| Full name of candidate: |
| Title (Prof/Dr etc.): |
Dr |
First Name: |
HEMA |
Last Name: |
DIVAKAR |
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| Country of Residence: |
INDIA |
| Date of Birth: |
| Day: |
28 |
Month: |
09 |
Year: |
1959 |
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| E-Mail Address: |
drhemadivakar@gmail.com |
| MOBILE: |
9900154448 OR 9844046724 |
| Professional details:
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University and/or professional qualifications:
- DGO 1986 – (Mumbai)
- MD 1989-Wadia Maternity Hospital (Mumbai)
- FICMCH 1999-(Calcutta)
- FICOG 2000 - (Mumbai)
- Postgraduate diploma in Medical Law & Ethics
- Diploma from All India Institute of Management
- Master’s Degree in Alternative Medicine
- PG Diploma in Preventive & Promotive Health Care
- FRCOG conferred in 2014
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Title and date of present appointment:
- Senior consultant Obgyn,
Medical director,
Divakars Speciality Hospital , Bengaluru, India,
Since 1990
- CEO ARTIST – ASIAN RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR SKILL TRANSFER SINCE 2000
- ORGANISING CHAIRMAN ALL INDIA OBGYN CONGRESS BENGALURU 2019
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Name and address of employing institution:
Dr Hema divakar
Divakars speciality Hospital
220, 2nd phase, JP Nagar
Bengaluru 560078
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Dr. Hema Divakar Profile & Value
Senior Consultant Obsterician and Gynecologist , with over three decades of
experience and expertise in women’s healthcare in India . Opinion Leader and
Advocate for social and legal issues relating to women’s health and an expert in
providing technical knowhow. She is a leading medical professional of India with a
vision to improve the healthcare services ecosystem for the welfare of women. She has
over the last two-and-a-half decades, been a game changer in healthcare, establishing
new benchmarks, standards and touching women’s lives in the process.
An accomplished specialist in the field of Obgyn care, she runs the Divakar’s speciality
hospital in Bangalore. The hospital boasts of excellence in women’s healthcare matching
world’s best standards
Committed towards continuous professional development; with a community service
spirit who leads women health care institutes to support the development of healthcare
services through national, local and state organizations particularly in India.
Represented India at various international platforms. Presently she is the Ambassador
for the National professional organisation of obgyns to represent India at the
International Forum of Obgyns
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Current Positions
- Consultant and medical director – Divakars Speciality Hospital , Bengaluru, India
- Established the Asian Research and Training Institute for Skill Transfer (ARTIST) and currently
serving as Chairman and CEO for the same
- FOGSI Representative for FIGO, 2016 - 2018
- Member of FIGO Executive Board
- National co-ordinator for FIGO FOGSI PPIUCD Initiative
- Co-Chair FIGO NCD Working Group
- Co Chair FIGO NCD COMMITTEE
- National co-ordinator Merck for mothers project on ensuring safe deliveries and quality
healthcare in private sector
- Member of Technical Advisary Group (TAG) for Ministry of Health and family Welfare ;Govt. of
India
- Peer reviewer and on National Editorial Board FOGSI Journal
- Organising Chairman AICOG 2019
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Key Positions Held
| 2013 – 2014 |
President FOGSI
(Federation of ObGyn Societies of India) |
| 2009 - 2011 |
Hon Secretary, ICOG (Indian College of O and G) |
| 2010 |
President, Karnataka Societies of ObGyn |
| 2005 |
Senior Vice President FOGSI |
| 2000 |
President, BSOG (Bengaluru Society of ObGyn) |
| 1990 |
Hon Secretory, BSOG , Bengaluru |
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OTHERS
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Chairperson Perinatology Committee, FOGSI 2003
- Scientific Committee Chairperson for AOFOG, 2002
- Chairperson of 46th Workshops, FOGSI AICOG, Bengaluru, 2003
- National Technical Expert For EmOc Programme
- Governing Council Member of ICOG
- Hon Fellow of Sri-Lankan Perinatology Society
- Governing Council Member of South Asian Society for Menopause
- Technical Advisor for the Institute of Public Health and Indian Institute
of Management, Bengaluru (IIMB)
- National Technical Expert for Emergency Obstetric care programme
and Director for standards and quality control
- Member of national committee of experts for pollution control
- Technical advisor for online education platform www.omnicuris.com
- Advisory board of subhag – healthcare innovation strat up
- Advisory board member for IAN DONALD interuniversity centers for
training
- Co chair for Womens health innovations and inventions international
congress
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Career Highlights
Established “DIVAKARS SPECIALTY HOSPITAL” in Bengaluru in 1990, the first private hospital in
the state to obtain an ISO 9002 certification for quality standards
Drove the efforts to establish specialty clinics for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Fetal Malformation,
