Dr. Deepak B. Saxena is a trained physician (MD in Community Medicine and PhD in Epidemiology). He did his Post Doctorate in Public Health at Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden, and is currently the Director of IIPH-Gandhinagar. The primary focus of his work has been on emerging Infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Other research areas of his interest include health systems, Community trials, Cohort studies, health technology assessments and integrating technology for early detection of Outbreaks. He is also actively serving as an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many national and international scientific research journals in public health.

Dr. Saxena has been leading multi centric studies focused on WASH assessment of healthcare facilities (HCFs), including public and private sectors, Anganwadi Centres (a nutritional hub point in the rural community of India), and household level (for general community and livestock handlers). Beyond the primary implementation research, he also has a huge experience in capacity building of healthcare workers, reviewing the (guidelines, methods, tools, and frameworks), conducting secondary research, and supporting governmental and developmental organizations. Dr. Saxena is also on the Technical Advisory Group to generate evidence for WASH in the health care facility at WHO-HQ. He is also leading the Centre for Research on One Health Education and Research (COHERD) with the support of the University of Bonn at IIPHG. The centre contributes to education, research, and overall development. Within the broad field of One Health, the centre’s key focus is on zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, health system strengthening, disease surveillance, and biosecurity in South and East Asia. Dr. Saxena is also presently leading the project on Green and Climate Resilience in health care facilities.