Professor Rakesh Agarwal

Professor Rakesh Agarwal is the chair of Southeast Asia Immunization Group with the World Health Organization.

They don't seem to realize that if we don't vaccinate, these diseases can come back in no time. Remember, 40% of our gain in survival in childhood has come from vaccines over the last four decades. And that's why India has poured millions of dollars into training and deploying health workers like Kamala to reach the last mile and deliver free vaccines to newborn kids.