President of NGO Shanti Ashram Kezevino Aram has been chosen by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the public health school of Harvard University, for its 2021 Leadership Award in Public Health Practice. A release said she was the first Indian chosen for this award that recognises a “graduate of the Harvard T.H. She founded in 2017 the International Centre for Child and Public Health that focuses on paediatric care. In March 2020, the State government invited her to be part of the expert committee formed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the release.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2021 18:27 UTC