Dr Poornima Prabhakaran is the Additional Professor and Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Health at the Public Health Foundation of India. This episode, ‘Understanding the Future of Public Health and Climate Change’, with Dr Poornima Prabhakaran, helps us understand the aspect of public health, its effect due to climate change, capacity constraints and sustainable infrastructure requirements. We discussed in-depth what public health actually means and its different components. We also discussed the different elements of public infrastructure and the need for capacity building for good public health infrastructure. She further explained the double whammy and triple whammy for India through the disease lens. We discussed mapping the spread of different kinds of diseases and finding out the reasons for their increase. We also discussed what kind of health hazards a city needs to prepare for by taking Delhi as an example. She further emphasised the different kinds of vulnerability assessments and the need for capacity building to scale it up from one city to another. Additionally, she discussed the major challenges for the infrastructure from the flood perspective and how we can fight against the vector-borne diseases resulting from floods. Further, we had in-depth conversations on health hazards, infrastructural capacity, startups and the possibility of privatisation in the public health sector. Lastly, we discussed what are the different skill sets that would be required for public health in general and some specific professional skill sets that need to be developed. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Gaana, JioSaavn & Youtube. Also, follow Climate Centre for Cities on Social Media for more updates on podcasts, blogs and newsletters. Respective links can be accessed here: https://linktr.ee/ccube To know more about the Climate Centre for Cities: http://c-cube.niua.org/ To know more about the Climate Practitioners India Network (CPIN):  https://niua.in/c-cube/climate-practitioners-india-network Special thanks to the members of the Design Team, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Climate Centre for Cities for constant support. Also, a special mention to Manjaree Dutta and Arunav Moitra for supporting the development of the podcast. The podcast is conceptualised, produced & hosted by Punit Gandhi: https://www.punitgandhi.com/ Music Credits: Navdeep Music https://www.navdeepmusic.com/ Disclaimer: Climate Centre for Cities (C-Cube) is providing this podcast as a public service, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of C-Cube's policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the C-Cube. The views expressed by guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by C-Cube employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of the C-Cube or any of its officials. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-centre-for-cities/message