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Sabu K U

Dr Sabu K U is a public health researcher and practitioner based in India, with over a decade of experience in health policy and systems research, community-based research, and Indigenous and climate-vulnerable contexts. His work focuses on health equity, food systems, agrobiodiversity, and the ethical and governance dimensions of climate–health research, with extensive field engagement in South India. He is an alumnus of the Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) 2022 cohort.
 

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When Seeds Carry Memory: On Indigenous Spirituality, Biodiversity Conservation, and Sustainable Food Systems in Wayanad

“Because we offer food to our ancestral deities every year… that food must come from our land… it’s not optional, it’s our duty.” says Ammukutty Amma, an elderly Kurichiya woman from the district of Wayanad, in Kerala (South India). For her, farming is not a matter of choice or livelihood alone, it is a moral commitment woven int...

The long road to transformation: Addressing social determinants to achieve healthy communities

“After the survey in the area, we felt that we could not leave this settlement unattended. In Kallodi there was a vacancy for an Anganwadi teacher. I was asked to go to that place. But my mind was reluctant to leave this place. The then Panchayath President  and the Ward member  were not ready to let me go to this place. It was such a problemat...

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A Reflection on the Inclusiveness of International Conferences on Health and Social Justice

It was a rainy night, as I made preparations to go to Bangalore for my visa verification interview. I had already postponed the appointment twice in the same month, because of the worst flood that affected our state (Kerala, India) in a long time. It had been difficult to find transportation anywhere, and I had been with the flood victims in the...