Ramesh Poluru

Ramesh Poluru holds a Masters and PhD in Population Studies along with a Post-graduate diploma in computer applications from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. His interests and expertise spans across demography, statistics, epidemiology, infectious diseases, vaccine safety, impact assessment, demographic and public health surveillance (reproductive and child health, STIs, HIV/AIDS etc.). Dr Poluru has more than two decades of experience in conceptualization, implementation and monitoring of large scale socioeconomic, demographic, behavioural, biological and operations research studies; analysis and interpretation of data (primary and secondary), using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. He has also extensively involved in the facility, community-based studies, action/operations research, phase-3 & 4 clinical trials, to deliver intervention services among general population (women and children) to more vulnerable populations (infants, minority population, high-risk groups: female sex workers, MSM, IDU and truckers). Dr Poluru has authored and co-authored about 60 research papers in peer-reviewed journals/chapters, national and international technical reports. Dr Poluru contributed to the development of international pediatric randomized trial reporting standards (CONSORT, SPIRIT and TIDieR-Children and Adolescents extensions). He has also contributed to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2021, 2023 providing comprehensive assessments of health outcomes and risk factors.