Research Assistant & Journalist | @LSEHealthPolicy | Eric & Wendy Schmidt, Ramnath Goenka Awards | Commonwealth Scholar | Chevening Fellow | Climate & Health
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If only I could tell young Rupsa, who went against her parents and left her home to pursue her dreams in journalism in India's unknown cities, that one day she'd win India's most prestigious journalism award, the Ramnath Goenka Award.
#RNG
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Congratulations to the 2026 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @theNASEM in partnership with @schmidtsciences!
Learn more about the winners: nationalacademies.org/news/n… #scicomm
Honoured to win the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications, presented by the National Academies and Schmidt Sciences, for my investigations into organ donation inequality and rare disease funding in India, published in The BMJ and Global Health NOW. – at London, England
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Breaking in Phuket- Delhi incident: PIC confirmatory test found to be positive: Sources – at Delhi, India
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Congratulations to @RupsaC on being featured by Chevening for her inspiring journey from the newsroom to shaping national policy. Wishing you many more milestones! 👏📚🌍 So Proud of Rup❤️👍@Rupsachak
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Nearly half the world’s snakebite deaths happen in India. Now, climate change is pushing a neglected crisis into a dangerous new phase.
@RupsaChak reports
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The #SAJP @CheveningFCDO Fellowship was life-changing -- training with editors at The Economist, Guardian & BBC, and even accessing NHS data for my essay.
It inspired me to pursue higher studies in Health Economics & Policy.
The application is open, please apply. My DM is open.
Chevening has been a transformative experience for our alumni @RupsaChak. Hear from her on how the journalism fellowship gave her global exposure, shaped her career and opened doors to new opportunities.
Chevening applications are open until 7 October 👇 chevening.org/apply/
Career Update: Back to school in my 30s!
Thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to pursue my MSc in Global Health Policy at my dream college, the London School of Economics (LSE).
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Sharing a quick non-scientific, layman news analysis of our latest Nature publication, featured in @HindustanTimes. Thanks @RupsaChak form @HindustanTimes for this great sum-up of our research!🙏
This research highlights potential new drug-class and a novel target as potential tuberculosis treatment (nature.com/articles/s41586-0…).
All the credit of this work goes to amazing scientists at @JNJNews and @LSHTM as well as many international collaborators! My role, what they call, just of a - ‘Sutradhar’! 😊
@htTweets @CSIR_IND @DBTIndia @IndiaDST @ICMRDELHI @TBAlliance @StopTB @MSFSouthAsiaGD
1/ As per the govt information, in a powerful show of unity, 140 doctors from 4 districts worked non-stop after the #AhmedabadPlaneCrash—completing most post-mortems and DNA sample collections in just 12.5 hours. A rare feat of coordination and public service. 🧵
3/ “Our team began post-mortems at 4:30 pm on June 12 and worked through the night without pause,” said Dr Mahesh Kapadia of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. “We completed most and collected DNA samples, except in 8 cases where they weren’t needed.”
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#WRUpdates
In response to the tragic #Ahmedabad #planecrash, the Disaster Management Team of Western Railway is actively extending full support in relief and rescue operations at the site, while maintaining close coordination with the State.
WR Medical Team and RPF personnel have also already been deployed for assisting in rescue operations.
Additionally, Western Railway will operate extra trains from Ahmedabad based on demand. As of now one train for Mumbai and one train for Delhi are being planned from Ahmedabad.
@RailMinIndia @PIBAhmedabad @aajtak @ABPNews @PIBMumbai
HELP! Ahmedabad is facing an acute blood shortage amid the summer vacation. With today's plane crash, there's an urgent need for blood to treat injured passengers. Please donate at the blood banks or help arrange donors. Every drop counts. #DonateBlood #planecrash
🦠🌧️ Mumbai hospitals report a 20–30% spike in monsoon illnesses due to early rains, with a rise in respiratory infections, dengue, malaria & flu-like symptoms. Doctors say mild Covid cases are also surfacing, harder to distinguish from flu. #MonsoonHealth #MumbaiRains #Covid19
Read the story: At Fortis Hospital, nearly 25% of OPD patients have cold, cough, or flu-like symptoms. Dr Kirti Sabnis says these are “typical monsoon viruses,” including Covid.
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Well researched story by @RupsaChak on #Tuberculosis and how a poor diet can lead to serious health issues and death. Must read in @htTweets today.
#health #TBdetection #HealthTips #healthscreening @TheLancet @CFMcQuaid @Pranay_md #DrSandeepSangale @stomhtb @MoHFW_INDIA
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Through our Survivorship Program, we are committed to providing holistic, lifelong support to our survivors — encompassing medical care, psychosocial support, education, vocational training, and career guidance. Today, over 5,500 survivors are part of this journey, striving to lead healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.
We are proud to collaborate with St. Jude India ChildCare Centres in their remarkable initiative — launching a dedicated Job Fair to empower survivors in building independent and meaningful careers.
Gratitude to Rupsa Chakraborty and the Hindustan Times for helping raise awareness for childhood cancer survivorship and empowerment.
