KARPAGAM Sylvia

graduated in 2001 as Medical Doctor in Public Health degree (Preventive and Social Medicine) at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore (India). Trained in nutrition and anthropometry, she has been Clinical Coordinator for the National Family Health Survey. As part of the Medico-friends Circle and the Indian Chapter of the Global People’s Health Movement, she conducted trainings and research on health system regulation and social determinants of health (caste, gender, livelihood, etc), focusing on vulnerable communities. Her research looked into the influence of the private sector over nutrition schemes and into the nutritional quality of mid-day meals for preschool children.