Autor: Ranjana Kar

Dr. (Ms.) Ranjana Kar, is working as a Lecturer in Statistics at Rural Health Training Center, Jagatsinghpur. She has done M. Sc and Ph. D in Statistics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar and Masters in Population Science (M.P.S) from the International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai. She has successfully completed Certifi cate Course in ‘Epidemiology“, Liverpool University, U.K. and attended the International Conference at Neworleans, USA. She has 30 years of experience in teaching and research in the various fi elds of demography and bio-statistics. She has worked in the H & FW Deptt. of Government of Odisha. Subsequently worked as an Assistant Director in the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Bhubaneswar. She has also been trained in Health Management Information System from Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad and Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Jeypur. She has completed many research studies of national and international signifi cance during her tenure such as the Principal Investigator of the NFHS-3, pilot study on CAN Approach in Odisha sponsored by the Futures Group of USA, causes of Maternal Mortality in Odisha and Rajasthan sponsored by ICMR, New Delhi. As a researcher she has been associated with many research studies like KAP study on use of Iodised Salt and Iodine Defi ciency Disorder, evaluation of Use and Acceptability of Indian System of Medicine, Dept. of AYUSH, GOI and evaluation of Kishori Sakti Yojana in Odisha and West Bengal and ICDS study monitoring by UNICEF, New Delhi.