TK

Tukaram Khandade

Also known as: Tukaram Narayan Khandade

Educate Girls, Jhpiego, IIHMR University, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, United Nations Population Fund, Indian Institute of Health Management Research

ORCID iD 0000-0003-4132-6050
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I am Dr Tukaram Khandade, I have been contributing to the Health and Education Sector’s development work for the last 15 years in India. My journey in the development sector started with local level and currently I am at national level. I deliberately curated my career progression through discharging duties for different functions, like started with program management shifted to monitoring and evaluation then research then innovation (blue sky thinking). During this I was adding value to the different domains of public health and education sectors.
I am extensively worked on Health System Strengthening, Adolescent Health, Sexual Reproductive Rights, Digital Health, Partnerships, Engagement, and Life Skills.
I was fortunate to work with hospitals run by government, private, faith based, trust based, public sector undertaking factory (Government/state run factories). I was able to work with education institutes like Medical Colleges, Engineering College, Schools, KGBV, Industrial Training Institutes, Nursing Schools, Aagnawadi Centers (government run pre-schools).
I am a result-oriented, analytical, observer, critical thinker, active listener. I can provide sound feedback, able to get the team bond better, drive people out of their comfort zone; make them achieve more. I am a lifelong learner, who values exposure over experience.

I have extensive work experience in Health and Education sector.
Health –
• Domains – Health System Strengthening, Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Climate Change in Health, AYUSH, RMNCHA, Digital Health, Global Health Security, Gender, Health Technology, Adolescent Health, Sexual Reproductive Health, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Women Cancer, Supply Chain, Human Resources for Health, ENT Care, Elderly Care, Geriatric Care, Palliative Care, Emergency Care, Critical Care, Medical Oxygen, Infection Prevention Control, Immunization, Bio Medical Waste, Infectious Diseases (COVID19), Artificial Intelligence in Health, WASH, Mental Health
• Structures – Health Facility (Public + Private + Faith based + Trust Based), Engineering college, Nursing College, Medical College (Public + Private), Public Sector Undertaking Hospital (Steel Authority of India), Public Works Department, Medical Services Corporation, City Commissioner, Gram Panchayat
Education –
• Domains - Life Skill Education/ Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Teacher capacity building, Student helplines, Counselling, Mental Health
• Structure – School (Government), Industrial Training Institutes (Government), Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)

Employment

  • Educate Girls National Senior Manager Monitoring Evaluation
    2025 - Present
  • Jhpiego National Lead - Innovation
    2023 - 2024
  • Jhpiego State Lead – Health System Strengthening
    2021 - 2022
  • United Nations Population Fund Consultant – Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health
    2018 - 2021
  • Pathfinder International Senior Monitoring Evaluation Learning Officer
    2018 - 2018
  • India Health Action Trust Senior Program Associate
    2017 - 2018
  • India Health Action Trust Program Associate
    2015 - 2017
  • Indian Institute of Health Management Research Senior Research Officer
    2014 - 2015
  • IIHMR University Associate State Coordinator
    2013 - 2014
  • Indian Institute of Health Management Research Zonal Coordinator
    2010 - 2013

Education

  • IIHMR University Doctor of Philosophy
    2014 - 2020
  • Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Certificate in Research Methodology
    2013 - 2023
  • Indian Institute of Health Management Research Post Graduate Diploma in Health Management
    2008 - 2010
  • Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Bachelor of AYurvedic Medicine and Surgery
    2001 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)