Diabetic Obstetric clinic, Myoma clinic and Well Women clinic
Conceptualized and conducted MRCOG part two training course for Indian students by sourcing the
RCOG faculty from UK from 2003 to 2007. Participated at the AICC RCOG congress in India as a
faculty. Hold the distinction of representing India at the Liverpool RCOG meet
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Demonstrated technical skills from Perinatology to Menopause with several local and
international bodies
- Invited on national television for opinions relating to women’s health
- leader in a variety of forums such as Health Watch, as a watchdog for ethical practice and quality
standards
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Service to Society
She established the Divakar’s Service Trust, which is fulfilling her dream, to help needy
women and children. Rural health is one of the important concerns she is addressing
where the availability of health care is limited and often nonexistent. The Trust has
been actively involved in several outreach programs, including school health programs
of anaemia control of over 45,000 children every year.
The hospital had a synergic collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management,
Bangalore for a study on learning abilities related to the mid-day school meal, nutrition
and health. The Hospital trust also offers ObGyn services to several Primary Healthcare
Centers in Karnataka successfully running a FRU (First Referral Unit) in the
Chamrajanagar district. a television program called Avishkar helps create awareness in
women’s healthcare as a public awareness initiative.
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Collaboration with Government
Dr. Hema has lent her expertise and her services to the Government in many
healthcare programs offering both technical and research knowledge. Prominent
among these are as National Technical Expert of Emergency Obstetric Care program.
She was the Director of standards and quality control, monitoring and evaluation of
training and supportive supervision for medical officers in rural India.
She initiated a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the Karnataka Government for
managing Primary Health Centers and the First Reference Units (FRU) for providing
maternal healthcare. Dr. Hema was the consultant for Population Services International
presently working in the areas of unsafe abortions and IUCD insertions. She has offered
her research capabilities to supervise projects in Rural India on issues relating to
Anemia in Pregnancy, HIV, Postpartum depression, diabetes in pregnancy,
contraception and cervical cancer and vaccines.
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Development of healthcare delivery With GOVERNMENT of India
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Emergency Obstetric care programme
- Contributed in the capacity of National technical expert
- Director for standards and quality control
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Training and supportive supervision for medical officers in rural India
- Technical expert on the hospital accreditation committee for improving
standards of health care delivery systems
- Technical and training-in-charge for Skilled Birth attendants training programme
for the southern state of Karnataka
- Public private partnership with the Government for managing Primary health
centres and an FRU (First Reference Unit) for maternal healthcare in Karnataka
- Strengthening the PPTTC programme and training private healthcare providers
for HIV management in pregnancy
- Consultant for PSI – Population Services International – presently working in
the areas of unsafe abortions and IUCD insertions
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Teaching and Guidance
Dr. Hema is a dedicated teacher who is a visiting faculty to DevrajUrs and Kuppam
medical colleges. Her hospital is the only recognized Federation of Obstetric and
Gynecological Society of India (FOGSI) training centre in Karnataka and they provide
training to candidates for certification courses in USG and High Risk Pregnancy, thereby
qualifying many healthcare practitioners with the requisite skills
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Training
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Initiated the Helping Mothers Survive training programme for task shifting and training Front line
Health Care Workers in PPH and Preeclampsaia management
- Started the speciality course for Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy for Obgyns pan India.
- Runs a fellowship course in Ultrasonology and perinatology for Indian college of O and G
- Conducted several workshops on high risk pregnancy care and focussed conferences and
represented India at various international platforms
- Online training through ECHO INDIA DIGITAL PLATFORM
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Activities
Positions of eminence, have earned recognition for her expertise, service and skills
numerous times. The currently she holds an exhaustive list of important positions of
great responsibility within the country as well as in Asia. The prominent posts which Dr.
