He wrote regularly for journals and newspapers across India and the world.Īmit played a key role in the recently concluded People’s Health Assembly in Dhaka where more than 1400 people from around 73 countries came together to share their struggles and plan for coordinated action for health and social justice.Īmit brought his enormous political, organisational and leadership capacity to PHM. He was the Co Convenor of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), the Indian Chapter of PHM. He was the Associate Global Coordinator of People’s Health Movement (PHM) and coordinated the editorial group of the Global Health Watch and the WHO Watch. He led several research projects in the area of public health and medicines policy, and was associated with several civil society platforms and networks, including the All India People’s Science Network. Trained as a medical doctor, Amit dedicated his life to the struggle for universal access to health, and worked on issues related to public health, pharmaceuticals policy and intellectual property rights. Amit passed away on 28 November 2018, in a swimming accident in Goa, India.Īmit was a founding member of PHM at its creation in 2000 in Savar, Bangladesh. Amit Sengupta, a beloved colleague, friend, mentor and activist. It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing away of our dear comrade Dr. “There was magic in the air for the last 4 days, the magic of people’s strength.”Īmit Sengupta, closing the 4th People’s Health Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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