G. Krishna Babu
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Professor G. Krishna Babu M.D. shortly G. K. Babu is an eminent personality in Community Medicine
in India.
, Orissa
in 1959. His parents are Shri Goru Kanna Rao and Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi. His father was an Engineer in South Central Railway
. He had primary and middle school education in Railway Schools of Secunderabad and Eluru. He has studied Intermediate course at Andhra Loyola College
, Vijayawada
.
, Visakhapatnam in 1985. He did his Post-graduation (M.D.) in Community Medicine in 1989 from the same Institution under Dr. G. Swarajya Lakshmi. “Assessment of health effects attributable to certain Air Pollutants: A comparative study of two urban slums of Visakhapatnam, India” was his doctoral thesis. The study details are presented at Andhra Pradesh state conference of Indian Association of Public Health and Social Medicine in 27–28 February 1989. It was awarded the Sri Sundersh Peri Award for BEST Sceintific paper with statistical background.
He has worked as Senior Research Fellow, in Doen Project sponsored by Department of Environment, New Delhi, India between August 1986 and July 1988.
He has worked as Senior Research Fellow, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India and involved in IDD-DST Project (Psychology) in 1989.
He has worked as Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College
, Mangalore
, India and involved in teaching and research from 1989 to 1990.
He has worked as Public Health Officer, Singareni Collieries Company
, India from 1990 to 1991. He has worked in Public Health Activities for a township of 100,000 population.
He has worked as Faculty Member of Indian Institute of Health Management Research
(IIHMR) , Jaipur
, India from 1991 to 1994.
He has worked as Medical Officer, Mobile Medical Unit, Ichchapuram
in Andhra Pradesh State, India in 1994 and attended to an epidemic of Gastroenteritis in Ichchapuram in India.
He has joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine, Andhra Medical College
, Visakhapatnam
, India in March 1995. He was promoted to Associate Professor in February 2001. He became the Professor of Community Medicine in August, 2006.
He has Organized the 54th Annual National Conference of Indian Public Health Association
in January 2010 in Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.
His fields of interest are Epidemiology for District Health Management, Safe motherhood and child survival, IEC in Primary Health Care, Environmental Pollution and Health and Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for Rapid Health Assessment.
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
in India.
Early life
He was born at JeyporeJeypore
Jeypore, is the largest town in the Koraput district of Orissa, India. Along with Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Balasore, Puri and Berhampur, Jeypore is one of the prominent places of Orissa. It is encompassed by hills of the Eastern Ghats and the more famous Araku hills on three...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
in 1959. His parents are Shri Goru Kanna Rao and Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi. His father was an Engineer in South Central Railway
South Central Railway
The South Central Railway is one of the 16 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Secunderabad and has the following divisions:# Secunderabad# Hyderabad# Guntakal # Vijayawada# Guntur# Nanded...
. He had primary and middle school education in Railway Schools of Secunderabad and Eluru. He has studied Intermediate course at Andhra Loyola College
Andhra Loyola College
Andhra Loyola College is a Jesuit educational institution founded in 1954. It is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.-History:...
, Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
.
Career
He is graduated from Andhra Medical CollegeAndhra Medical College
Andhra Medical College is one of the premier Medical colleges in India. It is affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences.It is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh & 6th oldest in INDIA.-History:...
, Visakhapatnam in 1985. He did his Post-graduation (M.D.) in Community Medicine in 1989 from the same Institution under Dr. G. Swarajya Lakshmi. “Assessment of health effects attributable to certain Air Pollutants: A comparative study of two urban slums of Visakhapatnam, India” was his doctoral thesis. The study details are presented at Andhra Pradesh state conference of Indian Association of Public Health and Social Medicine in 27–28 February 1989. It was awarded the Sri Sundersh Peri Award for BEST Sceintific paper with statistical background.
He has worked as Senior Research Fellow, in Doen Project sponsored by Department of Environment, New Delhi, India between August 1986 and July 1988.
He has worked as Senior Research Fellow, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India and involved in IDD-DST Project (Psychology) in 1989.
He has worked as Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, is a medical college based in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.It is a constituent college of Manipal University , which is a deemed University...
, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, India and involved in teaching and research from 1989 to 1990.
He has worked as Public Health Officer, Singareni Collieries Company
Singareni Collieries Company
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited or SCCL is a government-owned coal mining company in India. One of the public sector undertakings, the company is jointly owned by the Andhra Pradesh government and the Union Government . The Union Government's administration of the company is through the...
