Developing countries with weaker health systems find it challenging to provide equitable, affordable and optimal healthcare to its population due to conflicting...
Author - Edmond Fernandes
Dr. Edmond Fernandes, MBBS, MD, PGD-PHSM, is the CEO of the CHD Group, India Country Office. He is a Community Health Physician with global health expertise who has written 2 books, has 19 research publications, 17 public policy advocacy impacting 2 million people and written over 160 articles in the print and electronic media. He is a Non Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Washington DC. He was the US State Department Legislative Fellow 2017 (Only doctor from India to be selected in 2017) & the Urban Health Collaborative Visiting Scholar at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, US and is Member – Health Task Force, DDMA, Government of Karnataka. He travels around the world delivering key-note addresses and as a resource person for different events in healthcare and is an external consultant to the United Nations Agencies from time to time. He writes articles for The Times of India, India Today Group and Forbes India currently.