Biography:
Dr. Palak Badhwar is a public health professional with 6+ years of experience in immunization services and health system quality improvement. She holds a dental degree (Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University) and a post-graduate degree in public health (International Institute of Health Management Research). Currently Technical Officer (U-WIN) at UNDP, she has earlier led national COVID-19 vaccine introduction and roll-out, digital health innovations (Co-WIN, U-WIN), and strategic planning at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India. Her expertise centers on leveraging technology to build resilient, equitable health systems and advance Universal Health Coverage.
Title : Identifying priority emerging infectious diseases with pandemic potential
Title : The last mile: Addressing India's immunization gap with zero-dose insights from WUENIC estimates