Hema Divakar holds currently are:
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Task Force for Policy Making in FOGSI
- National Technical Expert For EmOcProgramme
- Technical Advisor for the Institute of Public Health and IIMB
- Principal Investigator for FOGSI- PSI research Project on Post Placental IUCD
insertion
- Technical expert on the hospital accreditation committee for improving standards
of health care delivery systems
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Technical and training-in-charge for Skilled Birth attendants training programme
for the southern state of Karnataka
- Public private partnership with the Government for managing Primary health
centres and an FRU (First Reference Unit) for maternal healthcare in Karnataka
- Strengthening the PPTTC programme and training private healthcare providers
for HIV management in pregnancy
- Consultant for PSI – Population Services International – presently working in the
areas of unsafe abortions and IUCD insertions
Head of research projects in Rural India on issues related to:
- Anaemia in Pregnancy
- HIV AIDS
- Postpartum depression
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- Cervical cancer and vaccines
- Contraception
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Honorary Fellow of Sri Lankan Perinatology Society
- Governing Council Member of South Asian Society for Menopause
As FOGSI President, was instrumental in establishing the ABCDE programmes
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LEAD THE NATIONAL ORGANISATION FOGSI ( Federation of ObGyns of India) in the year 2013-2014 and established the ABCDE programmes
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Anaemia eradication Programme & Modules for YUVA Adolescent care cliniques
- Building contraceptive choices –currently the national co-ordinattor for PPIUCD FIGO FOGSI
initiative
- Cancer cervix screening and HPV vaccination drives with mobile messaging
- Diabetes care programmes with Speciality course on Gestational diabetes
- Emergency obstetric care skill drills with jhpiego technical assistance for Helping Mothers
survive
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Contributions to Royal College LONDON
Contributed through highest level of work for the RCOG Contributions to the RCOG
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Conducted MRCOG part two training course for Indian students by sourcing the RCOG faculty from UK – from 2003 to 2007
- Participated at the AICC RCOG congress in India as a faculty
- Several rounds of discussions with the RCOG team for PROMPT course
- Involved in discussions for ways forward for MRCOG exams in India
- Represented India at the liverpool RCOG meet
- Vice chairman for the world congress of RCOG 2014
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List of publications since 2000,
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Divakar H , Tyagi S, Hosmani P, Manyonda IT . Diagnostic criteria influence prevalence rates
for gestational diabetes : implications for intervention in an Indian Population
Perinatology 2008, Vol 10 (6) : 155-161
- Divakar H ,Chitra G,Ramesh S
Fetal Supra renal Mass - Diagnosis and Implications .Perinatologu 2005, Vol 7 (1) ; 39 - 42
- Divakar H , Chitra P Complete Hyadatidiform Mole with Co exsistent Live Fetus .
Perinatology 2003 Vol 5 (5) ; 245 - 247
- Divakar H , Gautam M S, Manyonda IT
Rapid versus slow intravenous iron sucrose administration : efficacy, safety and potential cost
savings in an Indian Rural Pregnant Population with iron deficiency anemia . journal of perinatal
and neonatal care volume 12, no. 2 , jul sept 2011
- Diwakar H, Girish N, Ramapriya, Chandra P, Gururaj G (2008). Use of EPDS in a private
obstetrics setting, Journal of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India, 58(1): 41-44 jan feb 2008
- Divakar H , Manyonda IT cost effective Screening and diagnosis for geatational Diabetes
Mellitis accepted for publication in IJIFM dec 2011
- Seshiah V , Sahay BK,Das AK, Divakar H ,et al Gestational Diabetes Indian Guidelines , J
Indian Medical Association 2009; 107 (11) ; 799-802
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Text book chapters
Elsever Publications ECAB Clinical Update : Obstetrics and gynecology
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Medical disorders in pregnancy : 2009
Editors ; dr uday thanawala , dr hema divakar
Chapter on diabetes in pregnancy
- Gynecological endocrinology : 2010
Chapter on premature ovarian failure
- Obstetric Counselling 2008
Chapter on Genetic Counselling
- Bleeding in pregnancy 2011
Editor and
Chapter on readiness is the key
- Abnormal Uterine bleeding 2010
Chapter on amennorohea
- Best practice and research
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology
Uterine Fibroids vol 22 number 4
August 2008
Chapter on Asymptomatic uterine fibroids
- Text book of pph Sapien publishing oct 2006
edited by C B- Lynch
Combating pph in india - moving forward
- Genital tuberculosis RNGF publications 2010
Chapter on genital TB in adolescents
- The Rhesus Factor 2002 Jaypee
Chapter on Fetal Hydrops
- Pregnancy at Risk 2010
Chapter on Prevention of preterm labour
- COGI publication 2009
Gestational anemia impact on gen next
- Descision making in obgyn PEEPE publications 2008
Chapter on intrauterine growth restriction
- Current practice in obgyn Jaypee 2005
Chapter on current approach to abnormal bleeding in adolescents
- Legal angle of gynec practice 2009
Ethics in clinical research - the implied and the obvious
- Clinical pathways 2009 FOGSI publication
- FOGSI FOCUS on IUCD 2010
Recent research - how much and how much more
- Paving the path for safe motherhood - 2010 AZ - FOGSI publication
Divakar H : Gupte S :
- Soaring rates of At Risk pregnancy - indian data
- Changing trends in labour management
- Text book titled "management of gestational anemia - fresh thinking and new frontiers ". 2011
McMillan publications
Editors. Hema divakar / Isaac Manyonda
- Text book titled "the First trimester" Fogsi publication 2007
Editors dr duru shah / dr hema divakar
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Key Achievements
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Played a lead role in conducting outreach services including anemia detection and treatment, de-worming,
menstrual hygiene, health awareness camps for 50,000 girls every year since the last ten years
- Coordinated efforts to extend community services to Primary Health Care Centers (PHC) in collaboration
with State Government and Karuna Trust to fill up the lacunae in accessing health care facilities in rural
India
- Plated an instrumental role in handling anemia in pregnancy which included study & operative research
on use of intravenous iron sucrose
- Demonstrated ample knowledge, attitudes and practices with private sector providers for expanding
awareness for HIV AIDS
- Pioneered in introducing Postpartum depression – new scoring system for Indian women
- Collaborated with Columbia University for community work for pre-ecclampsia care
- With Indian Institute of management to study the effects of Mid Day meal on scholastic performance
- Efficiently running a fellowship course in Ultrasonology and Perinatology for Indian college of O&G
- Diabetes care programmes with specialty course on Gestational diabetes
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Success Overview
Took initiative for development of healthcare delivery with Government of India which includes:
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National Technical Expert for Emergency Obstetric care programme
- Director for Standards and Quality Control
- Technical Expert on the Hospital Accreditation Committee
- Technical and training in-charge for skilled birth attendants
- Emergency obstetric care skill drills with JHPIEGO technical assistance for Helping Mothers
survive
- Consultant for PSI – Population Services International
- Public private partnership with the government for managing primary health centers and an FRU (First
Reference Unit) for maternal healthcare in Karnataka
- Strengthening the PPTTC programme and training private healthcare providers for HIV management in
pregnancy
- Co-Chair FIGO GDM Working Group
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Awards and Recognitions
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FIGO Women Achievers Award 2015 in recognition of international and domestic
contribution to promote the development of science and scientific research in the fields of
gynecology and obstetrics
- Recipient of ‘Life Time Achievement’ award from DIPSI
- Acknowledged with Lifetime Achievement Award by Karnataka State Gynecologists
Association
- Recipient of ‘Life Time Achievement’ award from Bangalore Obgyn Society
- Hold the credential of receiving the Fellowship of Royal College of Obgyn from London
- Recipient of Global Award for Music Therapy,
- Medscape India award for outstanding service for women’s health and
- Distinguished Community Service Award by Prapancha
- Conferred with Citation and Award by Karnataka State body for determination,
commitment, creativity, humility and foresight
- Center of excellence in healthcare award at the bengaluru Health festival
- Social enterpreunership award by USAIDS and MSD for MOTHERS
- ICONS OF HEALTHCARE AWARD AT SINGAPORE – leading womens healthcare
hospital in india
- MANYATA ANCHOR for merck for mothers award
- Great brands great leaders by ASIA ONE
- Person of the year award by Asia One
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