Banjot Kaur
Banjot Kaur
Banjot has been a health journalist in India since 2010. She extensively covered Covid-19 from policy and science angles. Her on-ground investigations of various health schemes from different parts of the country have exposed gaps and corruption. Her critique of policies has influenced debate and decision-making. She has been a speaker at many national and international media and scientific forums.
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With over 15 years of experience in health, I have reported stories that influenced policy and accountability. At The Wire, I exposed the removal of a key institute's director for releasing inconvenient government data, and a three-part series compelled major pharma company to change vaccine patent applications to credit a national institute.  

My reporting revealed India's shortage of essential TB drugs despite official denials, exposed the government's misleading claims on toxic cough syrups exported to Gambia, and highlighted India's failure to sequence even 1% of COVID-19 samples, undermining pandemic preparedness. Earlier, my series from Dharavi during the first COVID wave became a global reference, while investigative work in Odisha uncovered a cancer crisis that triggered an ICMR study.  

My reportage on Zika in Madhya Pradesh exposed pregnant women being coerced into abortions, drawing international recognition, and my Right to Information–based stories unveiled deep-rooted pharma-doctor collusion.

Banjot's fellowship is sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Foundation