Manish Jain, MD
Senior Public Health Specialist and Consultant
Documentation - Turning Experience into Actionable Knowledge
I excel at systematically capturing program experiences, lessons learned, and innovative processes to create reusable knowledge assets that guide future action, support scaling, and prevent the repetition of mistakes.
Process Documentation & Learning Documents
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Developed a comprehensive learning document on India's Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) for UNDP, providing a complete overview of the innovation's history, components, and significance to facilitate its global scale-up.
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Conducted end-of-project documentation for The Challenge Initiative for Healthy Cities (TCIHC), capturing high-impact interventions and implementation frameworks for improving urban primary health care.
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Documented the rollout of the HPV vaccine introduction campaign in Sikkim, creating a toolkit of best practices and lessons learned for program managers in other regions.
Development of Operational Frameworks & Manuals
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Authored the "Operational Framework for Injection Safety and Healthcare Waste Management" for the Punjab State Department of Health, translating complex guidelines into an actionable field manual.
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Developed a comprehensive immunization programme manual for Laos PDR, based on WHO modules, to serve as a standardized reference for training medical officers and para-medical staff.
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Created a ready reference handbook on immunization for health workers that was officially released during the launch of India’s "Year of Intensification of Routine Immunization."
Case Studies & Good Practice Capture
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Coordinated with national, state, and district levels to document case studies, good practices, and success stories of the eVIN intervention, providing tangible evidence of its impact.
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Developed case studies for Save the Children on projects addressing health inequities among migrants, nomadic pastoralists, and hard-to-reach communities, highlighting effective models for reaching marginalized populations.
Knowledge Products & Implementation Tools
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Designed interactive training packages, facilitator guides, and implementation frameworks for various health initiatives, ensuring knowledge is effectively packaged for capacity building.
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Contributed to the development of the RNNCH+A 5x5 Matrix and Handbook, key knowledge products that supported the rollout of the Government of India's national strategy for reproductive, maternal, and child health.
Core Areas
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Learning & Process Documentation: Developing insightful case studies and learning documents that capture what works, what doesn’t, and why—preventing the repetition of mistakes and scaling successes.
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Operational Guidance Development: Transforming complex processes into clear, actionable operational guidelines, SOPs, and implementation frameworks that ensure consistency and quality at scale.
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Targeted Knowledge Products: Bridging the gap between theory and practice by creating essential resources like stakeholder FAQ packages, comprehensive training curricula, and authoritative academic chapters.