Sushmita Panda is a New Delhi-based journalist with over six years of experience covering the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. She has reported on critical issues including drug patents and discovery, rare diseases, innovative therapies, women’s health, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), mental health, drug access, and regulatory affairs. Over the years, she has authored numerous in-depth stories and on-ground reports on diseases prevalent in India, including several exclusives and interviews with industry leaders. An alumna of the Asian College of Journalism and the University of Delhi, Sushmita has worked with national and international publications such as Financial Express, Sputnik, The Sunday Guardian, and India TV.

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