Aziz Haniffa profiles Amita Gupta, who is revolutionizing the understanding and treatment of a plethora of deadly diseases.

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Despite gargantuan challenges, why is she virtually obsessed with trying to make a difference in India? “India is where my family is from and where I have felt most connected to the people — to the public health needs,” she replied. “India is such a complex and dynamic place where almost every infectious disease in the textbooks exists, so there is so much to learn and so much to be done. It also is a place where there are smart people and opportunities to build infrastructure to study these infectious diseases. There is a clear, compelling public health need. And if solutions can be sought for India that are scalable and cost-effective there, they have great relevance to the rest of the world.”

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