Today I am joined by doctor Sonali Vaid, a public health advocate based in India—we will be talking about COVID-19 in India.
Dr. Sonali Vaid is a medical doctor with a Master’s in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. For over a decade she has worked to improve the quality and safety of healthcare. Her work has spanned several countries in Asia and Africa. She has consulted for international organizations such as WHO and UNICEF. She supports teams of health workers in improving their healthcare services.  Some areas of care she has helped improve include - maternal and neonatal health, injection safety, infection control, emergency care, surgical safety, health worker safety etc.
Dr Vaid is also currently an Aspen New Voices Fellow; this is a year-long program that provides media and advocacy training for frontline development experts. She is based in India & is speaking to us from the small and beautiful small town of Bir in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.