Geography and Health: A Study in Medical Geography

Nilofar Izhar obtained her post graduation and Ph.D. from the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Thereafter she was awarded several fellowships including CSIR Pool Scientist (under Indian Scinentists Abroad category), UGC Research Associateship and ICSSR Senior Fellowship. She has contributed more than 30 research papers in national and international journals. She is also the founder of Region, Health and Health Care, the first journal in the field of medical geography in India, and the Academy for the Study of Environment and Social Wellbeing, Aligarh. She has written several monographs on Geography of Traditional Medial Systems, as well as on Women’s Health. Currently she is working on gender issues with focus on women’s health. She has been nominated as Member on the Editorial Board for the Indian Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine.