Prof. Allen P. Ugargol

Prof.(Dr) Allen P. Ugargol  is an Associate Professor of Practice in Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). As an applied demographer, public health physician-scientist, and health-systems researcher, his work uniquely combines quantitative and interpretive approaches to address critical global challenges. His research focuses on demographic and epidemiological transitions, population ageing, longevity, primary healthcare, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and social care systems. With over two decades of experience, he has built a distinguished career bridging academia, research, multilateral agencies, development organisations, and public policy implementation.

Current Affiliations:

• Member, Working Groups on Ageing Trajectories/Transitions and Person-Centred Outcomes Across the Life Course - World Health Organization (WHO) (from 2025)
• Member, Policy Development Committee on Senior Citizen Zones - NITI Aayog, Social Justice and Empowerment vertical (from 2025)
• Nominated Expert Committee Member under the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (KPME) Rules - Government of Karnataka (from 2024)
• Member, Institutional Research Ethics Committee - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) (from 2022)
• Member, Institutional Review Board; Member, Academic Council - Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Bengaluru (2024–2027)

Past Positions:

• Dean-Academics and Associate Professor - IIHMR, Bengaluru
• Associate Professor of Public Health - Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
• Senior Resident and Lead Manager, Health Informatics Research - St. John’s Research Institute (SJRI)
• Member, Working Group on the National Health Portal (NHP) - National Knowledge Commission, Government of India

Educational Qualification:

• PhD in Demography / Population Studies, University of Groningen (RUG), Netherlands, 2020.
• Fellowship in Health Informatics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, 2005.
• Master of Public Health (MPH), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), India, 2007.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital & Healthcare Management (PGDHHM), Symbiosis Centre for Health Care, Pune, 2003
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), M.R. Ambedkar Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore University, India.

Publications/ Books/ Chapters 

• • • Annadurai, G., Ugargol, A. P., & Puri, P. (2026). Safer among their own Caste? Everyday Discrimination and Mental Health among Community-dwelling Older Adults in Rural India. Social Indicators Research, 183(1), 5. Available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-026-03851-7

• • • Ugargol A.P., Basapathy R.R., Thomas A. et al (2026). Advancing India's oral health agenda: policy, practice and promise. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. Available: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(26)00112-5/fulltext

• • • Rani V & Ugargol A.P. (2026). Sanctuary in Numbers or Security in Personal Income? Decoupling the Effects of Financial Independence and Family Size on the Mental Health of Older Adults. Ageing, Health and Social Security, Economic and Political WEEKLY (EPW). Vol. 61, Issue No. 9, 28th Feb 2026.Available: https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/9/ageing-health-and-social-security/sanctuary-numbers-or-security-personal-income.html

• • • Vijayan, A., Swain, A., & Ugargol, A. P. (2026). Augmenting primary care through family medicine-orientation of community health officers in India: A. Vijayan et al. Journal of Public Health Policy, 1-11. Available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41271-025-00616-3

• • • Rawat, R., Mukherjee, S., Ugargol, A.P. & Swain, A (2025). Silver linings for the silver economy: institutional and entrepreneurial responses to healthy ageing and long-term care in India. Journal of Social and Economic Development (2025). Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-024-00411-y

• • • Ugargol, A. P., Swain, A., & Sivaramakrishnan, K. (2025). Evidence-led pathways adapting life course approaches to healthy ageing. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 1-16. Available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40847-025-00428-x
• • • Ugargol, A.P., Mukherji, A, Tiwari R (2023). In search of a fix to the primary health care chasm in India: Can institutionalizing a public health cadre and inducting family physicians be the answer?’ The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia. Vol. 13, June 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100197