Dr. Jai Bhattacharya
The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, has handed over a major responsibility to another Indian. Trump appointed Dr. Jai Bhattacharya, who was born in Calcutta, India, as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I am pleased to nominate Dr. Jai Bhattacharya to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health,” Trump said in announcing Jai’s appointment. Along with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Dr. Bhattacharya will work on medical research in the country that will improve the country’s health system.
Dr. Jai Bhattacharya expressed happiness on his appointment. He said Donald Trump appointed me director of the National Institutes of Health. I feel honored and proud of this. We will reform America’s scientific research institutions so they can be trusted again and do the great work of making America healthy again.
I am honored and humbled by the Chairman @realDonaldTrumpNominate me as next @NIH director. We will reform America’s scientific institutions so they are trustworthy again, and we will use the results of good science to make America healthy again!
— Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) November 27, 2024
Trump had previously met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. At the same time, Indian Vivek Ramaswami was also appointed Trump has handed over the responsibility of the Department of Government Effectiveness to Tesla boss Elon Musk and Indian-American leader Vivek Ramaswamy, who won the election in the United States. After his victory, Trump has announced the names of several department heads.
Who is Dr. Jai Bhattacharya?
Dr. Jai Bhattacharya (M.D., Ph.D.), a Kolkata-born professor of health policy at Stanford University. He is also a fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and serves as director of the Center for Demography and the Economics of Health and Aging at Stanford University. This is why Dr. Jai Bhattacharya strongly criticized the US’s COVID-19 policy during the COVID-19 epidemic. Dr. Jai Bhattacharya got into trouble for raising questions in Covid cases. Twitter has blocked his Twitter account.
