Dr Edmond Clint Fernandes is an Indian physician having public health expertise and a Consultant – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
He is the Founder and CEO of CHD Group – holding United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) Special Consultative Status, Director – of Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health– an advanced technical co-operation center with Yenepoya ( Deemed to be University), and a member of the Health Task Force, Disaster Management Authority, Government of Karnataka
Fernandes was born on 3 September 1990 in Mangalore. He attended Don Bosco High School, Matunga. He completed his medical residency at Yenepoya University and was a visiting scholar at Drexel University. While being a house surgeon doing MBBS, he supported the Republic of the Philippines by working as a humanitarian physician in Typhoon Haiyan.
He called for a ban on doctor’s white coats in India to prevent hospital-acquired infections through his work in the British Medical Journal.
In case of heart attacks, he advised people in India and around the world to keep 300mg aspirin in their pockets at all times and to take the pill when they develop severe chest pain. He spoke elaboratively on the mental health budget and the need to create resilience in India given the silent burden of the disease, highlighting the need for mental health financing.
Dr. Fernandes demonstrated proof of concept to End Malnutrition in India through a pilot project in Yelburga Taluk of Karnataka. Dr. Fernandes was instrumental in bringing seat belts compulsorily implemented for 4-wheeler drivers in the city of Mangalore in the year 2015, after a long advocacy with the Police and District Administration. (Collected from the public domain)
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