Intellectual honesty is the key to a mature mind. In times of consistent wars, achieving universal brotherhood may appear like a far fetching goal. An intellectual in such instance must seek divine providence & will certainly find grace to go the distance.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Professionals working in global health must work with passion and purpose. Merely doing a job to receive a pay-cheque serves no good. If you truly care about global healing and change, the vision will pull you.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

The making of a modern mind today is remarkably well oiled to the smog of cant, humbug, hypocrisy which has engulfed public life. Investment in human development alone can lead to faster rates of national growth.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

In an age of moral decay & nuclear threats, our world must be reinspired by soulful grandiosity, captivating humility & profound wisdom to pursue paths of peaceful leadership and find inflexible resolve to transition to dialogue, peace and coexistence.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Nuclear games will cost lives, economy and will permanently scar the human race. I appeal earnestly to men and women of goodwill to stop this method in madness, to keep egos aside and to rediscover paths of peace, courage & fraternal love, urgently.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

India is that nation which personifies and radiates excellence, takes on the world and has richness in her diversity. As responsible, mature and educated citizens, we must be motivated by the ideals of patriotism, sincerity, fraternity and singular passion to build 1.4 billion people as we continue to build our nation. Long live our motherland. Jai Hind.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

To receive the affection of any individual, you must over and above your general merit, have some merit to that individual, specially through service done or offered, by expressions & esteem, grace & kindness without expectations to that effect.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Climate action must begin by sustained action rolled out from the global north and not from the global south. For too long, we have seen jargon and empty speeches delivered with no commitment to action. We need to picture the last mile communities with utmost sincerity if we wish to achieve climate goals and protect at-risk population from destruction and devastation.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Controlling pandemics require principles of field epidemiology, grass-root connectivity, situational analysis and professional public health response to a public health concern of global importance. Anything other than this, is jargon, optics and noise.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

It is hard to deny that all sound and fury magnified by news reporters coarsens the public health management in India. Among populations, it makes tempers flare, breeds distrust and promotes civil disobedience. Pandemic management must be medically driven, not politically.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes