Vartika Saxena
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Biography
Vartika Saxena is A graduate of GSVM, Kanpur and MD Community Medicine from KGMC Lucknow. Started career as Nutrition consultant, UNICEF. She is Presently working as Professor, Community and Family Medicine AIIMS, Rishikesh. She has wide ranging professional experience of more than 17 years in the field of Public Health especially in the area of Nutrition, Adolescent Health, MCH (Maternal &Child Health) &. Implemented large scale developmental projects in Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, in collaboration with various national and International agencies viz.- World bank, USAID, Futures group International, Micronutrient Initiatives, Population Foundation of India. World Food Programme.etc. Carried out more than 25 research projects with intramural and extramural funding. Presented papers in national and International conferences. 40, Published papers in peer reviewed National & International journals, Developed health educational tools, manuals, booklets on the subjects’ like- Nutrition, adolescent health, maternal and child health, etc.
Abstract
Abstract : Epidemiological determinants of folate defi ciency among pregnant women of district Dehradun