Dr Ananth Ram -Is an alumnus of CMC Vellore and MIMS Mandya, Bengaluru. Dr. Ananth’s dissertation was an intervention study on a community based physical activity programme. However, he has a varied portfolio of studies to his credit in the areas of domestic violence, dengue, STDs, heat related illnesses, pre-geriatric visual impairment, urinary incontinence, and depression to name a few. His areas of interest include NCD prevention by risk modification, operations research, bioethics, social determinants of health and adolescent health.