Dr. SARAVANAN THANGARAJAN
About me
Saravanan Thangarajan is a global health scientist focused on climate-linked maternal mental health and health system resilience. He has led large-scale initiatives in India, supporting emergency response systems serving 7.8 million people and scaling mental health services reaching 369,000 plus beneficiaries. A Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, he works with partners including the WHO, World Bank, and Wellcome Trust to turn climate and health evidence into implementable policy and delivery models. His work advances climate-resilient, disability-inclusive systems in resource-constrained settings.
Saravanan Thangarajan is a global health scientist and systems strategist working at the intersection of climate change, maternal mental health, and health system resilience. His work focuses on how environmental stressors such as heat, air pollution, and resource insecurity shape maternal well-being, caregiving capacity, and service delivery in low-resource and climate-vulnerable settings.
With training spanning clinical practice and public health systems, he has led and advised large-scale initiatives in India, including strengthening emergency response systems serving 7.8 million people and supporting the scale-up of national mental health services reaching more than 369,000 beneficiaries. His experience bridges frontline care, government implementation, and research translation, with a consistent focus on feasibility, equity, and real-world impact.
Saravanan is currently a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he contributes to research on climate-resilient health delivery models and the integration of mental health into primary and community-based care systems. He collaborates with multilateral and research institutions including the World Health Organization, World Bank, and Wellcome Trust, supporting the translation of climate and health evidence into policy-relevant and operationally viable solutions.
His current work emphasizes climate-linked maternal mental health, disability-inclusive care systems, and the responsible use of digital and AI-supported tools to improve early risk identification and system responsiveness. Across his roles, he is committed to advancing health systems that are resilient, inclusive, and grounded in dignity, ensuring that scientific evidence translates directly into protection for women and families in the world’s most resource-constrained environments.
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