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In a first, WHO Foundation appoints Indian-origin Anil Soni as CEO

December 8, 2020, 11:17 AM

Sneha Shah | New Delhi

Anil Soni

The World Health Organisation on Monday appointed Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni as the first Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched WHO Foundation.
The WHO Foundation, launched in May 2020, works alongside the WHO to address most pressing health challenges across the world.
Soni, who served as a Head of Global Infectious Diseases at Viatris, a global healthcare company for over eight years, will assume his role as the WHO Foundations inaugural CEO on January 1, 2021.
The move as been taken in order to strengthen WHO Foundations funding, with an intent to bring in more private donations. The funding is expected to leave the global health body less vulnerable if a country withdraws or cuts funding as the United States did.
We are at a critical juncture for global public health. After months of combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, there is hope for several successful vaccine candidates. Beyond this crucial step, the path to recovery necessitates expanded investment in the many health priorities that have been compromised in recent months- from drops in vaccine coverage and HIV treatment to delays in cancer treatment. I’m thrilled to be joining the Foundation at such a critical moment and look forward to working with the Board to realize the Foundations mission, Soni said in a press release issued by the Foundation.
Speaking on Soni being appointed as the new CEO, WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, Anil is a proven innovator in global health who has spent two decades in service of communities affected by HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. He earned my trust when he and his team at the Clinton Health Access Initiative worked side by side with the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia to expand access to treatment and strengthen the management of our health centres. Anil has a unique set of skills that spans the public and private sectors, and his leadership of the Foundation will provide invaluable support to the mission of the WHO and billions of people who depend on it.
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Ahead of the WHO Foundation announcement, Anil Soni, during his interview with The Associated Press, said that his priority was to seek out corporate and individual donations. He said that the foundation would ultimately assume control of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, which has raised $238 million so far.

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Union Minister Dr Bhagwat Karad unveils Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’

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3 years ago

May 19, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Aurangabad

Dr Kavita Chandak at National Conference of Homeopathy held in Aurangabad

Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad recently unveiled Dr Kavita Chandak’s book ‘Healing women with Homeopathy’ at the recently held National Conference of Homeopathy (HAMI 2022) in Aurangabad. Prominently present during the conference were renowned homeopath Dr Arun Bhasme and 3,000 other doctors.

In her book, Dr Chandak, who hails from Nagpur, has covered the most important and widespread gynecological disorders such as menarche, over dysmenorrhea to menopause; reflects issues from which women suffer frequently like sterility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, breast issues, pregnancy-related conditions like constipation, morning sickness, heartburn, uterine prolapse, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and urinary problems, to mention a few.

Dr Chandak has also given a thorough explanation on topics like cancer of the breast, uterus and cervix, which are the most prevalent types of cancers in women. Her book contains a study of several homeopathic remedies with special emphasis on gynecology through the chapters like the core of a few important female remedies and the homeopathic gynecological kit. The book also gives a glimpse of rare and lesser-known remedies.

It is worth noting that Dr Chandak holds two golden book world records for treating kidney disorders and a case of mucormycosis. She is also the recipient of ‘The Excellence in Homeopathy award 2022’ given by Hpathy.com to 66 renowned homeopaths throughout the world. Over the years, Dr Chandak has organized more than 800 free medicine distribution camps. She provides her services through her web clinic in 20+ countries. Her area of specialization is behavioral psychiatric disorders like autism and ADHD.