Raj Punjabi

Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000

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New U.S. Malaria Czar: Why We Should Care About The Disease, Even In A Pandemic

5:51pm March 04, 2021

by Marc Silver

Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden.

Raj Panjabi knows what health care can be like in a developing country. As a boy in Liberia he never had his eyes checked. When he came to the U.S. at age 9, he found out he had 20/80 vision.

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What This Doctor Is Going To Do With His $1 Million TED Prize

9:30pm April 25, 2017

by Marc Silver

Raj Panjabi must use the award "to solve a timely, pressing problem." Here's what he plans to do.