Chandrakant Lahariya Explained

Chandrakant Lahariya
Nationality:Indian
Notable Works:, 2020

A Review of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2008

Alma Mater:University of Delhi, University of Geneva, Pasteur Institute, Paris
Years Active:1998–present

Chandrakant Lahariya is an Indian medical doctor, public health & policy expert and writer. [1]

Lahariya is the author of the book . [2]

In early 2008, Lahariya joined the World Health Organization in India, where - in the years which followed - he coordinated the organization's work on the new vaccines introduced in the country.

Awards and recognitions

In the year 2012, he received Indian Council of Medical Research’s Dr B.C. Srivastava Foundation Award for his work on translating community-based health research into public policy interventions.

In October 2020, in a study conducted by Stanford University and published in the reputed PLoS Biology, Lahariya was listed amongst the top 2% of researchers globally, in the fields of pediatrics and public health. He was, once again, included in the list of Top 2% researcher globally, in 2021. [3]

Books and writing

Lahariya is the author of the book , co-authored with Randeep Guleria of AIIMS, New Delhi and Gagandeep Kang of Christian Medical College, Vellore.

In 2009-10, Lahariya was the guest editor (along with Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, then Professor of pediatrics at AIIMS, New Delhi and now Member of NITI Aayog, Govt. of India) of a special series on child survival in India. This series was published in the Indian Journal of Pediatrics and had contributions from leading Indian health experts including Prema Ramachandran, Deoki Nandan, Prasanna K. Hota, and Shiv Lal. Lahariya who had co-authored a few articles, including one with Dr Vinod Kumar Paul of NITI Aayog.

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 22 December 2023 . New virus from China not a cause for alarm: Health expert . thepatriot.in.
  2. News: 2 November 2020 . 'Till We Win': Book on Covid-19 by AIIMS Director to hit stands this month . hindustantimes.
  3. Web site: Indian Researchers in Stanford University's Top 2% Most Influential Scientists List for the Year 2020 . insights2techinfo.com. 23 October 2021 .

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