Dinesh Arora is a passionate health expert with over 20 years of experience leading transformational public sector projects in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.
With a medical background and specialization in public health and economics, he has dedicated his career to researching, implementing, and advocating for evidence- based strategies to address pressing public health challenges.
As a physician, public health practitioner, and administrator, his profound commitment to public health is evidenced by his vast experience designing and implementing public health interventions across all levels of governance.
At ADB, Dinesh handles a bank-wide diverse portfolio, which includes knowledge work and transformational projects on human resources for health management, health sector assessments, pandemic preparedness, adult vaccination, Vaccine Therapeutics and Diagnostics Manufacturing and Regulatory Strengthening, Early Childhood Development Projects, and ‘One Health’ projects.
He is doing seminal work on Climate and health, including evolving the principles of Climate and Health interaction, endorsed by India’s G20 presidency.
Dinesh is a Chevening scholar with a master’s degree in Economics, besides being a physician.
He is currently pursuing doctoral studies in health policy from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a Dean Scholar after completing a Master’s in Public Health from JHU as a Sommer scholar in 2020.
