Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera
Name: Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera
Qualification: Doctor of Public Health
Designation : Associate Professor
Department: School of Public Health
institute name : Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) deemed to be University
College address : KIIT University
School of Public Health
Campus-5, (KIMS), Patia, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha
Award for : Research Excellence Award
Publication title: Journal
Paper Title : Interventions for improved retention of skilled health workers in rural and remote areas
Journal Name : Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume : 10
Issue No. : 1
Month of publication : 5 May 2017
Year : 2017
Page no. : 16-21
ISSN : 1755-6783
About Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera
Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera have a diverse work experience of about 13 years in the areas of
public health teaching, research, program implementation and management. He has worked in
various positions primarily with Government, NGOs such as State Health Resource Centre,
Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), UNAIDS and multiple teaching
institutions. He is currently working as an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, KIIT
University. Prior to join School of Public Health, KIIT University in 2018, he worked as senior
lecturer in an international academic institute in Thailand.
Dr. Manas received his doctorate degree in Public Health major in Public Health Administration
from Mahidol University, Bangkok. He is a veterinary Science graduate with two master’s
degree to his credit – Master of Public Health (MPH) from University of Leeds, UK and Master
of Health Administration (MHA) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. Dr.
Manas has also completed certificate programs in ‘Global Health’ from Imperial College,
London (UK), and ‘One Health’ from University of Geneva among others. He has authored
many research papers, 13 published in peer reviewed international journals and received research
grants to his credits. His research interest includes global health, human resources for health, one
health, healthy ageing, injuries and accidents.