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Health Policy Researcher | Health Economist | Teacher | Development Professional. Deeply interested in making public services 'work' for the needy citizens

Bengaluru South, India
Joined July 2009
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To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Brilliant! Hope this will be widely replicated No Biscuits, Cookies, Only "Healthy" Snacks For Meets: Health Ministry via @ndtv
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Like how we say Health in all, we need Health by all
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Cyclone 'Fani': UN agency praises India’s efforts to minimise loss of life Download the TOI app now:
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Universal health coverage is the best prescription
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National medical commission bill: Bridge courses undermine alternative medicine, says K Srinath Reddy via @FinancialXpress
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Fix education, not just medical-spend: Why India suffers from over-medicalisation via @FinancialXpress
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6 days paid leave to non-smokers | Company offers non-smoking employees 6 extra paid leaves for not taking cigarette breaks | Trending & Viral News
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Symptoms of years of political anarchy and bad governance Floods and rain expose major chinks in Karnataka's road infrastructure via @timesofindia
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India becomes world's sixth largest economy, muscles past France
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Happy to be a part of this process Karnataka launches Rs 2,000 crore universal health scheme
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Weapons of mass protection
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Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India
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India celebrates 5 years of certified polio-free! Polio programme’s surveillance system is exemplary. The introduction of other vaccines (e.g. against rotavirus, pneumonia, measles, and rubella) in India’s learns from this. Vaccination saves lives and keeps you healthy. #EndPolio
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Stop targeting organisations working for tobacco control, hospital tells MHA via @IndianExpress
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Way to go. Walk your talk. Well done! To Set Example, Environment Ministry Gets Electric Cars For Official Use via @ndtv
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A very proud achievement
Due to a reliance on #research productivity & #impact , #university rankings have typically favoured universities that are focused on #Science , #Technology , #Engineering , #Mathematics ( #STEM ) & #Medicine which produce more research #JGUbreaksintoQSWUR #JGUturns10 @MPNaveenJindal
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Indians' money in Swiss banks falls, hits second-lowest level in two decades Download the TOI app now:
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A very novel initiative with far reaching impacts Now, plant 10 trees to get passing certificates in Philippines | Education News, The Indian Express via @IndianExpress
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If weather in Delhi continues be like what it was yesterday, I promise thee Lord, that I will never leave Delhi!
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Undoubtedly, the weather !
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One way to structure an effective research presentation
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Lessons from the Spanish flu: social distancing can be good for the economy. Data from the 1918 pandemic in America suggest that places with the tightest restrictions fared best
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India moves up 14 spots to 63 on World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking via @FinancialXpress
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GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
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Makes us all proud PV Sindhu becomes first Indian to win World Badminton Championships gold Download the TOI app now:
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A milestone for humanity: Two strains of polio are now eradicated:
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At USD 83.5 bn, India has 3rd highest trade-related illicit financial flow globally: Report via @economictimes
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PM Modi to get award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan | India News, The Indian Express via @IndianExpress
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Prof Babu's analysis was spot on @epigiri
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Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, a research fellow at CDDEP suggest we need to ramp up and be sure we have enough facilities to accommodate hospitalisation if required. Dr Giridhar Babu expresses concern about the states where deaths have been reported recently. #StayHome #Newstrack
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A very cost-effective one too
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I love this statement so much ! "If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure" Thanks @CMO_England , this is one of the best I have heard on physical activity.
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A very welcome news 51% fall in number of girls between age 15-19 getting married in India, finds report: India's performance improves in child health, education - Firstpost
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This behaviour cab be incentivised successfully, as in EU nations. @AyushmanNHA has to apply themselves to the task
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1 in 3 adults over 30 years might have high blood pressure and 1 in 10 high blood sugar; which further lead to Cardiovascular diseases. It’s time the @AyushmanNHA considers screening and management of these as priority over other sickness reimbursements. @ibhushan @MoHFW_INDIA
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People without knowledge of epidemiological progress of diseases should not comment on these
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Cases: 2.79 million/year Deaths: 435k /year That's not Corona. That's TB in India, how it is usually, 1100 deaths a day. Except, you don't get daily case scores, world doesn't panic about it. And even though it transmits thru air, we don't do lockdowns for it. #Coronapanic
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A great moment for Indian sports. Feeling proud! Indian Badminton Star Kidambi Srikanth Becomes World No.1
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Helpful to have sector wise growth Vs emp analysis
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India facing problem of severe under-employment: Niti Aayog
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Hope Indian TV channels take note of this, as they keep inviting clinicians to discuss public health issues, in preference over virologists, epidemiologists ...
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Dr. Tom Frieden
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If our top experts had spoken to us every day and been guiding federal actions, tens of thousands of lives could have been saved. #COVID19 is a public health emergency & public health must guide our actions. My new oped for @NYTimes
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Over 88 per cent of UGC-approved list of journals are dubious, finds study via @IndianExpress
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This will take some time to digest More than half your body is not human -
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#PNG : How is the new community health post system working out? @ADBHealth via @ADB_HQ
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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. - William James
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Bolangir to Bengaluru: Drought drives people to bonded labour
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Impact evaluation: Why flagship BPL health insurance scheme is in rather poor health via @IndianExpress
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Congratulations @epigiri . Ideal choice
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This is a proud and humble moment. Thanks everyone for voting me !
