About -

Garje Marathi Global is blessed to have Dr. Uday Govindrao Bodhankar as our ‘Guiding Star’  

• Executive Director COMHAD – UK

• Deputy Chaiperson CHPA – UK

• International  Council Member ASPR – Japan

• Adjunct Asso Prof of Pediatrics -Sydney University

• Nodal Officer  for RCPCH – DCH UK

• Former Hon Prof Paediatrics IGMC Nagpur

• Former  Standing Committee Member IPA

• Former  International  President ISTP

• Former  National President IAP

• Former  Member Advisory Council Govt. of India

Designation   : Executive Director

Institution     : Common Wealth Association for  Health and Disability, UK

Area of Interest: Social Paediatrics –  Neonatology,   Immunization

Publications   :Editor – National & International Journal

Orations         : Late Dr Udani oration, Late Dr. Shirole oration

                        : Dr Ramesh Prasad oration,  IAP – AHA oration

                        : Late Dr Shantilal Seth oration of CIAP – Pedicon

Awards          : FIAP (1999), FNNF (2010), FRCPCH – UK (2018).

Executive Director of Commonwealth Association for Health and Disability UK

Deputy Chairperson of Common Health Professional Alliance UK

International Council Member Asiatic society For Pediatric ResearchJapan

Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics Sydney University, Australia.

Nodal officer for RCPCH DCH UK

Honorary Professor Of IMA INDIA

Chairman and Professor Indian College of Maternal and Child Health

Former Honorary Professor of Pediatrics, IGMC, Nagpur.

Former management council member MUHS

Former Chairman MUHS UNICEF IMNCI project

Former Chairman INSPCAN INDIA

Former Standing Committee Member IPA International Pediatric Association.

Former President ISTP International Society of Tropical Pediatrics.

Former National President Of IAP Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

Academic ( Pediatric Teaching)

 RMO in Pediatrics – Mumbai – Two years ( Feb. 1978 – March 1980)

 Lecturer in Pediatrics – GMC, Nagpur – Six & half years (7/1981 –1/1988)

 Hon. Associate Prof. Pediatrics – IGMC, Nagpur – Five years (7/1999 –6/2004)

 Hon. Prof. of Pediatrics – IGMC, Nagpur – Five years (June 2004 – June 2009)

 Adjunct Associate prof. pediatrics – Sydney Uni versity -seven years( 2010 – 2017)

 Chairman – Indian College of Maternal & Child Health Pediatric( 2000 -2016)

 Nodal officer for RCPCH DCH uk India since 2017 -19

 Honorary professor of IMA -India (2019 – 21)

Editorial Board Member

( National / International Pediatric Journal )

 Indian Pediatrics – Publication of IAP.

 Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics – Publication of IAP.

 National neonatology forum journal – Publication of NNF.

 Pediatrics – American Academy of Pediatrics. (USA)

 Pediatrics In Review – Publication of AAP. (USA)

International Awards & Honors

(For Pediatric Welfare Activities)

Outstanding Young Person Of World Award by JCI International USA(1992)

Invited as a Citizen Ambassador – University of Florida, USA. ( 1993)

Invited by Hon’ble Minister of Health, Republic of China. (1994)

Invited by American Academy of Pediatrics USA. (1995)

Regional Advisor – Association of Pediatric Societies – SEA. (1996)

Regional Advisor 9th ACP Hongkong. (1997)

Scroll of Honor by ISTP during 5th ICTP – India. (1999)

International Adviser – 10th ACP Taiwan. (2000)

Member Research Board – American Biographical Institute USA.

Invited by Hon’ble Minister of Health Bhutan for exchange visit (2001)

Invited by Common Wealth association, South Africa. (2001).

Invited by UNICEF for high level South Asia Child meet Nepal. (2002)

Invited by UNICEF for UN session on Children NY USA. (2002)

Scroll of honor during 5th ICTP Turkey. (2002)

Executive Member International Holistic Medical Society USA. (2003)

Invited by WHO as COMHAD for World Health Assembly Geneva. (2004)

Guest Faculty at IPA congress in Mexico. (2004)

Guest Faculty at Pakistan Pediatric Association, Lahore. (2004)

Key note address in 7th World Congress NARCHI. (2004)

Invited speaker International Child Health Seminar, Ethiopia. (2005)

Guest Faculty at ASPR Congress Tokyo Japan. (2006)

Delivered Oration on Child Health at Syracuse University, USA.

Guest Faculty at ISTP Congress, Egypt.

Guest Faculty at 8th ICP Teheran, Iran.

Guest Faculty at SEA Regional Congress, Sri Lanka

Guest Faculty at AAPA Congress at Colombo.

Guest Faculty at 12th APCP Congress Colombo, Sri Lanka (2007)

Guest Faculty at ASPR Conference, Taipei Taiwan.(2009)

Honour of invitation by Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth, UK (2009)

Invited by University of Sydney, Australia, as Faculty. (2009)

Awarded Outstanding Pediatrician of Asia Award China. (2009)

Invited Guest Faculty at ASPR Congress Taiwan. (2012)

Dr.Albbert Schweitzer International Award for Child Care. (2012)

Elected International President COMHAD, Bangladesh. (2013)

Guest Faculty at International Conference COMHAD, Bangladesh. (2013)

Org. committee member clinical nursing Conf. Austrelia (2014)

Advisiry board member- ActaMedica International. (2015)

Elected International President COMHAD UK. (2016-18)

Awarded prestigious fellowship of RCPCH (Royal college) UK – 2018

Global Association of Physicians of India Origin – GAPIO Award for Social Welfare