Biju Soman, Trivandrum, India
Biju Soman is Professor at the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies (AMCHSS), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India and serves presently as the centre Director. Biju is a physician with post graduate qualifications in Community Medicine and Infectious Disease Epidemiology. He writes in local vernacular on contemporary health related issues. He has conducted studies on problems of elderly, nutritional status of children and men’s involvement in healthcare activities etc. His academic interests have involved a broad swath of public health activities including sentinel surveillance of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, analysis of long-term psycho-social impact of Tsunami victims and in the development of a comprehensive health surveillance system with spatial and socio-demographic parameters.
Biju has conducted training programs for medical and paramedical personnel and served as faculty for various conferences and workshops. He is particularly interested in community based health surveillance systems and public health informatics. He is a major collaborator to CAGH in areas relating to geo-spatial health and is a member of the executive committee.
Biju has conducted training programs for medical and paramedical personnel and served as faculty for various conferences and workshops. He is particularly interested in community based health surveillance systems and public health informatics. He is a major collaborator to CAGH in areas relating to geo-spatial health and is a member of the executive committee.