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Dr. S.N.Sharma, former
Joint Director of National
Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme Delhi is an Eminent Public Health &
Medical Entomologist and Vector Control Expert in the field of Vector Borne Diseases. He has been nodal officer and focal point at National Level and looked after National Programmes targeted for
elimination i.e. Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis, Kala-azar and also for other
Vector Borne Diseases. After his superannuation on 30th June
2017, he has worked as Consultant
in GFATM Project of NVBDCP from 1.7.2017 to 31st December 2018. Presently,
he is re-employed and working as Sr. Consultant at National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi
w.e.f.1.1.2019.
He
possesses more than 37 years of long experience in the field of public health
& medical entomology and vector control. He has guided 9 Ph.D. students, 4
DPH and 3 MPH students and has published more than 100 research publications in
National and International journals of repute. He has technically contributed
to several documents on Strategic Action Plan for Malaria Elimination,
Integrated Vector Management and guidelines
Indoor residual spray, use of larvivorous fishes , urban malaria scheme,
insecticide resistance and medical entomology. He has been the member of most of
the common review missions to the states organized by National Health Mission. He
has also been the member of Independent Appraisals and joint monitoring missions held for Malaria, Kala-azar and Lymphatic
Filariasis.
He
is the member of Vector Control Working Group
(VCWG) Roll Back Malaria, Geneva,
Expert Member of Technical Committee of NVBDCP, Govt. of India on the use of
Insecticides. He is also member of Expert Group on Insecticides constituted by
Govt. of India by NVBDCP. He is presently,
General Secretary of ISMOCD and the Managing Editor of
Journal of Communicable Diseases. Recently, he has developed a training module
on Ticks, Mites and Flea Borne Diseases and Guidelines for Vector Surveillance
at International airports and ports to used by public health professionals and
medical entomologists..
The
Ministry of Agriculture, NIRDPR invited him as an validation expert to validate the
course curriculum for Local Bodies technicians and to develop training modules under Structural
Pest Management project. He has
contributed two chapters in the book, “ Extension Strategies
for Pest and Vector Management in Human Habitations” developed by MANAGE, Ministry
of Agriculture of India. He has visited across the world visiting most of the
countries abroad i.e. USA, Germany, France, Switzerland, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Bali, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka during his active service and had
the opportunity to chair and co-chair in some of the technical meetings.
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