Dr. Abhay Shukla, Senior Programme Coordinator
abhay@sathicehat.org
abhayshukla1@gmail.com
Dr. Abhay Shukla, is Senior Programme Coordinator in SATHI and has been with SATHI right from its inception in 1998. He is a public health physician with postgraduation degrees from AIIMS, New Delhi and has been actively engaged in health rights work since last three decades. He has guided multiple action and research projects since its conceptualisation to analytical writing. He has been the principal investigator for various research projects. He has been persistently contributing to wide canvas of public health areas like strengthening of public health system, community nutrition, social regulation of the private healthcare sector and Universal Health Care. He is member of various networks including National Co-Convener, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (People’s Health Movement – India), Global Steering Committee, Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health (COPASAH) and Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare (ADEH). He also serves as a member on government committees including National Health Mission – Advisory Group for Community Action (AGCA), Core group on Health, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and State Mentoring Committee, National Health Mission, Maharashtra. Along with authoring scientific papers, books and reports, he also writes prolifically on issues of public health and accountability for mainstream media.
