Prof. KR Nayar

Professor K.R Nayar has been on the faculty of CSMCH since 1985. He has been teaching courses on research methodology, social sciences in public health and environmental health. He has guided the doctoral work of 14 candidates and nearly 40 M.Phil dissertations apart from two Masters theses at the Heidelberg University and field tutoring two other Heidelberg candidates in New Delhi. He has authored a book on Ecology and Health: A Systems Approach and co-edited a book on Public Health and the poverty of reforms: A South Asian predicament. He has authored nearly 50 papers on public health which were published in national and international academic journals. During 2001-2002, he has been DAAD-INNOVATEC guest professor at the Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, Heidelberg University and a visiting external examiner for the Heidelberg University for three years. His current research interests are Decentralization and health, Health Sector Reforms, Self-help in health and Critical issues in international public health. He edits the Journal of Health and Development.

He is directing two projects; one on Monitoring Shifts in Health Sector Policies in South Asia funded by the European Commission and another on E-Learning in public health funded by the German Academic Exchange and Bielefeld University, Germany. Professor Nayar co-organizes the annual International summer school on public health at Bielefeld University, Germany with Prof. Oliver Razum and Prof. Seval Akgun.