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Vicha Adri

Vicha Adri is a staff intern with the Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative. She recently graduated from George Washington University with an MPH concentrating in Maternal & Child Health. She obtained her MBBS from the University of Lampung, Indonesia, with her thesis on the community maternal health.

Before joining the Wilson Center, Vicha was a research trainee at the Children’s National Health System, assisting a study on adolescent males and contraception. She was an Executive Committee member of Women in Global Health DC Chapter and the Program Manager for the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia’s Preventive Pilot Program on NCDs. Vicha is a passionate public health researcher working to foster intersectionality across multi-sector stakeholders.

  • Shaping a Maternal Mental Health Crisis Response to COVID-19

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    Covid-19  //  Dot-Mom  //  December 16, 2020  //  By Madhavi Roy, Paul Shetler Fast & Vicha Adri
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    As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths rise, women are experiencing more anxiety both during and after pregnancy. One-third of all mental health problems are associated with adverse childhood and community experiences—the pandemic is an adverse community experience being felt worldwide.

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  • The Importance of Community Trust to Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

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    Covid-19  //  Dot-Mom  //  Friday Podcasts  //  October 30, 2020  //  By Vicha Adri

    podcast photo“Vaccine hesitancy is to be expected in a normal circumstance—it’s very different from being what we call ‘anti-vaccine,’” says Dr. Rahul Gupta, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Officer at March of Dimes, in this week’s Friday Podcast. He spoke at a recent Wilson Center event on ongoing efforts to develop and deliver a COVID-19 vaccine, co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh, March of Dimes, and the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation.

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