Public Health Systems & Policy

Building health systems that hold up in the last mile.

Two decades across clinical medicine, hospital administration, health policy, and large-scale program delivery — designing systems for continuity of care, last-mile reach, and outcomes that hold up under scrutiny.

MBBS MHA — AIIMS New Delhi LLB Vishakhapatnam · Pune · Navi Mumbai

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Dr. Manisha K. Palaskar

Public Health Strategist

Field of practiceHealth systems & policy

Currently directingMobile Medical Units, BWF

Also leadingPHC upgradation, PHCF

Contactdrmanishakp@gmail.com

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Measurable outcomes

A public health footprint

Two decades of leadership translated into systems, programs, and livelihoods — tracked the way a field team would track it: numbers that mean something on the ground.

20+

Years in health systems leadership

₹1.5+ Cr

Handloom & livelihood sales generated

Traditional weaves documented & revived

Women trained into enterprise

Parameter innovation scale-up framework

Core strategic expertise

Health systems, NGO scale & execution0%

Policy, governance & district systems0%

HealthTech & innovation scaling0%

Hospital administration & operations0%

Social entrepreneurship & livelihoods0%

Career timeline

Professional journey

Ten roles across clinical care, hospital systems, and policy — click any entry to open the full record.

Director — Borderless World Foundation (BWF)

Mobile Medical Units

Current2021 – Present

Leading and strengthening Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) programs delivering essential healthcare across underserved and remote regions — strategic direction, operations, outreach, and system strengthening.

President — Primary Healthcare Foundation (PHCF)

PHC upgradation & hospital administration

Current2020 – Present

Spearheading public healthcare infrastructure strengthening — Primary Health Centre upgradation, compliance systems, and hospital administration, converting PHCs into functioning mini-hospitals in rural areas.

Advisory Leadership

Purna Swasth · Balaprada · Creative Group · Nayonika Eye Care · Briota Technologies

Current2020 – Present

Strategic consultation for point-of-care testing, AI-enabled diagnostics, and decentralized healthcare focused on early diagnosis and NCD screening — including deployment of ambulances and container clinics in high-risk highway corridors.

Independent Public Health Advisor & Consultant

Policy-to-ground implementation

Current2021 – Present

Committee member for COVID makeshift hospital planning under NITI Aayog. Led CSR impact assessments and health systems innovation projects, designing scalable delivery models adopted at state and national levels.

Consultant — Kalam Institute of Health Technology

National innovation scale-up framework

2020 – 2021

Designed a 33-parameter health innovation scale-up framework and national needs assessment; contributed to EMRA Alliance medical device strategy and the ToR for a WHO collaborating centre for health-tech innovation.

Senior Consultant — SIA Rehabilitative Medicine

Post-hospitalisation network

2017 – 2020

Led MIS, costing frameworks, and hospital planning across the post-hospitalisation care network; quality assurance, risk management, and COVID-19 emergency response systems.

Senior Resident — AIIMS, New Delhi

Patient flow & policy research

2015 – 2017

Patient flow analytics, grievance redressal research, trauma centre costing, and policy studies on sexual assault protocols and inter-facility transfer.

Clinical Care Coordinator — Apollo Hospitals

Clinical operations

2011 – 2012

Developed SOPs, Code Blue / BLS training modules, and patient feedback systems.

Chief Medical Officer — CHORE Hospital

Clinical medicine leadership

2007 – 2011

Clinical medicine leadership, primary healthcare delivery, and community health interventions.

Leadership verticals

Strategic & technical excellence

Filter by focus area — each vertical draws on the same systems mindset applied to a different layer of the health ecosystem.

Policy, Governance & District Systems

NITI Aayog-aligned strategies: resource optimization, decision-support systems, institutionalizing public health models within government systems.

Policy

Healthcare Infrastructure & Public Health Programs

Transformed PHCs and rural hospitals through large-scale outreach camps, patient flow optimization, and continuity of care.

Operations

Health-Tech, Innovation & Last-Mile Delivery

Point-of-care testing and decentralized diagnostics; structured frameworks for scaling health-tech with cost-effectiveness and grassroots usability.

HealthTech

Impact Assessment, CSR & Advisory

Baseline studies and impact evaluation aligned with OECD/SDG indicators, Theory of Change, and SROI models for accountable CSR interventions.

CSR

Emergency Medicine & Capacity Building

ATLS/ALS/BLS training for health workers, government teachers, and community stakeholders.

Training

Administrative Efficiency & Decision-Support

MIS dashboards, costing frameworks, and patient flow analytics — strengthened financial models and operational workflows at SIA Rehabilitative Medicine.

Operations

Global Health Innovation

The 33-parameter KIHT framework, EMRA investment strategy, and WHO-oriented cross-border knowledge exchange.

Global

Capacity Building & Training

Designing and executing large-scale skill development programs for healthcare workers, NGOs, and government personnel.

Training

Livelihoods & empowerment

Social entrepreneurship & community wealth

Applying the same systems discipline to livelihoods — turning craft and enterprise into durable income for women-led communities.

Spandana Mahila Udyog · 2018–19

187 women trained in digital marketing, barter models, and enterprise readiness within three months, feeding a marketplace model for handmade products.

Pragat Mahila Udyog · 2019

Expanded from one to three centres — cross-NGO collaboration, financial literacy, costing frameworks, and market linkages.

Harappani Banjara Art · 2019

Collaboration with NIFT Mumbai on B2B/B2C strategy, designer internships, brand tie-ups, and cross-selling models.

Handloom Clusters · 7 States

260+ traditional weaves documented, 50+ categories commercialized, ₹1.5Cr+ cumulative sales across Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, MP, Rajasthan, UP, and Tamil Nadu.

Gowardhan Mahila Vikas Pratishtan

Capacity building for healthcare workers, teachers, and community stakeholders.

Operations excellence

Hospital administration & systems management

Where policy meets the floor plan — MIS, costing, quality, and compliance across a multi-centre care network.

SIA Rehabilitative Medicine, 2017–2020 — post-hospitalisation care network expansion, spanning hospital planning & infrastructure design, operations management, MIS & data systems, quality & compliance, COVID-19 emergency response, and financial planning & costing frameworks.

Decision-Support Systems

Real-time MIS dashboards, costing, and patient-flow analytics for data-driven governance.

COVID-19 Emergency Systems

Isolation-centre guidelines and response frameworks for peri-urban, rural, and tribal areas.

Quality & Legal Compliance

Strengthened QA frameworks and adherence to ethical and legal standards across the network.