Parvati Nair

Parvati Nair is a trained physician with post-graduate education in tropical medicine from India. She is a PhD student in the Department of Global Health’s Doctor of Global Health Leadership and Practice program at the UW. She brings over a decade of field experience with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), with work spanning clinical practice, program management, and operational research, with a particular focus on HIV and TB. Parvati holds an MBBS from Maharashtra University of Health Science (India), a DTMH from the Royal College of Physicians (UK), and a MSc from the Institute of Tropical Medicine (Belgium). Parvati is passionate about access to global health education and her last role with MSF was leading the implementation of the Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine course across Asia and Oceania. She has also played a pivotal role in shaping the Diploma in Global Health exam launched by the Royal College of Physicians. Her work over the years has focused on the integration of person-centered care into public health programming. She is dedicated to ensuring that healthcare systems prioritize the needs and dignity of individuals, fostering a more inclusive and compassionate approach to global health.