Rajeev Seth, MD, MBBS
Dr. Rajeev Seth is a U.S. trained, American Board Certified, Social Pediatrician, with expertise in the delivery of mobile health, access to vaccinations and welfare for underprivileged children and young people in low-resource community settings. As co-founder of a non-profit organization BUDS, Dr. Seth’s work has reached out to serve the child health, vaccinations, nutrition and rehabilitation needs of more than 81,000 marginalized children in Delhi and rural villages in the backward district of Mewat, India since 2003.
BUDS has an active research collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in the field of improving vaccination confidence and uptake. BUDS has been a recipient of Bill Melinda Gates Grand Challenge Award (2017-2019) and the Indo-US R03 Grant (2015-2017) from the U.S. National Institute of Health. Dr. Seth was a 2020 Sabin Vaccine Institute grant partner. Currently, Dr. Seth is Chair of the Board, International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (ISPCAN). He is the recipient of several academic honors, awards and research publications.
Connect with Rajeev on Twitter: @sethrajeev_Dr
Resources:
Mobile Phone Incentives for Childhood Immunizations in Rural India
VARN2023 Registration
Follow the activities of the VARN2023 conference from June 13-15, 2023, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Community-led Strategies to Aid Vaccine Acceptance: Nine Case Studies from Around the World
These case-study reports inform action and investment around the globe that seek to build more vaccine confident communities.
Video Narrative Project
Sabin’s Social and Behavioral Research Grant Partners, over the course of a year, explored the local barriers and enablers of vaccination acceptance,
Operationalizing of the WHO BeSD Framework
Get to Know Three of Our 2023-2024 Social and Behavioral Research Grant Partners.
