Dr Kaushik is a medically trained public policy professional. With her interest in the access dimension of health she counsels healthcare, pharmaceuticals and medical technology clients on diverse regulatory and policy issues to bring the required coherence to policy challenges, government regulations and patient outcomes. She works at the intersection of policy and political outcomes using inter-disciplinary approaches and stakeholder collaborations. She is the founder of BleedEqual, a platform working towards diversifying education, advocacy, public policies and behaviour change in the domain of menstrual health.
In past, she served as the Head- Policy and Partnerships at Aequitas Consulting Pvt. Ltd. where she worked with clients such as WHO-SEARO, PHFI, PPHF, pharmaceutical organizations and health technology firms. Some of the key areas of her work include anti-microbial resistance, access to medicines (and IP rights), rare diseases policy, access to affordable (Rh) insulin, TMR for medical devices in India.
She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore and Bachelors in Dental Surgery from MDU, Haryana.
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