Dr Prahlad Kumar, Consultant Chest & TB Specialist 

Observation and Training in Tuberculosis as WHO Fellow:

• Advance training in Management of Tuberculosis Control in Research Institute of TB, Japan - 1991.
• Advance training in Management of TB Control in West side Centre of disease control, Chicago – USA – 1991
• Advance training in Management of TB Control in Quizon Institute of TB Manila, Philippine - 1991

Membership International and National Associations:            

• TB Association of India
• International Union of TB and Lung Diseases, Paris
• The Nepal Medical Association (NMA)
• Nepal Association of TB & Chest Physicians

Member of various International /National Expert Committees, related to TB control:

• Member of WHO South East Asia Regional Technical Working group for TB control.
• Member of Governing Board of SAARC TB HIV/AIDS Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Member of International Union against TB & Lung Diseases.

Editor of different Publications:

• Role of school students in TB control.
• Proceeding Report of seminar for compilation and updating of advocacy and IEC material relating to TB and HIV/AIDS control.
• General Information on TB and its Control in SAARC Member Countries (English and Nepali version).

Awards:

• Dr PRJ Gangadharam Memorial award 2012, at MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, in 2013.
• DIR Prof. Dr K.C. Mohanty oration award at 19th NESCON 2013 at Mumbai, in 2013.
• Dr P.V. Benjamin Memorial Oration award during the 34th AP TB & Chest Diseases Conference held at KIMS, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh from 4-5 January 2014.

List of major WHO & IUATLD assignments:

• Advisor to the Regional Director, WHO SEARO for NTP managers and partners meeting held at New Delhi – November, 2014
• Organisation of WHO, The Union and CDC Operation Research training programme at NTI every year since last three years – 2012 to 2015
• WHO & Government of India “Joint monitoring mission to review the National Tuberculosis Control Programme of India”- April, 2015 
• WHO supported ‘national consultation on the role of nutrition in TB control’ at Le-Meridian, New Delhi – August, 2015

List of publications:

• B Mahadev & Prahlad Kumar; Glimpses of Tuberculosis Programme and research in India – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; (brought out by Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi): 55, 2002. P 47 – 64.
• B Mahadev & P Kumar:  History of Tuberculosis Control in India; JIMA 2003, 103/3, P142 – 143.
• Sophia Vijay, VH Balasangameswara, P S Jagannatha, VN Saroja, P Kumar:  Defaults among tuberculosis patients treated under dots in Bangalore city - a search for solution; Ind J Tub, 2003, 50,185-196