Keshav Desiraju

Keshav Desiraju (11 May 1955 – 5 September 2021) was an Indian public servant and mental health activist. He was the union health secretary of India. He was known for his works to mental health and community healthcare. He helped write the mental healthcare act of 2017. Desiraju worked for the Indian Administrative Service. He was born in Mumbai, India.

Desiraju died on 5 September 2021 in Chennai, India from acute coronary syndrome at the age of 66.^[1]

Keshav Desiraju Media

Desiraju addressing the inaugural National NCD Summit, New Delhi, 2013
Desiraju on the release of the National Initiative for Allied Health Sciences (NIAHS) report, New Delhi, 2012
Desiraju addressing the India-UK Health Policy Forum, New Delhi, 2013
Desiraju at the launch of the media campaign of the National Tobacco Control Program, New Delhi, 2012
Desiraju exchanging an MOU with the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Margaret A. Hamburg, New Delhi, 2014
Desiraju addressing a CII standards conclave, New Delhi 2015

References

↑ . Special Correspondent"Keshav Desiraju, former Union Health Secretary, passes away" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2021-09-05. ISSN 0971-751X . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/keshav-desiraju-former-union-health-secretary-passes-away/article36301689.ece. Retrieved 2021-09-05.

[:0-1] . Special Correspondent"Keshav Desiraju, former Union Health Secretary, passes away" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2021-09-05. ISSN 0971-751X . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/keshav-desiraju-former-union-health-secretary-passes-away/article36301689.ece. Retrieved 2021-09-05.

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