Indian 2018 Lancet Countdown Launch Event

The launch event for the 2018 Report of the Lancet Countdown and the 2018 Lancet Countdown Briefing for Indian Policymakers was hosted by the Public Health Foundation of India and the Centre for Environmental Health at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on the 18th of December.
Speakers at this event included:

– Professor K. Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

– Dr Poornima Prabhakaran, author of the 2018 Lancet Countdown Briefing for Indian Policymakers and Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India

– Mr K.J. Ramesh- Director-General, India Meteorological Department
– Dr Arvind Kumar- Founder & Managing Trustee, Lung Care Foundation
– Dr Parthasarathi Ganguly-Additional Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar
– Ms Sanchita Sharma- Health & Science Editor, Hindustan Times, Dr. Aakash Shrivastava- Joint Director and Head, Centre for Environmental & Occupational Health, Climate Change & Health
– Dr Harsha Kota – Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi