Media Release

Bengaluru, Jul 3: CHD Group team members led a US State Department Legislative Fellows delegation to meet with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. The delegation was led by US State Department Legislative Fellow Alumini, Dr Edmond Fernandes who is also CEO, CHD Group – a public health organization headquartered in Mangaluru.

The US delegation are on a short visit to India and in Bengaluru, CHD Group along with Ramaiah Public Policy Center, Bengaluru held an India-US friendship dialogue to discuss and ideate potential collaboration and partnership between the two countries facilitated by the two institutions.

A breakfast meeting was held with Dr Alexander, IAS (Rtd), former chief secretary to government of Karnataka along with Rajendran Pillai, social activist.

On the sidelines post the courtesy call to the chief minister, Dr Edmond Fernandes, CEO, CHD Group and Dr Jeevan R, assistant director, CHD Group asked the chief minister to set up domain expert advisory council under Section 17 of the DM Act 2005 and also a nutrition task force to defeat malnutrition in the state and strengthen maternal and child health situation in Karnataka.