been involved in the Development of National Health Accounts (NHA), Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEF) and other studies related to Health Financing and Expenditure of Government and other Health Services. He has contributed to Andhra Pradesh State Health Accounts – 2001/02 ( DfId , UK ). Health Financing & Expenditure in Non Profit Sectors of India , 2006 (WHO, MoHFW, GoI), Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for Andhra Pradesh (1^st round- 2006, 2^nd round - 2009 GoAP), Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for Madhya Pradesh (2007, DfIDI) & Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for Orissa (2008, DfIDI). Expert Group Meeting in Health Financing in India : Taking a Stock and Moving Forward (WHO, MoHFW, GoI, 2007). State Level Health Budget Expenditure Tracking for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh (NHSRC, NRHM, MoHFW, GoI, 2010). He has also contributed to National Heath Accounts (NHA) Training Manual for Implementing NHA in India commissioned by WHO country office & MoHFW, GoI (2009) as Production Coordinator. Before joining IHS he was working as a Lecturer in Economics in a degree college and was teaching Macro Economics and Public Finance.

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P.NagaNandhini  holds a Postgraduate Degree in Microbiology from Osmania University Hyderabad. She has done a project on  Microbial and chemical analysis of water for pharmaceutical use  in Dr.Reddys Laboratories. She has a good academic record .She worked as Associate-QA  in well quest clinical research organization. Currently she has joined the water quality services at IHS as  Microbiologist Intern.