Mohan Rao is Professor at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a medical doctor, specialized in public health. He works on health and population policy, and the history and politics of health. His publications include "From Population Control to Reproductive Health: Malthusian Arithmetic "(2004), "Disinvesting in Health: The World Bank s Health Prescription "(edited, 1999), and "The Unheard Scream: Reproductive Health and Women s Lives in India "(edited, 2004)"."