, India from 1990 to 1991. He has worked in Public Health Activities for a township of 100,000 population.
He has worked as Faculty Member of Indian Institute of Health Management Research
Indian Institute of Health Management Research
The Indian Institute of Health Management Research is an institute in Health & Hospital Management. Established in 1984, in Jaipur, IIHMR is the first of its kind in India, with attention focused on health systems improvement and management...
(IIHMR) , Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, India from 1991 to 1994.
He has worked as Medical Officer, Mobile Medical Unit, Ichchapuram
Ichchapuram
Ichchapuram is a Municipality and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Ichapuram mandal is bordered by Orissa state on the North and West and Kaviti mandal on the South and Bay of Bengal on the East.-Geography:...
in Andhra Pradesh State, India in 1994 and attended to an epidemic of Gastroenteritis in Ichchapuram in India.
He has joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine, Andhra Medical College
Andhra Medical College
Andhra Medical College is one of the premier Medical colleges in India. It is affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences.It is the oldest medical college in Andhra Pradesh & 6th oldest in INDIA.-History:...
, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, India in March 1995. He was promoted to Associate Professor in February 2001. He became the Professor of Community Medicine in August, 2006.
He has Organized the 54th Annual National Conference of Indian Public Health Association
Indian Public Health Association
Indian Public Health Association shortly IPHA is a Professional Health organization working for the cause of Public Health in India since 1956...
in January 2010 in Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.
His fields of interest are Epidemiology for District Health Management, Safe motherhood and child survival, IEC in Primary Health Care, Environmental Pollution and Health and Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for Rapid Health Assessment.
Tranining
- Training in Testing evaluation of Mid-decade Goals under Child Survival and Safe Motherhood, organized by UNICEF, New Delhi, India, September 1994.
- Training in EpidemiologyEpidemiologyEpidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
for Health Managers conducted by ERC, Christian Medical College, Vellore in August, 1988. - Training in Clinical Epidemiology sponsored by Indian Council of Medical ResearchIndian council of medical researchThe Indian Council of Medical Research , New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.-History:...
and Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra University, in March 1987. - Training in ErgonomicsErgonomicsErgonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.The International Ergonomics Association defines ergonomics as follows:...
conducted by Industrial Physiology Unit of Central Labor Institute, Bombay in September, 1987. - Training–cum-workshop for key trainers on UIP organized by Department of Health and Family Welfare, Andhra Pradesh, May, 1988.
Honorable positions
- Life member of Indian Public Health AssociationIndian Public Health AssociationIndian Public Health Association shortly IPHA is a Professional Health organization working for the cause of Public Health in India since 1956...
from 2001. - Life member of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
- Life member of Indian Medical AssociationIndian Medical AssociationThe Indian Medical Association , the national organization of “Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine”, was organized in 1928, and currently IMA has around 1,78,000 members belonging to different branches of medical profession and function through a network of more than 1700 local...
- Life member of Association for Prevention and Control of Rabies in India
- Member of Hospital Infection Committee of King George HospitalKing George Hospital, VisakhapatnamKing George Hospital is a Government General Hospital located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India...
in 2010. - Project Co-ordinator for Universal Salt Iodization in Vizianagaram districtVizianagaram districtVizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...
. - Chief Superintendent for organizing the B.Sc. Nursing, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Superspecialty examinations at Andhra Medical College since 2006.
- External Examiner to Undergraduates and Postgraduates in different universities in Andhra Pradesh, Karnatka, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
- External referee for Postgraduate thesis correction at Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore, Berhampur University, Sambalpur University and Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.
Publications
- Jahnavi G, Krishna Babu G, Sanjeev Rao A : Awareness of HIV/AIDS in women aged 15–50 years in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, under MICS for the year 2000-KAM study, Abstract No. 46, Souvenir of Indian Public Health Association, April 14–16, 2001.
- Viswanadha Raju GK, Krishna Babu G : Study of knowledge, attitude and practice of STDs and HIV/AIDS in port workers of Visakhapatnam, Abstract No. 85, Souvenir of Indian Public Health Association, April 14–16, 2001.
- Sreegiri S., Krishna Babu G: Biomedical Waste Management in a Tertiary level Hospital in Visakhapatnam, Journal of Community Medicine, July–December, 2009, Vol. 5 (2).
- Sreegiri S., Krishna Babu G., Devi Madhavi B: A Cross Sectional Study of Nutritional Status of Antenatal Mothers in Rural Areas of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Journal of Community Medicine, Jan-June, 2010, Vol. 6 (1)