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	He has provided Policy Support to several international, national and regional Governments and organizations in managing COVID19 pandemic. Some of these included the following.		He has provided Policy Support to several international, national and regional Governments and organizations in managing COVID19 pandemic. Some of these included the following.

	Member, Lancet Covid -19 Commission India Task Force<ref>{{Cite web \|last=India Task Force \|first=Lancet \|title=Giridhara R Babu \|url=https://covid19commission.org/giridhara-babu \|website=The Lancet Covid -19 Commission}}</ref> Member Karnataka State Government State Vision Group, Co-~~Chair~~, BBMP Taskforce on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Covid - 19 Information Portal \|first=Karnataka \|title=Covid - 19 Information Portal \|url=https://covid19.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Task%20Force%20-%20Public%20Health%20Response.pdf \|url-status=live \|website=covid19.karnataka.gov.in}}</ref> [5] National level: Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group constituted by ICMR National Task Force for COVID-I9 <ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=National Task Forces – Research Groups \|url=https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/rrt/archive/ICMR_COVID_Response_Teams_v8.pdf}}</ref> Member, Karnataka State Government Technical Analysis Committee: COVID19 Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19.		Member, Lancet Covid -19 Commission India Task Force<ref>{{Cite web \|last=India Task Force \|first=Lancet \|title=Giridhara R Babu \|url=https://covid19commission.org/giridhara-babu \|website=The Lancet Covid -19 Commission}}</ref> Member Karnataka State Government State Vision Group, Co-chair, BBMP Taskforce on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Covid - 19 Information Portal \|first=Karnataka \|title=Covid - 19 Information Portal \|url=https://covid19.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Task%20Force%20-%20Public%20Health%20Response.pdf \|url-status=live \|website=covid19.karnataka.gov.in}}</ref> [5] National level: Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group constituted by ICMR National Task Force for COVID-I9 <ref>{{Cite web \|first= \|title=National Task Forces – Research Groups \|url=https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/rrt/archive/ICMR_COVID_Response_Teams_v8.pdf}}</ref> Member, Karnataka State Government Technical Analysis Committee: COVID19 Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19.

	He has contributed to several media articles and has widely disseminated knowledge about COVID19 pandemic.		He has contributed to several media articles and has widely disseminated knowledge about COVID19 pandemic.
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	* 2019–Present Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group, Indian Council of Medical Research National Task Force for COVID-I9		* 2019–Present Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group, Indian Council of Medical Research National Task Force for COVID-I9
	* 2019–Present Member, Karnataka State Government Technical Analysis Committee: COVID19		* 2019–Present Member, Karnataka State Government Technical Analysis Committee: COVID19
	* 2020–Present Co-~~Chair~~, BBMP Taskforce on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.		* 2020–Present Co-chair, BBMP Taskforce on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.
	* 2020-21 Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19		* 2020-21 Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19
	* 2020-21 Consultation to State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab		* 2020-21 Consultation to State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab

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'''Giridhara R Babu''' is a Professor and Head of Life Course Epidemiology at the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PHFI |first=Giridhara R Babu |title=Giridhara R Babu |url=https://phfi.org/member/giridhar-r-babu/ |url-status=live}}</ref> IIPH is an affiliated institute of the [[Public Health Foundation of India]], a public-private partnership in India. Giridhara completed his medical degree (MBBS) from [[Kasturba Medical College|Kasturba medical college]], Manipal, and has completed MPH and PhD from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA). He was a junior resident at the Center for Community Medicine, [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)]]. He also worked with the [[World Health Organization (WHO)]] in Karnataka. He received a senior fellowship of Wellcome Trust-DBT India Alliance to start and expand a cohort study in Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wellcome Trust India Alliance |first=DBT |title=Giridhara R Babu |url=https://www.indiaalliance.org/fellow/giridhara-r-babu |url-status=live |website=DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance (India Alliance)}}</ref> The cohort is named [https://maasthi.com/ MAASTHI (Maternal Antecedents of Adiposity Studying the Transgenerational Role of Hyperglycemia and Insulin).]

