Dr Hiral Raval

Head of Growth

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India16 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of public health expertise
  • Led multi-sectoral health initiatives
  • Proven track record in program management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare professional specializing in public health and epidemiology.

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Skills

Core Skills

Public HealthCapacity BuildingProgram ManagementEpidemiologyProject ManagementResearchMaternal-child Health

Other Skills

CSR health projectHealth systems strengtheningHealthcare ManagementStakeholder ManagementStrategic PlanningAnalytical SkillsData analysisOutbreak investigationSurveillance data managementTeam ManagementTime ManagementTeam MotivationTrainingBehaviour change communicationProject Coordination

About

Experienced and results-oriented public health professional with over 15 years of expertise in epidemiology, health promotion, policy implementation, and community health. Proven track record of leading multi-sectoral initiatives and managing complex public health programs at scale. Skilled in program planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and capacity building. Successfully led the development and execution of a comprehensive Programme Implementation Plan (PIP), incorporating innovative strategies to address gaps and improve health outcomes.

Experience

16 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
3 mos
Current Experience

Self-employed

Public Health expert

Mar 2026Present · 3 mos · Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India · Hybrid

  • Public health, CSR health project , research, capacity building, health systems strengthening
Public healthCSR health projectResearchCapacity buildingHealth systems strengtheningPublic Health

Vital strategies

State Program manager

Jul 2025Mar 2026 · 8 mos · Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India · Hybrid

  • Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiative - Bloomberg Philanthropies

Various research & public health consultencies

Freelance- Research and capacity building

Mar 2025Jun 2025 · 3 mos · Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

World health organization

4 roles

Surveillance medical officer

Promoted

Oct 2022Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Leading National Public Health Surveillance project (NPSP) for 4 years in Ajmer Rajasthan-(two districts) and Rajkot Gujarat- (five districts) and provided data analysis and research support for statewide public health initiatives.
  • Involved in improving AFP (Acute Flaccid Paralysis), Measles and VPD (Vaccine preventable diseases) surveillance activities- surveillance data management, outbreak investigation and ensuring government ownership, maintaining key indicators at appropriate level
  • Strengthening Routine immunization- formulation and conduction of regular district level task force meetings, micro-plan updation, monitoring, data analysis and feedback sharing to the district on regular basis.
  • AEFI surveillance- assistance to district immunization officer in reporting, investigation and documentation of AEFIs
  • New Vaccine introduction- capacity building of all stakeholders on operational guidelines of covid vaccination, assisted in microplanning and implementation of covid vaccination program, district level and block level training on operational guidelines for Covid vaccination of Pregnant women, monitoring and feedback sharing to district at regular intervals
  • Capacity building of Medical -officers (MO) and other stakeholders IAP /IMA /Medical colleges, on VPD Surveillance and other Routine immunization and covid treatment Protocol Covid Sero-surveillance study
  • Provided technical support in the study IHIP (Integrated Health Information platform) implementation- to state, districts and stakeholders
  • Assisted IDSP team in mapping of villages, capacity building at district and block level
  • Monitored program performance and advised on adjustments to improve health outcomes.
Healthcare ManagementStakeholder ManagementProgram ManagementResearchStrategic PlanningAnalytical Skills+1

Surveillance Medical Officer

Mar 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Stakeholder ManagementProgram ManagementOutbreak InvestigationTeam ManagementEpidemiology

RRT covid-19 vaccination- south and west Sikkim

Jan 2021Feb 2021 · 1 mo

EpidemiologyHealthcare ManagementStakeholder ManagementProgram ManagementProject Management

Consultant Health Emergencies

Aug 2020Feb 2021 · 6 mos

  • Provide technical support to government of Delhi on response to COVID-19- Conducting risk prioritization for state of Delhi and identifying the high focus areas Monitoring essential services such as Immunization, Polio, SNID, VPD and AFP surveillance Analysing the data from the intended sources/or information collected from the field
  • Provide technical assistance for Interaction Review (IAR) for high- risk states- GIRNAR -Gujarat -coordinating with stakeholders such as Government of Gujarat(G0G), IIM Ahmedabad and IIPH Gandhinagar for providing technical assistance for IAR. Dissemination of the information to stakeholders to facilitate sharing of information on IAR
  • Support EPI team and data team at WCO for collation and analysis of coviD-19 surveillance and immunization data- Monitoring of COVID-19 surveillance and Immunization data on dashboard and regular updating with relevant data
  • Coordinated statewide outbreak investigations, including response planning and reporting.
  • Developed health risk assessments and made recommendations for public health interventions.
  • Collaborated with the state Department of Health to ensure alignment with federal guidelines and policies.
  • Supporting in implementation of covid -19 vaccine in Sikkim -North east states
EpidemiologyHealthcare ManagementStakeholder ManagementProgram ManagementProject ManagementAnalytical Skills

Indian institute of public health gandhinagar

2 roles

Faculty -Management stuides

Feb 2020Jun 2020 · 4 mos

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Stakeholder ManagementProject Management

Master student at IIPHG

Aug 2018Jul 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

Government of gujarat health & family welfare department

2 roles

Dissertation

Feb 2020May 2020 · 3 mos

  • Provision of Respectful Maternity Care in one District of Gujarat : A cross- sectional study on experiences of RMC in Public and private Health facilities: A community based survey
Project Management

Internship Trainee

Jun 2019Jul 2019 · 1 mo · Gandhinagar

  • Internship at Maternal Health division ( carrying out study regarding facility based Respectful Maternity Care )
  • Study Title:- Direct Observation of Respectful Maternity Care during Intrapartum period in one district of North Gujarat: A cross-sectional study in three different types of Public Health facilities
ResearchMaternal-Child Health

State institute of health & family welfare , government of gujarat

Special Expert Trainer ( State trainer)

Nov 2009Aug 2018 · 8 yrs 9 mos · Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

  • Led training for medical professionals for health programs of government specifics RCH and quality of care improvement in operational efficiency.
  • Work as state facilitator and Coordinator/team leader providing Training for all district trainers and health workers related mother and child health, additionally looking Programme Implementation Plan (PIP), Planning, Budgeting, Implementation, Monitoring, Gap Analysis, evaluation for RMNCH+A component under NHM,
  • Designed and delivered workshops on clinical best practices, enhancing overall team competence and patient care.
ResearchMaternal-Child Health

Education

Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs)

Master of Public Health - MPH — MPH

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

May 2002Aug 2008

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