Rajiv Bahl

Dr. Rajiv Bahl is an Indian paediatrician and public health researcher known for his research on maternal and child health research and health policy. He was the Head of Research on Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health at the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2013 to 2022 and is currently the Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research.^[1]

Dr. Rajiv Bahl
Rajiv Bahl (1st from left) with Anupriya Patel and Vinod Kumar Paul at DHR-ICMR Heath Research Excellence Summit 2024
Alma mater	University of Delhi (M.B.B.S.) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Ph.D)
Occupations	Director-general, Indian Council of Medical Research
Employer	Government of India
Website	https://www.icmr.gov.in/dg.html

Early life and education

Rajiv Bahl received an M.B.B.S. from the University of Delhi and a PhD in public health from AIIMS, Delhi.^[2]