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position: Professor
department: Community Medicine
India
Currently a Professor at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, constituent institution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal (Deemed University) in South India. I have also been a FAIMER Fellow (2008) and am a faculty at FAIMER Regional Institute at Coimbatore, India. I am also the Head of Mangalore Unit of International network of International Chair in Bioethics (Formerly, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics). My research interests are in the field of epidemiology, malaria, road traffic injuries, adolescent health, health education & advocacy and also in Current trends in Medical Education, humanities and bioethics.
Articles contributed to by this person
Letter to the Editor 2 March 2023
The political, religious and human impact of COVID-19: what did it cost us?
Letter to the Editor 22 February 2008
Rapid response: future alternative to Letter to the Editor?
Letter to the Editor 18 October 2007
Health message for smokers: preaching and practice
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