He has provided Policy Support to several international, national and regional Governments and organizations in managing COVID19 pandemic. Some of these included the following.

Member, Lancet Covid -19 Commission India Task Force<ref>{{Cite web |last=India Task Force |first=Lancet |title=Giridhara R Babu |url=https://covid19commission.org/giridhara-babu |website=The Lancet Covid -19 Commission}}</ref> Member Karnataka State Government State Vision Group, Co-Chair, BBMP Taskforce on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Covid - 19 Information Portal |first=Karnataka |title=Covid - 19 Information Portal |url=https://covid19.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Task%20Force%20-%20Public%20Health%20Response.pdf |url-status=live |website=covid19.karnataka.gov.in}}</ref> [5] National level: Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group constituted by ICMR National Task Force for COVID-I9 <ref>{{Cite web |first= |title=National Task Forces – Research Groups |url=https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/rrt/archive/ICMR_COVID_Response_Teams_v8.pdf}}</ref> Member, Karnataka State Government Technical Analysis Committee: COVID19 Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19.

He has contributed to several media articles and has widely disseminated knowledge about COVID19 pandemic.

He is a well-known columnist and prolific writer on public health awareness and empowerment, using his writing and interviews to educate the public regarding public health interventions to improve health outcomes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giridhara R Babu Blog |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/giridhara-r-babu/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Times of India Blog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=Giridhara R Babu : Read All The Stories Written by Giridhara R Babu. |url=https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/giridhara-r-babu/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Giridhara R Babu-The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Giridhara-R--Babu-7496/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhagat |first=Shalini Venugopal |last2=Mashal |first2=Mujib |date=2021-08-17 |title=India’s Covid-19 Numbers Have Fallen. A Third Wave Still Looms. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/world/asia/india-covid-19.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhagat |first=Shalini Venugopal |date=2021-05-23 |title=As India Stumbles, One State Charts Its Own Covid Course |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/world/asia/coronavirus-kerala.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Awards and recognitions ==
1. Intermediate fellowship, DBT Wellcome Trust India alliance

2. Senior fellowship, DBT Wellcome Trust India alliance

3. Member of Faculty of Public Health (MFPH), (By distinction), United Kingdom

'''4. Serves on the following Committees'''

* 2021-22    Member, Lancet Covid -19 Commission India Regional Task Force
* 2020-21    Member Karnataka State Government State Vision Group
* 2019–Present Member of Epidemiology, Surveillance, & Research group, Indian Council of Medical Research National Task Force for COVID-I9
* 2019–Present    Member, Karnataka State Government Technical Analysis Committee: COVID19
* 2020–Present Co-Chair, BBMP Taskforce on COVID-19 Public Health Response, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru.
* 2020-21    Member, Karnataka State Government Expert Committee for COVID19
* 2020-21    Consultation to State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab
* 2020-21    Member, Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS): Policy group, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
* 2020-21    Member, UKRI International Development Peer Review College in evidence and recognition.
* 2019-21    Member, Institutional Ethics Committee at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru [IISc]
* 2018-19    Member, Committee for review and amendment of Karnataka Private Establishment Act, Govt. of Karnataka
* 2018-19    Member, Nursing Council of India, Core group for curriculum for Nursing Health Practitioner
* 2018-19    Member, NCD Core Technical Group, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India.
* 2017-19    Member, State level core committee for the prevention of blindness and diabetic retinopathy, Government of Karnataka
* 2016-18    Member, Technical Group, Rolling out Universal Health Coverage, Karnataka
* 2016-18    Member, NCD Technical group, World Health Organization & CCDC, India
* 2016-18    Member, Karnataka Private Establishments Act amendment, Government of Karnataka

== References ==

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