Dr. Shankar Prinja
Designation : Professor
Department : Community Medicine and School of Public Health
prinja.shankar@pgimer.edu.in

 

 
 :: Contact Details
  Phone No.    :   9872871978
  Ext No.        :   5263
 :: Educational Qualification
  Graduation :   MBBS from Gandhi Medical College Bhopal (MP) in year 2001
  Post Graduation :   MD (Community Medicine) from Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS Rohtak in year 2005
  Other Qualification.(1)      :   DNB (SPM) from National Board of Examinations New Delh in year 2006
  Other Qualification.(2)      :   MSc (Health Policy Planning and Financi from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Me in year 2009
  Other Qualification.(3)      :   International Doctoral course in Health from Swiss Schools of Public Health (SSPH) in year 2010
     
 :: Area of Interest
       Area Of Interest       :
Health Economics, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Equity Analysis, Health Care Financing
     
 :: Research & Projects
      Extramural Projects       :
As a Principal Investigator

1. Health Inequities in Three Northern Indian States: Role of Public Sector, funded by the LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
2. Impact of decentralization and user charges on health systems and health services utilization in North India, funded by the IAPSM Research Grant.
 
As a Co-Investigator:

1. Evaluation of ICDS program in Chandigarh, funded by the Department of Women and Child Development, Chandigarh (U.T.) Administration.
      Research In
      Progress      
:
1. Cost Effectiveness of IMNCI Program in India
2. Costing of Facility-Based Child Care Services in Special Care Newborn Units


      Area Of
      Specialization      
:
Health Economics
      Future Plans       :
To start an online course for Health Care Professionals in Health Economics
      Member Of Professional
      Bodies      
:
1. International Health Economics Association
2. Indian Health Economics and Policy Association
3. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
4. Indian Public Health Association

     
 :: Publications(In Vancouver Style)
1. Kumar R, Mehendale SM, Panda S, Venkatesh S, Lakshmi P, Kaur M, Prinja S, Singh T, Virdi NK, Bahuguna P, Sharma AK, Singh S, Godbole SV, Risbud A, Manna B, Thirumagal V, Roy T, Sogarwal R, Pawar ND. Impact of Targeted Interventions on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in India. BMC Public Health. 2011 Jul 11;11(1):549. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Prinja S, Bahuguna P, Rudra S, Gupta I, Kaur M, Mehendale S, Chatterjee S, Panda S, Kumar R. Cost effectiveness of targeted HIV prevention interventions in India. Sex Transm Dis. 2011. STI Online First, published on March 29, 2011 as 10.1136/sti.2010.047829. Available at http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2011/03/29/sti.2010.047829.short?q=w_sti_ahead_tab

3. Gupta M, Prinja S, Kumar D, Kumar R. Introducing pentavalent vaccine in India: Counsel for prudence in interpretation of data. Indian J Med Res. 2011. 133(5):560-2. Available at http://www.icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2011/may/0522.pdf.

4. Verma R, Bairwa M, Chawla S, Prinja S, Rajput M. Should Chickenpox vaccine be included in the National immunization schedule in India?. Human Vaccines. 2011; 7(8): Forthcoming. Available at http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/vaccines/article/15685/

5. Verma, R., Khanna, P., Rajput M, Kalhan M, Prinja S. Why say no to tobacco: Indian perspective. Australasian Medical Journal. 2011; 4(3): 139-142.  Available at http://www.amj.net.au/index.php?journal=AMJ&page=article&op=viewFile&path[]=646&path[]=744

6. Verma R, Khanna P, Prinja S, Rajput M. Intra-dermal administration of rabies vaccines in developing countries: At an affordable cost. Human Vaccines. 2011; 7(7): 1-3. Available at http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/vaccines/article/15410/

7. Thakur JS, Prinja S, Bhatia SPS. Persistent malnutrition in Chandigarh: Decadal underweight trends and impact of ICDS Program. Indian Pediatrics. 2011; 48: 315-18. Available at http://www.indianpediatrics.net/apr2011/315.pdf

