
Sumegha Asthana
@sumeghaasthana
Postdoc @georgetown_ghss| Co-founder @WGHIndia|#HPSR| #healthequity|#globalhealth|#healthgovernanceI#healthsecurityI #TISS|#JNU| She/her
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Effective approaches to high-quality health services at the mass level require bold policy shifts in LMICs. With rapid migration, ageing, digitisation, etc., user expectations must be central to policy efforts. Our take: Vikas Choudhry Neha Faruqui - go.shr.lc/42QEYsQ

🌟Happy International Women’s Day! 🌟 We stand committed to advocating for the rights of women health workers, championing gender equality, diversity, and inclusion, and empowering women to lead while celebrating their invaluable contributions💪📣 #IWD2024 Women In Global Health Women's Day


If you are at #CUGH2024 please stop by our poster today On #Inclusive #decision-making: The Role of #CivilSocietyOrganizations and #Academia in #COVID-19: Insights from a six-country study Poster Board: FRI_004 Dr. Claire Standley @alexandraphelan @Sanjanam27 The Center for Global Health Science & Security



"There is a need to develop a common and unified understanding and framework for studying governance during pandemics and other health emergencies.” Great scoping review by Sumegha Asthana et al. on creating generalizable results and guidance to improve health decision-making.

🌟 Join our WGH India team! 🌟 We're hiring a Chapter Development Consultant to offer strategic support for chapter development and advance our initiatives on Gender Responsive UHC in India. Learn more & apply here 👉drive.google.com/file/d/10Aanxb… 📅Apply by 7th May 2024! Women In Global Health


🌟 Join our WGH India team! 🌟 We're hiring a Research Specialist to drive research outputs and policy advocacy for Gender Responsive UHC in India. Learn more & apply here 👉drive.google.com/file/d/13zrExS… 📅 Apply by 7th May 2024! Women In Global Health


Calling all advocates for equality and excellence in global surgery! Dive into the heart of global surgery and health challenges with our ‘Expert Perspectives’ session, with Professor Dhananjaya Sharma & Sumegha Asthana. May 25th, 6:00 pm IST. Let's pave the way for a more equitable future!

Exciting Announcement! 📢 Join Sumegha Asthana & Professor Dhananjaya Sharma for a virtual event on #GlobalSurgeryDay, as they delve into challenges and strategies for progress in global health & surgery 🏥🌏 📅 25th May ⏰ 08:30 EDT / 18:00 IST 🔗 shorturl.at/mDENZ Gender Equity Initiative in Global Surgery


Cant wait to read this! If you follow #Globalhealth and #healthequity - Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc is an author you dont want to miss! Congratualtions !!!


Are you Global Health Security 2026 (9 June - 12 June) this morning ? And are interested in learning about #uncertainty #governance and #DecisionMaking during #covid19 Then please join our session 👇🏼 at 11:30am I will present findings from our 6 country analysis The Center for Global Health Science & Security Dr. Claire Standley


My first time attending a #women in global health session designed as an opening #plenary and being attended in huge number by all genders ! Global Health Security 2026 (9 June - 12 June) setting the standards high and disrupting the norms! #Powerful women ! #Inspiring work ! 🙌🏼


Incredible experience #GHS2024 Enjoyed presenting #Decisionmaking Under #Uncertainty Study and moderating #Hepatitis in #VulnerableCommunities panel Highlight: Meeting Magda Robalo @SeyeAbimbola, Clare Wenham Rohina @rebeccaivers Grateful for the discussions 🙏


New publication by Sumegha Asthana & Claire Standley : "Singapore's COVID-19 crisis decision-making through #centralization, #legitimacy, and #agility: an empirical analysis. Read more here & share! thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…

Professional Medical Association (PMA) are key stakeholders in #healthpolicy Women constitute 70% of the global #healthworkforce Read our paper by Pratishtha Singh Veena Sriram Dr. Sonali Vaid Sharmishtha on #gender representation in PMAs in India dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… 1/7🧵
