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Rajendra Gadhavi

World Health Organization, B. J Medical College, Government of Gujarat, Midwestern State University, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Faculty of Science

ORCID iD 0000-0002-5595-742X
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Dr Rajendra Gadhavi has completed his MBBS, MD (Preventive Medicine), Masters in Health Service Administration (USA) and PhD (Epidemiology) and has more than 20 years of experience working in the field of Public Health.
Dr Gadhavi's professional experience is well balanced among three areas of public health which include public health teaching, research and program implementation.
Dr Rajendra Gadhavi have worked with diversified professional environment ranging from the government (Gujarat, India) to international NGOs (WHO, UNICEF, CDC) from medical education to complex health program implementation, from a highly developed country (USA) to a very recourse limited country(Nigeria, Papua New Guinea)
Dr Gadhavi worked with WHO country offices of India, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, and WHO regional offices of WPRO and SEARO as a technical consultant (P-4). He worked as a teaching faculty in various Indian and US universities. He worked as Jr. Lecturer and Assistant Professor, at B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India as a Graduate Assistant at Midwestern State University, Texas, USA, as a Technical Consultant at Porto Rico University,USA and as an Honorary Director for an MHA course with the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, India. Dr Gadhavi also worked with the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat as a Deputy Director, Joint Director for the HIV/AIDS control program, and Lead Epidemiologist (COVID-19). He also worked with the Government of India as an epidemiologist for the Department of AIDS Control.
During above mentioned professional journey Dr Gadhavi completed seven funded research projects of various prestigious organizations which include the World Diabetes Federation, Indian Council of Medical Research, UNICEF etc.
Dr Gadhavi's work was well appreciated by various appreciations including an award from Regional Director (RD) - WPRO for Polio Outbreak in Papua New Guinea and appreciation emails from the WHO NPSU Team Lead.

Employment

  • World Health Organization Technical Consultant
    2023 - Present
  • B. J Medical College, Government of Gujarat Assistant Professor
    2022 - 2023
  • World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Technical Consultant
    2021 - 2022
  • The Puerto Rico University Technical Consultant
    2021 - 2021
  • World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia Technical Consultant
    2020 - 2020
  • Government of Gujarat Lead Epidemiologist
    2020 - 2020
  • World Health Organization Western Pacific Region Papua New Guinea Office Outbreak Response Consultant
    2018 - 2019
  • Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University Director
    2015 - 2020
  • National AIDS Control Organisation I/C Epidemiologist
    2013 - 2017
  • Gujarat State AIDS Control Society, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat Deputy Director
    2012 - 2017

Education

  • Midwestern State University Masters in Health Services Adminstration (MHA)
    2008 - 2009
  • The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Faculty of Science MD
    2003 - 2005

Projects & Funding

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Publications (10)