Firdosi Mehta
Country of birth: India
Country of residence: Canada
Areas of expertise within Global Health: Public Health, Global Health, Communicable disease, NCD's, Mental Health, Health systems etc.
Education: Public Health Physician. MBBS; MD; Diplomate National Board - Preventive Medicine
Professional experience:
Over 30 years of Public Health experience. Eleven years in Defense services of India, 10 years in MOH Oman in different positions, last being Director of Surveillance and Disease control. 16 years in WHO in different developing countries - 4 years in Somalia as Country adviser TB and all communicable diseases. 7 years in Indonesia as Country adviser TB. Five and a half years in Sri Lanka as WHO Country representative. At present in Canada, Adjunct Professor in Public Health at Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Faculty of Health at York University.
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries in which Mentor has worked: India, Oman, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Why do you want to be a Mentor?
To share my knowledge and experience gained in diverse country settings. To empower young professionals to be leaders in Global health in the future.
Advice to someone entering the field of Global Health
“An exciting field chosen. Lots to be learnt. Try and get a practicum placement in a developing country, which will give an idea of ground realities. Remember that respect has to be earned not bought from the people one works with”.
