There are several misinformation campaigns... we address all of these and issue corrections In 2009, public health specialist Dr Daksha Shah headed Mumbai’s epidemiology cell during the swine flu pandemic.
In 2016, amid a spike in tuberculosis cases in Mumbai, she was part of the team overseeing efforts to contain the outbreak. Now once again, the deputy executive health officer of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is busy engaging with the press, calmly detailing how covid-19 patients are faring and what steps the corporation is taking to contain the pandemic, switching between Marathi, English and Hindi with ease. “Looking after media management is a large part of what I do," Shah said over the phone.