Rakesh Kumar
Chief Executive Officer
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Wish Foundation India
- Location
- Delhi, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rakesh Kumar
A senior civil servant, public health practitioner and a global health leader from India with training in Medicine, fellowships in Paediatrics and Neonatology, having more than 29 years of experience in designing policies, implementing large public health programs including Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Vaccines, Nutrition, Gender, Non-Communicable diseases & Tobacco Control, SDG integration and localization, leading the state and national level implementation and research portfolios at various government ministries and UN agencies (including UNICEF and Chief Advisor UNDP) in India. Significant experience in improving governance and accountability systems with an expertise in national and international healthcare advocacy for policy reforms and an active member of various policy think-tanks and institutions. Recipient of 15 awards for contribution in public health sector including the prestigious SKOCH Challenger Award-2018, the highest civilian award by an independent organization in India, WHO-SEARO\'s SEAPHEIN Award, Distinguished Services Award by Asian Influenza Society etc. Recently completed prestigious fellowship in Global Health Leadership at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Jul 2023 — Present · New Delhi, IN
Education
Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Fellowship, Health Sector Reforms and Sustainable Financing
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fellowship, Health Emergencies in Large Populations
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Doctor of Medicine - MD
1987 — 1989
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Fellow, Global Health Leadership Programme
2019 — 2021
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fellowship, Global Tobacco Control Program
International Vaccine Institute, Seoul
Advanced Course in Vaccinology, Vaccinology
National Neonatology Forum, India
Fellow of National Neonatology Forum, Neonatology
Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi
PG Diploma in Public Health Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Fellowship, Quality of Healthcare Services
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