Dr Rakesh Parashar |

Dr Rakesh Parashar

Rakesh is a physician, public health professional and a doctoral researcher in health policy and systems at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He is a fellow at the Health Policy Analysis fellowship program (2017 cohort) supported by the WHO, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research.

Blogs

A reflection on India’s policy response to COVID-19 and way forward: Low testing, a harsh lockdown, and a looming economic and humanitarian disaster

The corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to challenge the way the world has viewed and managed public health, everyday bringing new solutions and challenges. The pandemic has led to what is a “first” for civilization – a simultaneous lock-down of nearly 3 billion people across the world. India was coasting along with relativ...