HPV Vaccines and Human Rights Violations - An India Story | Dr V Rukmini Rao

HPV Vaccines and Human Rights Violations - An India Story

About Dr V Rukmini Rao
Dr Rukmini Rao has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Delhi .
Rukmini has been a women’s rights activist from the late seventies.
She started her career as a lecturer in St Francis College, Hyderabad and later worked at the National Labour Institute, and the Public Enterprises Centre for Continuing Education, Ministry of Industries. In both these institutions she was involved in developing and working to promote participatory work systems. As a Program Officer, Norad, the Norwegian Development Agency, she supervised large scale national programs to promote Women’s Development, Child development and eradicate Leprosy in several districts of AP
As a co- founder of Saheli Resource Centre for Women she supported counselling and direct action to help women overcome gender- based violence and become self- sufficient. As an active participant in the Autonomous women’s movement in the 70s and 80s she was instrumental in bringing in many legislations to protect women’s rights.
Rukmini has 4 decades of experience promoting sustainable agriculture and millet production in Telangana, working with the Deccan Development society and as co- founder Makaam, a platform for Women farmers to highlight their problems, issues and need for increasing their incomes significantly.
Rukmini is the co-founder and Secretary, Gramya Resource Centre for Women and is supporting 2 one stop crisis centres in Nalgonda and Suryapet districts in Telangana state to address violence against Women. She is the Managing Trustee, Centre for World Solidarity and supports several civil society groups across the country to promote women’s rights. As a consultant she has worked with the Government of India, several European governments and NGOs and several state governments to promote gender rights and education.
Rukmini has planned and participated in many local and international campaigns for women’s education and women’s rights.
As part of Saheli she worked together with the team to challenge the introduction of Norplant and Net en in the Public health system. She supported Kalpana Mehta and Nalini Bhanot to file a case in the Supreme Court to draw attention to unethical trials among Adivasi girls in Telangana and Gujarat.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/supreme-court-notice-to-government-on-pil-over-marketing-of-gardasil-and-crevarix-vaccines/articleshow/17932298.cms?

Dr Rao has won many prestigious awards over the years including
• 2014: Woman of the Year ,The Week, National Magazine.
• 2015: L’Oreal, France, Femina Indian Magazine for Women. Social Impact award, Peoples’ recognition through voting
• 2017: Balika Bandhu award, Girls Advocacy Alliance in recognition of promoting rights of girl child. Preventing infanticide and feticide.
• 2017: Jijabai Achievers award, Women’s’ Development Cell,Shivaji College, University of Delhi
• 2017: Heroes of Hyderabad, 98.3 FM Radio station, Award given by Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad
• 2023 March, Nari Shakthi Award in recognition of preventing sex selection, by the Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society , Nalgonda district.

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