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India to overtake UK and France to become fifth-largest economy in 2018: Report
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World Obesity Day: Obesity-related diseases to cost India $13 bn by 2025: Report via @IndianExpress
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Coronavirus: journalist missing in Wuhan as anger towards Chinese authorities grows
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No safe level for alcohol consumption. A comprehensive study
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Project Nightingale: Google accesses trove of US patient data
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Mumbai: 9-year-old defies mom, gets ‘dad’ 10-year jail for rape Download the TOI app now:
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Well! finally, Imran has begun to walk his talk. A great step towards world peace Pakistan announces crackdown against Hafiz Saeed
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This is well known. Key question which begs answer is WHY?
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Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but... All writers that I know, seasoned writers (myself included), beginners, mid-career, everyone struggles with their writing. It's challenging to start writing, to continue writing and to complete a piece of writing. Writing is HARD.
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No doctor would have imagined they may have to prescribe alcohol Kerala mulls alcohol on prescription after suicides Download the TOI app now:
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Tamil Nadu health department launches free breast implant surgery for poor via @indiatoday
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Power of citizen engagement Hong Kong extradition protests: Government suspends bill
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Bengaluru Doctor Gets 'Global Asian of the Year' Award for Contribution to Women's Healthcare Ecosystem
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LSE academics develop tool to help combat global Antimicrobial Resistance
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A great achievement Nigeria goes three years without a case of polio
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Karnataka's unemployment rate declines to lowest in India Download the TOI app now:
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This Govt is very decisive and Pro active. This might have helped us stay ahead of the curve. Only time will tell whether we are
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We questioned @WHO Chief @DrTedros about week 1 of lockdown. 'What India is doing is important. India has taken key measures to provide food rations & cash transfers to affected families.' WHO feels India's model of social actions can be an example for other developing countries.
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Mapping illness via @IndianExpress
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Absolutely!
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Dr Zakiya Sayed. An inspiration in these troubled times. The difference between the great and the ordinary is simply this: that the great think they are ordinary and the ordinary think they are great.
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A treasure trove Open Syllabus Explorer: evidencing research-based teaching?
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One cannot be achieved without the other
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Both goals can be combined ! I don’t think any government did particularly well in prioritising public health so far !
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Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes
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Many Hindu temples have natural sources of water in which devotees bathe before entering temple
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Is swimming in cold water good for you?
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We just do nit have evidence to support this. And super spreaders confound this further
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Hmm...bit early & speculative IMO? How come epigenetic advantages are only for #Covid19India and not for the several #viral & #bacterial diseases of which we have high burdens? (cc @paimadhu on recent tweet on this)? I'd look more into #epidemiology patterns than #genetic ones
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Which countries have banned pesticides used in suicide?
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Generous to a fault: Why America’s biggest charities are owned by pharmaceutical companies via @TheEconomist
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For how long the higher levels should persist before considering it as hypertension?
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Harvard Health
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Here's what you need to know about the new blood pressure guidelines: #HarvardHealth #bloodpressure
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Are you a journalist, writer or researcher based in the global south who is passionate about building a fairer economy? We want to hear from you.
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California becomes first US state to ban animal fur products
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Happy that we went to democratic institution to resolution than resorting to violence #KarnatakaCMRace . Happy Indian Democracy is maturing
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We need similar ethos among public policy professionals with Aam Admi replacing patients
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“A founding principle of our profession is that patients are our masters and that we are their servants. In that light, we physicians should always recognize our patients’ concerns, anticipate their fears, and honor their right to know…” — Herbert L. Fred, MD, MACP
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India tops global index of countries with the most confidence in their government: Report
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IISc professor’s tech gets him $100,000 grant from Gates Foundation - Bangalore Mirror via @bangaloremirror
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Hope the others follow .... Iceland makes it illegal for companies to pay men more than women
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God is not exogenous; it us endogenous to being
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The philosopher Martin Hägglund believes that atheism is a path to a more meaningful life, as well as political and economic transformation.
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BBC News - Origin of modern humans 'traced to Botswana'
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Brexit The Uncivil War movie review: Benedict Cumberbatch’s HBO film is timely and terrifying via @htTweets
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India out of US' developing nations list for trade benefits via @economictimes
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Three Cheers for the Pakistan SC, Where Judges Have Looked a General in the Eye at Last via @thewire_in
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Pretty much reflects *ndian scenario too
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Rajesh Narwal
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“Rising costs, overutilization, disempowered consumers, regulatory failures, market concentration” some characteristics of SA #PrivateHealthsector as per the final #healthmarketinquiry report released today. Similar Findings & recommendations to the preliminary report-2018. #UHC
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In Coronavirus Fight, China Gives Citizens a Color Code, With Red Flags
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Better together: Finance and health ministers can deliver a win-win for their countries via @WorldBank
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Is Gmail safe? Google is allowing third-party app developers to scan through your account - The Econ... via @economictimes
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Can anyone point towards truth? Nationalists claiming MNC hand in vaccines actually hurting Indian firms: WHO top officer via @IndianExpress
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How podcasts went from unlistenable to unmissable
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Delhi Civic Body To Impose Rs 1,000 Fine For Spitting, Urinating In Public via @ndtv
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We wish the very bezt
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Subodh Yadav, IAS
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Have been nominated as Central Nodal Officer for Karnataka to coordinate with state govt in the management of Novel Corona virus (Covid 19). Always available for any information or feedback...
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New essential medicines and diagnostics lists:
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Kenyan schoolgirl takes her own life after 'period shaming'
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Willing to quit in foundation’s interest: PHFI chief via @IndianExpress
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More nuanced, access to health care can be a human right
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@P_Sebastiani @bmj_latest @HarvardChanSPH absolutely- and social determinants of health which make this all the more complicated
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