
Farah Shroff
Dr. Farah M. Shroff is an expert in global public health research and education who works toward health for all on a healthy planet. With her extensive policy background, she has contributed significantly to various governmental initiatives in Canada and beyond. Her main focus is on solving health problems with innovative approaches. She initiated, for example, a randomized clinical trial to treat osteoporosis in Kerala, with 12 yoga poses. Her work focuses on the triple aim—better health, better care, better/lower cost.
Dr. Shroff’s research focuses on integrative health approaches, particularly Ayurveda and yoga, as well as social and environmental justice through a feminist anti-racism decolonial lens. She is a policy researcher with a focus on the health of those who identify as women, mental well-being and other areas.
Fluent in French, Spanish, and English, she has been a Visiting Scholar in the Republic of Georgia, India, Kenya and elsewhere, within academia and diverse communities around the world. She is an active member of the International Peoples’ Health Movement.
She is the Founder and Lead of Maternal and Infant Health Canada, a global public health collaborative aimed at enhancing the well-being of women, young ones, and the environment. Her contributions have been recognized by the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, which recently awarded her a mid-career fellowship, acknowledging her leadership in the field of global public health. She is on the Board of the Harvard Health Lab and Expert, Global Health, with the Harvard Innovation Lab.
Dr. Shroff’s influence extends beyond academia, as she is frequently featured in the media for her expert insights and perspective on pressing global health issues. With her dedication to promoting health equity and mind-body wellbeing, Dr. Farah M. Shroff aims to continue to transform the field of global public health.