Program Management
End-to-end design, delivery, and coordination of multi-site programs across partner institutions.
Public Health · Social Impact · Monitoring & Evaluation
Driving Social Impact Through Public Health Systems, Research & Programs
Strengthening maternal & child health, disease surveillance, and community programs across government-partnered systems — translating rigorous evidence into measurable, lasting outcomes.
- MPH — IIPH Hyderabad
- Ex–Noora Health
- WHO · UNICEF-affiliated
- Hyderabad, India
Meghana SalendraProgram Manager · Public Health
- Based in
- Hyderabad, India
- Focus
- Maternal & child health · M&E · Epidemiological surveillance
- Education
- MPH — Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
- Sectors
- Government health systems · Global health · CSR & social impact
About
Evidence and empathy, built into the systems that reach people.
Meghana Salendra is a social-impact and public-health professional who works where evidence meets empathy — designing, delivering, and strengthening the health systems that reach families who need them most. Her path runs from village Anganwadi centres and district surveillance routes to multi-site hospital programs and global-health field assignments.
With a Master of Public Health in Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Epidemiology, she has spent recent years turning program design into delivery — coordinating government partners, supervising field teams, and using data to make programs work in the real conditions where they operate. At Noora Health, she led the end-to-end implementation of a maternal and child health care-companion program across government hospitals in North Andhra Pradesh.
She believes durable social impact is built, not declared — through rigorous monitoring, trusted partnerships, and respect for the communities at the centre of every program. Today she designs and manages initiatives that expand opportunity and care, from adolescent-girl entrepreneurship across fifteen countries to research that makes healthcare more accessible for underserved women in India.
“Durable impact is built, not declared — through evidence, partnership, and respect for the communities at the centre of every program.”
Meghana Salendra
Professional Journey
A decade of delivery — from field surveillance to programs at scale.
Government-partnered programs, hospital-based maternal & child health, and field-level disease surveillance — including assignments with the World Health Organization and UNICEF-affiliated projects.
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May 2026 — PresentSocial Impact · Leadership
Program Manager
Launch Girls·Hyderabad
Lead program management and partner coordination for Girl Boss entrepreneurship programs reaching adolescent girls across 15 countries. Deliver targeted trainings and drive clear stakeholder communication, cultivating partnerships that strengthen and scale program impact.
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Jun 2026 — PresentResearch
Research Executive
The Khushtaar Initiative
Lead literature reviews and evidence synthesis to inform program design; support quantitative and qualitative research, proposals, and publications advancing access to holistic, culturally sensitive healthcare for underserved women in India.
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Mar 2026 — PresentConsulting
Independent Consultant & Proposal Writer
Bhavishya Bharat·Hyderabad
Research, draft, and refine proposals, grant applications, and concept notes tailored to funder priorities; advise on project design, budgeting, and impact framing to align submissions with organisational goals.
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May 2023 — Apr 2026 · 3 yrsMaternal & Child Health
Program Associate — Care Companion Program
Noora Health·North Andhra Pradesh
Managed end-to-end implementation across multiple government partner hospitals — Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Vizianagaram, and ASR — coordinating administrators and health officials, supervising trainers and field staff via a train-the-trainer model, and analysing program data to track reach and guide evidence-based adjustments.
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Oct — Nov 2022WHO · Surveillance
Monitoring Officer
World Health Organization·Telangana
Conducted field-based epidemiological surveillance across three districts — AFP (Acute Flaccid Paralysis) and Measles–Rubella case monitoring — verifying immunization records and MCP cards to WHO standards and coordinating timely case reporting with district health officials.
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Aug 2022 — May 2023Nutrition
Nutrition Consultant
BHealthy·Hyderabad
Delivered remote nutritional assessments and personalised, behaviour-change-focused plans for clients, emphasising sustainable long-term outcomes.
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Sep — Oct 2021UNICEF · Early Childhood
Internship Trainee — ASPIRE Project
Sangath India·Hyderabad
Supported implementation of a scalable early-childhood-development intervention in collaboration with UNICEF, and trained Anganwadi Workers on ECD strategies and program delivery.
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Aug — Sep 2021Government Partnership
Internship Trainee — Sishuvihar
Women Development & Child Welfare Dept.·Govt. of Telangana
Conducted growth monitoring and analysed nutritional deficiency among underweight children within a Government of Telangana child-welfare program.
