Prof. Umesh Kapil
“Can Vitamin. A Supplementation reduce under five mortality in developing countries”
Dr. Umesh Kapil
MD, DNB
With more than three decades of experience in research and teaching, Dr. Umesh Kapil is an academician and educationist par excellence. Apart from delivering presentations and orations in various national and international fora, he has published widely with more than 275 publications to his credit.
As an expert in the arena of Community Health & Nutrition he is actively involved in capacity building, designing strategies & policies for various state governments and Government of India ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Human Resource Development and Industry, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Planning Commission, universities, professional organizations & international agencies like UNICEF, WHO and FAO.
He has led multitudinous projects in field of community medicine, public health nutrition, maternal and child health funded by various governments and organizations. His magnificent career path is studded with numerous accolades and awards conferred for his academic and research excellence.
Currently Dr. Kapil is Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
