Bhavya Balasubramanya
Bhavya Balasubramanya
MBBS DTM&H MD DNB FRACGP FAFPHM
Director Public Health
Bhavya is a Public Health Physician and General Practitioner who joined the Public Health Directorate at NCCTRC in 2025. She brings extensive experience in public health both internationally and in Australia, as well as in international health emergency and disaster response. Bhavya is a clinician, medical educator, and researcher with a keen interest in health systems, immunisation programs, infectious and non-communicable disease epidemiology, and planetary health.
News by Bhavya Balasubramanya
Mosquito bite prevention in the field – rapid public health guideline development for dengue outbreak response
Written by Bhavya Balasubramanya, Jemma McWiggan, Kathleen McDermott and Melanie Morrow Dengue is a viral infection that spreads through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes to people. It is most…
Understanding and managing avian influenza risk
Written by Dr Bhavya Balasubramanya and Dr Sophia Bowman-Derrick The virus Avian influenza or ‘bird flu’ is caused by strains of the Influenza A virus that typically infect birds. It…
Travel smart, travel safe: essential health advice for deployment
Written by Dr Bhavya Balasubramanya Travel health preparedness means taking proactive steps to protect health and well-being while being away. These include pre-travel medical consultations, recommended vaccinations, preventive medications (chemoprophylaxis),…
Non-communicable diseases in disasters and emergencies: the elephant in the room
Written by Dr Bhavya Balasubramanya Reviewed by Dr Maya Cherian Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a group of chronic conditions that are generally slow in progression, long in duration, and…
Measles – global outbreaks stemming from a decline in routine vaccine coverage
Written by Dr Bhavya Balasubramanya Reviewed by Dr Maya Cherian History Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease capable of causing large scale outbreaks in all age groups, but…