JS Thakur, MD (Community Medicine), DNB (Family Medicine), is a Professor at School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. He is a renowned authority in Public Health who had a strong and long association with WHO country office for India as Cluster Coordinator and National Professional Officer for its nodal programmes. Dr Thakur is a Fellow/Member of professional organisations such as Indian Public Health Association, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine and International Epidemiological Association. He is the founder President of World NCD Federation. He has over 100 publications to his credit in peer-reviewed international and national journals and has several awards to his credit.