Gaurab Basu

Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, is an instructor at Harvard Medical School, a primary care physician at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), and co-director of the CHA's Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy. Basu has a background in human rights, global women’s health and is passionate about climate change and justice. He is currently a part of the Robert Wood Johnson "Culture of Health Leaders" Fellowship. He is also a recipient of the Charles McCabe award for teaching excellence at Harvard Medical School. 

Residents walk along a house on a flooded street heading to a shelter ahead of the expected landfall of the "super cyclone" Amphan, in the Dacope of Khulna district, Bangladesh, on May 20, 2020. Photo shows two people walking and hanging on to a building as they navigate the flooded streets. AFP/Munir uz Zaman via Getty Images
Environment

Family Affair: Coronavirus and the Climate Crisis

by Gaurab Basu, Samir Chaudhuri

In the Bay of Bengal, where Cyclone Amphan collided with COVID-19, a glimpse of why we need environmental sustainability