8. Verma R., Khanna P., Prinja S., Rajput M., Arora, V. Public health security in 21st century: global issues. AMJ 2010, 3, 13, 837-839. Doi: http//dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2010.472. Available at http://www.amj.net.au/index.php?journal=AMJ&page=article&op=viewFile&path[]=472&path[]=704

9. Gupta M, Kumar R, Deb AK, Bhattacharya SK, Bose A, John J, Balraj V, Ganguly NK, Kant L, Kapoor AN, Watt J, Shearer J, Santosham M, on behalf of Hib study working group. Multi-center surveillance for pneumonia & meningitis among children (<2 yr) for Hib vaccine probe trial preparation in India. Indian J Med Res 131, May 2010, pp 649-658. Available at http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2010/may/10.pdf

10. Prinja S, Gupta N, Verma R. Censoring in Clinical Trials: Review of Survival Analysis Techniques. Indian J of Community Med. 2010; 35 (2): 217-21. Available at http://www.ijcm.org.in/temp/IndianJCommunityMed352217-5125892_141418.pdf

11. Prinja S. Role of Ideas and Ideologies in Evidence-Based Health Policy. Iranian J Publ Health. 2010; 39(1): 64-69. Available at http://ijph.ir/pdfs/10-%20Dr_Prinja.pdf

12. Thakur JS, Prinja S, Singh D, Rajwanshi A, Prasad R, Parwana HK, Kumar R. Adverse Reproductive and child health outcomes among people living near highly toxic waste water drains in Punjab, India. J Epidemiol Community Health 2010; 64:148-154. doi:10.1136/jech.2008.078568. Available at http://jech.bmj.com/content/64/2/148.abstract

13. Prinja S, Gupta M, Singh AJ, Kumar R. Effectiveness of Decentralized Program Planning and Management in Improving Age Appropriate Immunizations in a Rural Area of India. Bulletin WHO. 2010; 88: 97-103. doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.059543. Available at http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/2/08-059543.pdf

14. Prinja S, Kumar R. Reducing Health Inequalities in a Generation: A dream or Reality (Editorial). Bulletin WHO. 2009; 87: 84. Available at http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/2/08-062695.pdf

15. Prinja S, Thakur JS, Bhatia JS. Pilot testing of WHO child growth standards in Chandigarh: Implications for Indias child health programs. Bulletin WHO. 2009; 87: 116-22. Available at http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/2/08-051789.pdf

16. Prinja S, Kumar S, Reddy GMM, Ratho RK, Kumar R. Outbreak investigation of viral hepatitis E in a town in North India. J Commun Dis. 2008; 40(4): 249-54. Available at http://ismocd.org/index.asp?page=jcd/jcd_frames.asp?vol=38_1

17. Kumar R, Prinja S, Lakshmi PVM. Health Care Seeking Behaviour of Adolescents: Comparative Study of Two Service Delivery Models. Indian J Pediatr. 2008 Sep; 75(9):895-9     Available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/0065460261004164/

18. Prinja S, Lal S, Verma R. Operationalization of Community Needs Assessment Approach under Reproductive and Child Health Program at Subcentre level in North India. Regional Health Forum. 2007; 11(2): 39-44. Available at http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Regional_Health_Forum_Volume_11_No_2_Operationalization_India.pdf

19. Verma R, Prinja S. Over reporting of RCH services coverage and operational problems in Health Management Information System at Sub Centre level. Indian J Community Medicine. 2007; 32 (3): 185-88. Available at http://www.ijcm.org.in/temp/IndianJCommunityMed323185-5420542_150325.pdf

20. Prinja S, Lal S, Singh A, Verma R. Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in decentralized village health planning in north India. South Asian Journal of Socio- Political Studies. 2007; 7(2): 23-6. Available at http://sajospsindia.com/June%202007.htm