Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to talk to Prof. Virender Chauhan who has been working for some time in the field of Malaria Vaccine and Drug Development Research. He was the Director of the New Delhi Component of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). He served as a Group Leader …
We recently interviewed Dr. Saroj Pachauri, a community health physician who has been extensively engaged with research on reproductive health. Dr. Pachauri was the Regional Director for the Population Council-South and East Asia till 2012 and continues to serve as a Population Council, Distinguished Scholar. Prior to joining the Population Council, Dr. Pachauri worked for …
What does a prominent scholar of Amartya Sen’s ideas think of India’s health system? We recently interviewed Dr. Sridhar Venkatapuram, who is a lecturer in global health and philosophy and the Director of the MSc in Global Health & Social Justice programme at King’s College London. Dr. Venkatapuram has academic training in a range of …
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Here is our fifth interview with Dr. Richa Katiyar, who is one of the leading IVF and infertility specialists in India . She completed her MD from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and has a Fellowship in Assisted Reproductive Technologies from University of Kiel, Germany. As an IVF specialist in India, Dr. Richa writes …
Here is our fourth interview with Anant Shah, who is a Program Officer on the Vaccine Delivery team of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Development Program, currently based in New Delhi, India. His role is focused on contributing to child health and reductions in the burden of vaccine preventable diseases through efforts to …
Here is our third Exclusive Interview with Dr. Vikram Jaggi, who is the Medical Director of the Asthma, Chest & Allergy Centres in New Delhi.The Asthma, Chest & Allergy Centres are premier institutes dealing with diagnosis, treatment, research and spreading awareness on asthma and allergies. Dr. Vikram Jaggi is an alumnus and a double gold …
We have been very excited about our Exclusive Interviews section, where we ask thought leaders in health across India to answer standard questions on their views on health, their area of expertise and on their work.We thought that this would be a good way to start a discussion on what some of India’s best minds …
Here is our second interview with Ms. Harmala Gupta, who is considered one of India’s truly inspirational women working in the field of palliative care. A cancer survivor herself, she has pioneered the setting up of cancer support services in India. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1986, while studying for a Ph.D. in …
Exclusive Interview with Professor Jacob John Section A. On Health in India Q1.According to you, what should be the top three health priorities in India? According to me there are two: First, disease priorities such as tuberculosis, metabolic diseases (diabetes and hypertension), and malignancies (cancers/leukaemias). Second, health management priorities: absence of formal public health, …
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