He chaired the Core Advisory Group on Health and Human Rights for the National Human Rights Commission of India for several years and was a member of the first National Science and Engineering Research Board of Government of India.
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K. Srinath Reddy is the president of the Public Health Foundation of India and formerly headed the Department of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Even as evidence grows that a very large share of those infected with COVID-19 could be asymptomatic and this, in turn, suggests India needs a dramatic increase in its testing, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) president Srinath Reddy feels this is not the solution; Reddy is also a member of the executive group of the International Steering Committee of WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity trial. K Srinath Reddy. By: Sarthak Ray | Published: April 21, 2020 3:45 AM. See Photos. He has served on many WHO expert panels and has been the President of the World Heart Federation (2013–14). New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government should focus on controlling deaths due to Covid-19, and not only on recovery rate that boosts optimism, according to K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Having trained in cardiology and epidemiology, Reddy has been involved in several major international and national research studies including the INTERSALT global study of blood pressure and electrolytes, INTERHEART global study on risk factors of myocardial infarction, national collaborative studies on epidemiology of coronary heart disease and community control of rheumatic heart disease. We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. Srinath Reddy K. See Photos. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations.
It doesn’t help that no test is fully perfect and you have the presence of false positives and negatives.In the event, Reddy recommends India carry on testing as it is now, with ICMR reviewing and updating the strategy as and when necessary.
Apart from that, continue with social distancing for whatever duration it is deemed necessary. Printable version | Aug 10, 2020 3:39:25 PM | https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/cardiologist-dr-dr-k-srinath-reddy-answers-readers-questions-on-heart-health/article29110016.ece He has more than 500 scientific publications in international and Indian peer reviewed-journals. He chaired the High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage, set up by the Planning Commission of India.
In an interview to this newspaper, Reddy says social distancing will need to be in force for a year if we are to meaningfully combat the virus.Reddy spoke of how it is very difficult to catch asymptomatics, unless individuals get themselves tested on demand, or the public health authorities organise testing in a cluster.
He was elected as Foreign Associate Member of the National Academy of Medicine, USA in 2004 and was made a Fellow of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2009.
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Reddy is presently President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and formerly headed the Department of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do.
People will also need to adopt the advised hygiene practices to keep the virus at bay. K. Srinath Reddy, MD, DM, MSc., is the President of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and was formerly head of the Department of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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Dr K Srinath Reddy is the President of Public Health Foundation of India; former president World Heart Federation; former Head of Cardiology at the All India Institute of … Reddy is a member of the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (ww.unsdsn.org), established to assist the United Nations in developing the post-2015 goals for sustainable development. Log In.
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He has served on many WHO expert panels & has been the President of the World Heart Federation (2013-14). Department of EpidemiologyKresge, Room 902677 Huntington AvenueBoston, Massachusetts 02115Phone: ksrinath.reddy@phfi.org