‘Zero-dose kids prone to highly infectious diseases’
From serving as an IAS officer in the fields of health, education, nutrition and finance as well as former deputy CEO of Gavi in Geneva, to now working as president of the Sabin Institute in Washington DC, Anuradha Gupta has brought a remarkable change in the health sector, focusing on importance of immunisation. Gupta spoke to TOI’s Sheezan Nezamiabout her initiatives for the children who missed their important vaccines during the Covid-19. Excerpts: