Never knew that drugs like #Ozempic and #Mounjaro have gone viral among #urban population in India.

I will re-emphasise the need for focus on primordial and primary prevention to prevent #Obesity & subsequent risk

Let us prioritise prevention & a public health approach & not rush for medicines.

A group of Willets strutting their stuff on a beach in Hamilton back in May. #birds #birding #BirdOfTheDay #HamOnt

Public higher education in darbar as India's best university suffer from massive fund cut.

Proportion of female and research students declining

#Education #RighttoEducation

www.indiatoday.in/education-to...

It was great to chat with @drbanda.bsky.social on his podcast on the state of global health, education and mentorship

youtu.be/P32HqSa3SVc?...

Honoured to join the panel on #Healthcare Revolution: India’s Path to Universal Healthcare Access” at the Policy Conclave at O P Jindal Global University

Key takeaway: Strengthening public primary healthcare is central to advancing UHC in India. #UHC #HealthForAll #PHC #RightoHealth

#GlobalHealth is in crisis

The Global South Actors must take control to move from rhetoric to action!

#Gandhi - his life, struggle & principles of #ahimsa & #satyagraha (truth-force) can truly inspire this

Here I share my views on this doi.org/10.5334/aogh...

Honoured to take my first speaking & chairing role at
@JindalGlobalUni
🌿
Spoke on the health effects of Indian cannabis & chaired “Medicinal Cannabis: Stories from the Field.”
A unique, multidisciplinary & thought-provoking session

grateful to @JindalPublicHlth!

Dear #GlobalHealth fellows

How do you think #MahatmaGandhi would have approached power inequity & #decolonization movement in #GlobalHealth ?

Indian Council of Medical Research @ICMRDELHI has come up with a new comprehensive scale to measure RESEARCH IMPACT

Methods are described in this piece in IJMR by the DG Dr. Rajiv Bahal 👇
ijmr.org.in/publication-...

India's demographic dividend - an asset of time bomb?

Very thoughtful read👇

Congratulations Dr. Pranab!

“The NMC emerged as a cataclysmic response to the widespread failures of the MCI, aiming to reform medical education.
However, structural flaws, weak capacity, and rushed expansion ... NMC is simply a rebranded version of its predecessor."

I said in @TheLancet world report

🚨 India’s public health education is expanding, but job opportunities r shrinking!

MPH grads face job scarcity & training issues

We need better policies, funding & workforce planning to bridge this gap! ⏳

Read editorial in @the_hindu 👇
shorturl.at/luyTU
#HealthPolicy

Professional update:
Joined the Jindal school of public health & human development (JSPH)
@JindalGlobalUNI
as Associate Professor.

Look forward to interdisciplinary #publichealth & #humandevelopment teaching & research
& Teach in the first #GlobalHealth course from India.