Dr. Thelma Narayan

Dr. Thelma Narayan is a medical graduate from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, with an MSc in Epidemiology and a doctorate in public health policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is an epidemiologist, health policy analyst, and activist who coordinates the Centre for Public Health and Equity, Bangalore, and works with various national health initiatives including the National Rural Health Mission and the National Health System Resource Centre. She was a member of the Task Force on Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka, and has evolved public health and primary health care oriented state health policies in Karnataka and Orissa. She was a member of the Measurement and Evidence Knowledge Network of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. She is an active member of the People’s Health Movement network and a contributor to the Global Health Watch, as well as a faculty member of the International People’s Health University. Her decades of work reflect a deep commitment to health equity, community-centred health systems, and social justice in public health.