Profile And Contributions To This Article

Health message for smokers: preaching and practice

qualifications: MBBS, MD

contribution: original concept, literature review

position: Assistant professor

India

Currently a Professor at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, constituent institution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal (Deemed University) in South India. I have also been a FAIMER Fellow (2008) and am a faculty at FAIMER Regional Institute at Coimbatore, India. I am also the Head of Mangalore Unit of International network of International Chair in Bioethics (Formerly, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics). My research interests are in the field of epidemiology, malaria, road traffic injuries, adolescent health, health education & advocacy and also in Current trends in Medical Education, humanities and bioethics.