Lakshmi Narasimhan Balaji

Lakshmi Narasimhan Balaji

Dr. Lakshmi Narasimhan Balaji, MBBS, DNB, PhD, is an international development and global health expert in health systems and primary health care. He led the UNICEF delegation to G20 Health Working Group meetings for three successive years, from 2021 to 2023. He has served UNICEF in India, Afghanistan, Eastern and Southern Africa and at the Headquarters in various capacities.


New Delhi, India- June 7 2021: A healthcare worker wearing a personal protective equipment (PPE) attends to Covid-19 patients inside a banquet hall temporarily converted to a Covid19 care centre
Covid-19 exposed the vulnerabilities of our global health systems. Can global leaders use platforms like the G20 summit to strengthen the information exchange among countries and build infrastructure to handle the next health crisis?
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