Professional Profile
Dr Prashant Bhat
Public Health Leader · Health Systems Strategist · Epidemiologist
My professional journey spans frontline clinical care, WHO programme support, epidemiology, disease surveillance, outbreak response, public-health programme management, essential drugs and diagnostics, and medical technology. The focus throughout has remained the same: building stronger, more equitable and more resilient health systems.
I work at the intersection of evidence, implementation and systems leadership—translating policy, programme data and technical knowledge into practical improvements in public health and service delivery.
Current Roles
Leadership, systems and knowledge
Senior Manager, Biomedical Equipments, KSMSCL (Additional Charge)
Lead end-to-end procurement and lifecycle governance of medical equipment, reagents and allied health technologies; technical specifications and tender evaluation; vendor and contract oversight; commissioning and performance monitoring; and development of the Karnataka Biomedical Equipment…
Deputy Director, National Free Drugs and Diagnostic Services
Lead planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of NFDS across Karnataka; provide strategic and technical leadership for diagnostics, laboratory networks, imaging services, biomedical equipment, policy, procurement, digital systems, PPP diagnostics, research and quality improvement.
Adjunct Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health (Consultancy)
Academic and research collaboration, One Health teaching, student mentoring and internships, health-system linkages, and One Health and climate-change adaptation studies.
Professional Focus
Four connected domains
Public Health & Epidemiology
Surveillance, outbreak investigation, disease control and operational research.
Health Systems
Programme management, policy, infrastructure and digital transformation.
Drugs, Diagnostics & Medical Technology
Essential drugs, laboratory systems, biomedical equipment and procurement.
Research & Knowledge
Scientific publications, programme evaluation, capacity building and mentoring.
Approach
Strengthening health systems through evidence, implementation and innovation.
Across clinical practice, national programmes, district public health, research, diagnostics and medical technology, I have focused on connecting evidence with implementation and building systems that can perform reliably at scale.