Barkha Bhatnagar

Results-driven public health and policy expert with over a decade of experience in health systems, disease elimination and vaccination initiatives. Demonstrated success in translating research into actionable policies for organizations such as the US CDC and WHO, significantly enhancing global immunization efforts. Core competencies include strategic planning, analytical skills, project management, and effective stakeholder engagement. Committed to driving impactful public health improvements.

• Award from the Director General, Public Health Agency of Canada for outstanding contribution, exemplary dedication, and professionalism as a key member of the team developing Canada's Public Health Data Sharing Agreement (2024).
• Recipient of a prestigious full tuition scholarship from Boston University and an annual stipend (2019-2022).
• Certificate of appreciation by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation India Country Office for extraordinarycommitment toward lymphatic filariasis elimination in India and demonstration of foundation’s core values (2018).
• Certificate of appreciation by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation India Country Office for significant contribution to India’s lymphatic filariasis elimination program (2018).
• Certificate of appreciation by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation India Country Office for commitment to gaining expertise in monitoring and evaluation methods (2018).
• Letter of appreciation by the Registrar of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University recognizing contributions toward organization of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (2011).
• Certificate of Merit in Psychology by Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University (2009-2010).

• Presented the process and progress of developing a new multilateral Public Health Data Sharing Agreement for Canada (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2024).
• Presented the findings of the evaluation of the selective measles-rubella campaign in Senegal to the Ministry of Health, Senegal, Global Measles & Rubella Partnership, and CDC’s Global Immunization Division (2023).
• Presented the background paper on tailored measles-rubella campaigns to a core group of measles-rubella experts from WHO, UNICEF, CDC, and the International Vaccine Access Center (Johns Hopkins University) (2023).
• Presented the evaluation project on selective and non-selective measles-rubella campaigns in Senegal and The Gambia to the Ministry of Health officials in Senegal and The Gambia, WHO and UNICEF (2021-2022).
• Speaker and moderator for campaign integration working group meetings at the Task Force for Global Health (2020).
• Speaker and moderator for Emerging Women Leaders Program events at Boston University (2019-2020).
• Panelist for a webinar titled “Brain, Body and Balance” hosted by the COVID-19 India helpline (2020).
• Guest speaker, Diversity and Inclusion at Suffolk University, Boston (2020).
• Panelist at Boston University’s conference on “The Role of Mentoring in Women’s Leadership” (2020).
• Master of ceremonies in several national and state level public health conferences hosted by WHO (2015-2017).

• Exploring the strength of the evidence for recommending and using tailored measles-rubella SIAs as an alternative strategy to nationwide non-selective measles-rubella SIAs, Bhatnagar B, Sreevatsava M, Winter A, Moss W, Morgan C, 2023, Jhpiego
• Transitioning delivery of health campaign interventions to the primary health care system: Achieving a strategic balance of independent and integrated delivery of interventions, Bhatnagar B, Bazant E, Wernette R, for the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, 2021, Decatur, GA: Task Force for Global Health
• Integration Between Health Campaigns: Intervention Co-delivery and Collaboration, Bhatnagar B, Gittelman D, for the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, 2020, Decatur, GA: The Task Force for Global Health
• Defining Health Campaigns and Health Campaign Effectiveness, Wernette R, Bhatnagar B, Bazant E, for the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, 2020, Decatur, GA: The Task Force for Global Health
• Towards achieving the Twelfth Plan target of green cover, Chandrasekharan I, Bhatnagar B, Menon U, Chandrasekharan B, 2013, Current Science
• Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in India, 2018, Contributing author, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• BMGF India Country Office Newsletter, 2017, Contributing author, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Health financing: India’s future journey towards Universal Health Coverage, 2016, Contributing author, WHO
• Health System’s Response to Violence against Women in India, 2015 and 2016, Contributing author, WHO
• Critical Verticals to Foster Access to Pharmaceuticals at National and International Level, 2015, Contributing author, WHO
• Integration of Health Services, 2015, Contributing author, WHO
• Health Needs Assessment - Kerala and Rajasthan, 2015, Contributing author, WHO