Ms Adhikary completed her bachelor’s in nursing from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University, Odisha and her master’s is in public health (Epidemiology) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka. She is a public health professional with 5+ years of experience in non-government organisations, central government institutes, and developmental sector. Her career includes previous roles, such as Programme Officer at Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins affiliate), Research Fellow at NIMHANS, Operational Researcher at FIND India, and Clinical Instructor at Sister Florence College of Nursing.
Anoshmita has also co-authored three published scientific papers, including two multi-country pilot implementation studies. She has proven leadership skills and significant experience in managing and implementing large-scale health programs; health system strengthening; stakeholder liaising at international, national and regional levels; capacity building through impactful training to various international (Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom)-, national-, state (Karnataka, Assam, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu)-, and district-level stakeholders; disseminating field level experiences into scientific writings; and data analysis using tools like NVivo, SPSS, and advanced Excel.
At the Outreach, Anoshmita is responsible for running community health projects and staff skilling. Her areas of interest include maternal and child health, infectious diseases, immunisation, mental health, non-communicable diseases, family planning, and critical care response.