To think like a wild butterfly which spreads its wing on a bright morning in spring, to appreciate the world go by, to create the meaning of life rather than to find it, to right a wrong, to defend the weak, to encourage the not so motivated and bring out the best in them and to do something worth writing about, also to write something worth reading about. Honor, Love, Humanity. For a Nation to Rejoice.
Dr Edmond Fernandes
MBBS, MD, PGD-PHSM
MY VISION
To create a visible difference for those who are victims of time & circumstance, through my work and not through my words.
MY MISSION
To embrace a community called mankind and channel my energies to contribute a new Health order which we can all leave better than what we inherited.
1990
3rd September
Born Mangalore, India
1994
Enrolled at Don Bosco School, Matunga, Mumbai
2006
Joined South Indian Education Society (SIES), Sion, Mumbai for Pre-university college
2008
Signed up for Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery at Father Muller Medical College
2012
First Book : Small things that matter much
ISBN: 9381440158
2014
Enrolled for MD in Community Medicine (Doctor of Medicine). Founded CHD Group.
2015
Fought to implement seat belt as a compulsory requirement in the city of Mangalore
2015
August
Second Book : Handbook on Workplace Diplomacy
ISBN: 9352359097
2017
- Nominated as a Legislative Fellow of the US Department of State
- Visiting Scholar, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia.
- Addressed the United Nations Regional Hub Meeting at Bangkok, Thailand
- Addressed the United Nations Development Programme Meeting at Manhattan, UN Headquarters.
2018
Addressed the United Nations University along with Noble Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in Tokyo, Japan.
2019
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Washington DC
2020
Consultant, United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
2021
Third Book :Urban Health | Emerging public health perspectives
ISBN: 8195336418
2022
Director, Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health.
2023
Adjacent faculty, department of public health, Yenepoya ( Deemed to be university)
Dr Edmond Profile
Present Affiliations
Founder & CEO, CHD Group
Honorary Director, Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health, Mangalore
Chief Coordinator & Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Yenepoya Deemed to be University
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Washington DC
Member – Health Task Force, DDMA, Government of Karnataka.
US State Department Alumnus.
Adjunct Lecturer – Gulf Medical University, UAE