Dr. Sunil Mehra, MD (Paediatrics) from Banaras Hindu University, India has been a practising paediatrician for over three decades. He founded MAMTA in 1990 and with his vision expanded its work to 12 states of India and neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Nepal. MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child empowers underserved and marginalized individuals and communities through gender-sensitive participatory processes for achieving optimal and sustainable health and development.