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Dr. Subodh Kandamuthan currently Assistant Pofessor, Health Studies Area, Centre for Human Development, ASCI, is also a consultant for the Health department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh as part of the Andhra Pradesh Health Sector Reforms Programme. He holds a Ph.D in Health Economics from Institute for Social and Economic Change Bangalore, M Phil Degree in Applied Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum) and Masters in Development Economics from Ponicherry Central University.
Prior to joining ASCI, he was a faculty at the Health Policy Research Unit at Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi and subsequently a faculty in Health Economics at Institute of Health Systems, Hyderabad, and as a Finance Consultant at Strategy Performance and Innovation Unit (SPIU), Department of Health Medical and Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Kandamuthan has published papers in both national and international journals and has co-authored three books. He has also attended a large number of National and International conferences.
Health Economics is Dr. Subodh’s primary area of interest, with special focus on Health Financing and Cost of Illness. He has worked on research projects related to Economic costs of Cardiovascular Diseases in India, Costs of Antiretroviral Treatment in India, Equity and Access issues in Health, Medium Term Health Expenditure Framework, Public Private Partnership in managing Primary Health Care Centers, Emergency Drug procurement in Andhra Pradesh etc.
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