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Jun — Jul 2021Research
Project Intern
Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society
Contributed research writing for a pandemic workforce-training project.
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Feb — Mar 2021WHO · Surveillance
Monitoring Officer
World Health Organization
Served as external monitor for the Polio Supplementary Immunization Activity (National Immunization Day), verifying vaccination coverage in the field and reporting surveillance findings per WHO protocols.
Areas of Expertise
The disciplines behind every program.
A practitioner's toolkit spanning design, delivery, measurement, and the partnerships that hold programs together.
Monitoring & Evaluation
Frameworks, indicators, and analysis that track reach, surface gaps, and guide decisions.
Epidemiological Surveillance
Field-based disease monitoring and case verification to WHO surveillance standards.
Maternal & Child Health
Hospital- and community-based programs improving care for mothers, newborns, and children.
Government Partnerships
Coordination with health officials and institutions to align plans and sustain delivery.
Community Health
Awareness sessions and caregiver education that build health literacy and program reach.
Data Analysis
Quantitative and qualitative analysis translating program data into evidence for action.
Health Systems Strengthening
Train-the-trainer models and systems coordination that make programs durable.
Impact Highlights
Impact, measured — not assumed.
Numbers from programs designed, delivered, and monitored across hospitals, districts, and communities.
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Adolescent girls reached
Girl Boss programs · Launch Girls
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Countries served
SE Asia & Africa footprint
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End-to-end program leadership
Maternal & child health · Noora Health
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Districts under surveillance
AFP & Measles–Rubella · WHO
- Multi-hospital Care Companion Program delivered across four government partner sites in North Andhra Pradesh.
- Train-the-trainer model improving facilitator readiness and program consistency across sites.
- Two WHO field-monitoring assignments — Polio NID and AFP / Measles–Rubella surveillance.
- UNICEF-affiliated early childhood development with hands-on Anganwadi worker training.
- Community health awareness sessions expanding caregiver health literacy and reach.
- Evidence-based program monitoring driving analysis, reporting, and decision-making.
Education
A foundation in public health science.
Master of Public Health
Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Hyderabad
Specialisation in Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Epidemiology.
Applied Nutrition in Public Health
Osmania University
Applied Nutrition · Biochemistry · Chemistry.
Research & Evidence
Research that informs design and delivery.
Selected research and evidence work supporting program design, funding, and stronger health outcomes.
Evidence Synthesis & Literature Reviews
Reviews and evidence synthesis to inform program design and prioritise research questions in women's health.
The Khushtaar InitiativeProposals, Grants & Concept Notes
Funder-aligned proposal and grant writing, with project design, budgeting, and impact framing.
Bhavishya Bharat · ConsultingProgram Data & M&E Reporting
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of program performance, with trackers and reports for institutional review.
Noora HealthNutrition & Growth Monitoring
Growth monitoring and analysis of nutritional deficiency among underweight children in a state child-welfare program.
W&CD Dept. · Govt. of TelanganaResearch Writing — Pandemic Workforce
Research writing supporting a pandemic workforce-training initiative.
Foundation of Healthcare Technologies SocietySurveillance Reporting
Field verification and surveillance reporting aligned to WHO monitoring protocols across immunization activities.
World Health OrganizationSelected reports, evaluations, and writing samples available on request.
Leadership & Partnerships
Programs run on people and partnerships.
A delivery-first approach built on capacity-building, government alignment, and well-supported field teams.
Train-the-trainer at scale
Building facilitator capacity so programs run consistently and confidently across every site.
Government-aligned delivery
Partnering with health officials and institutions to keep programs on time, on standard, and sustained.
Field teams & coordination
Supervising trainers and frontline staff across multiple districts and partner sites.
Partners & stakeholders
- World Health OrganizationSurveillance
- UNICEFASPIRE / ECD
- Government of TelanganaW&CD Dept.
- Noora HealthMCH
- Launch GirlsSocial Impact
- SangathResearch
- FHTSHealth Tech
Contact
Let's strengthen the systems that reach people.
Open to program management, monitoring & evaluation, consulting, and social-impact collaborations across public and global health.