Dr Kalpana Baruah

Member since 2019, Joint Director at National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

Dr Kalpana Baruah, member of the WHO Vector Control Advisory Committee

Dr Baruah, a medical entomologist by training, is the focal point for dengue and chikungunya at the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. In this role, she is responsible for policy development, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, disease management, technical guidance to State Health authorities, outbreak containment, liaising with National and International stakeholders, inter-sectoral coordination, community awareness and operational research. She has more than 32 years of professional experience during which she worked for the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, National Centre for Disease Control and the National Institute of Malarial Research. She is a Member of WHO International Health Regulations Roaster of Experts for Entomology/Vector Control since 2013 and she served as a Member of WHO Emergency Committees concerning Zika virus and Yellow Fever.