Kavya Reddy

Kavya Reddy edits Optimist India's Women & Equality and Healthcare & Wellness coverage. A reporter focused on gender and public health, she has written extensively on women in leadership, equality campaigns, maternal health and access to care. Kavya is committed to evidence: health claims on her desks are checked against peer-reviewed research and official data before publication, and stories about social change are grounded in the voices of the people they affect. She edits the publication's fact-checking on medical topics. She is based in Hyderabad.