The ever widening gap between scientists and communities was the impetus for our interdisciplinary community engagement effort. Delighted that SEWA members will join us on Monday The Mittal Institute at Harvard Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health HarvardGlobalHealthInstitute Harvard Medical School The Boston Globe mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/2024/04/hum-sa…

This project combines the best of what Harvard offers - curious minds and a range of disciplines. We are all grateful to SEWA for this opportunity! mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/2024/04/hum-sa…

Learn about Dr. Satchit Balsari's inspiration for the HUM SAB EK – We Are One exhibit and what lessons public health can learn from poor working women in India in this Q+A mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/2024/04/hum-sa… and join us on April 15 at 6 pm for the opening! mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/event/hum-sab-…

Mark your calendars for the launch of a new multi-media exhibition curated by Satchit Balsari. HUM SAB EK (We Are One) captures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor working women and families. mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/event/hum-sab-…

Delighted to speak with these incredible trailblazers next week. Join us at HSPH! Harvard Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health BIDMC Harvard Medical School HarvardGlobalHealthInstitute

Looking forward to meeting young entrepreneurs from across campus once again !

THREAD: Airshed management has become part of common parlance, but operationalizing it is a complex process. In this paper, my colleagues Shibani, Dr. Abinaya Sekar and I unpack what it would take to regulate air quality at the airshed level in India (1/n)

📈 Situation Report: Flooding in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region

Devastating storms triggered successive floods in northwestern Italy, causing 17 fatalities & displacing thousands.

Our latest report provides info on population movement during peak flood dates (May 17-31).

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Without institutional moorings, it is unreasonable to expect that local governments can implement necessary long-term solutions to tackle India's #heatwaves .

Aditya Valiathan Pillai and Satchit Balsari wrote in Hindustan Times. hindustantimes.com/environment/he…

#Heat adaptation & action plans are going to be important & will save lives, if implemented well. Needs coordination, financing, communication & monitoring of data. Our cities need changes if they want to be liveable in the future Ministry of Health Smart Cities Mission Greater Chennai Corporation

#ExpressOpinion | Our culture shines through the friends and families of hundreds of thousands of LGBTQIA+ Indians who have stood by them steadfastly. There are so many ways to Nathdwara. Bigotry is not one of them.

Satchit Balsari writes: indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

CrisisReady co-directors Caroline Buckee, @simulacrandrew, and Satchit Balsari explore how the restructuring of the tech industry can threaten critical data for #disasterresponse .

A timely reminder that we must prioritize access to data for public good:
crisisready.io/2022/12/data-f…

THREAD:

A news release published on March 8 by AFAD reported that ~1.6 million people were being sheltered in the country — just a portion of the total 3 million who've been displaced by February's quakes.

#turkeyearthquake2023
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Surveillance at the Kumbh Mela has shown antibiotic prescribing rates of up to 31%. Abx stewardship must be urgently considered as preparations begin for the 2025 Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest mass gathering. Satchit Balsari, Shitij Arora MD and I explain

publichealth.jmir.org/2023/1/e45121

There is also this pending matter lest we forget

theconversation.com/amp/us-punishe…

The report below compares patterns of population density changes recorded on Mon, Feb 6 and Tues, Feb 7 at 7:00 a.m. local time in the areas most impacted by the #EarthquakeInTurkey .

For folks interested in Health policy in India .. this should be a very interesting panel discussion.
Artha Global Reuben Abraham Anup Malani CSA Community Science Alliance Health Policy Watch - Global Health News Reporting

“have looked at 232 algorithms for diagnosing patients or predicting how sick those with the disease might get. They found that none of them were fit for clinical use” Hundreds of AI tools have been built to catch covid. technologyreview.com/2021/07/30/103… Satchit Balsari Manoj

It is finally out! Happy to share a unique study on impact of seasonal migration on children, pregnant and lactating mothers from Jalna Maharashtra. The findings are amazing insights for public policy. UNICEF India Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) The Mittal Institute at Harvard India Takemi Alumni Newsletter

Hive: I am looking for a Gujarati-English translator who is very proficient in both to translate 20-30 hours of audio recordings, without losing any nuance. Please message me directly if you know someone who could help. Thank you!