in mind, referred to her by physicians at Rush who work with the organization. Considering sending a container of medical supplies, she had Project C.U.R.E. at the beginning of 2020, Zambia’s COVID-19 cases peaked, bringing her to question how she could make a difference. Now as a Rush University medical student, she’s found her “sweet spot” at the intersections of neurology, research, and global health, and is looking forward to applying for residency.īetween her second and third year of medical school, Nutakki had the opportunity to experience working for global health conducting research in Zambia, a country in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. Prior to medical school, she returned to India for a year and a half to do public health work. Nutakki’s affinity for global health was inspired by the first eight years of her life growing up in Hyderabad, the capital of southern India’s state of Telangana. Working alongside Project C.U.R.E., the world’s largest distributor of medical donations to developing countries, Nutakki is aiming to send $15,000 worth of medical beds to the NTR Health Trust for their distribution to India’s most in-need regions. Currently, India has one of the highest number of active cases of infections in the world, second only to the U.S. But while half of the eligible population can now celebrate being fully vaccinated, Aparna Nutakki, a fourth-year student at Rush Medical College, confronts the health crisis that is being presented by COVID-19 in India. surpassing 300 million COVID-19 vaccine shots on June 6, a return to normalcy is suggested across the country.

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