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Urvashi Prasad

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Urvashi Prasad

Designation
Director

Email Address
urvashi.prasad@nic.in

Education

Education

BSc in Life Sciences (Genetics), University of Birmingham, UK; MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise, University of Cambridge, UK; MSc in Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Work Experience

Work Experience

Urvashi has extensive experience in health, nutrition, sanitation, gender and public policy. For 5 years, Urvashi worked as a Public Policy Specialist in the Office of the Vice Chairman at NITI Aayog. She has been a part of the core team supporting the work of the Government of India's Empowered Group 1 for managing the Covid-19 Pandemic in the country. Urvashi is a member of the task force for overseeing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in India and co-authored India’s first Voluntary National Review presented at the United Nation’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017. Prior to NITI Aayog, Urvashi was a programme officer at the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation in India where she led the portfolio on urban health, water and sanitation. She was also a Director at Operation ASHA, one of India's largest Tuberculosis control NGOs. Urvashi has over 100 publications to her credit in leading national and international newspapers, journals and digital platforms. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and an alumnus of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community.