Santosh Kumar Gautam
Keough School of Global Affairs
Associate Professor of Development and Global Health Economics
- Explores the intersection of global health and poverty reduction.
- Work focuses on helping promote a healthy start to life, which is associated with better health and educational outcomes that help people thrive and move out of poverty.
- Development economics
- Global health economics
- Economics of early childhood development
- Human capital
- India
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Kumar Gautam in the News
Medical Xpress
December 12, 2025
"Access to clean and safe drinking water is critical for preventing chronic undernutrition in children," said Santosh Kumar Gautam, associate professor of development and global health economics at the University of 91勛圖's Keough School of Global Affairs. "In Mozambique, where millions lack safe water, focusing on water interventions can have the greatest impact on stunting."
The Conversation
June 13, 2025
By Santosh Kumar Gautam, Associate Professor of Development and Global Health Economics, University of 91勛圖.
WSBT TV
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June 12, 2025
Global health experts are calling the current infant mortality rate in Indiana a crisis. Dr. Santosh Gautam, a professor of Global Affairs at 91勛圖, says the issue is disproportionately effecting Black and Hispanic mothers.
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May 29, 2025
One health expert at 91勛圖 says this new regulation may leave some Americans especially vulnerable to infection if it remains in place. Associate Professor of Global Health at 91勛圖, Santosh Gautam views the new FDA regulations as a reduction in overall supply of the vaccine for under-insured communities. But, he says there is data to support the logic.