Conversations to cultivate change

CONVERSATIONS TO CULTIVATE CHANGE

ABOUT

Through context-grounded, data-driven approaches and creative expression, I explore complex human challenges to cultivate change.

Welcome! I’m Keerti.

I’m a doctor, researcher, educator and filmmaker working at the intersection of medicine, global health, storytelling and creative public engagement..

COLLABORATION AND WORKING ACROSS DIFFERENT WORLDS

COMMENTARIES & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Published perspectives on global health, inequity and HIV epidemics. Publications on navigating family life in an uncertain, dynamic world. Features articles, thought leadership and podcasts from other published forums.

FILMS & MEDIA

Creative productions for public engagement through collaborative partnerships.

Co-created using social science research, audience centred design and effective engagement with populations in need.

RESEARCH GRANTS & PUBLICATIONS

Research and publications that contribute to advancing equity and effectiveness in global healthcare.

FEATURED WORK - Films & Creative Collaborations

TRUST, Overcoming Mistrust in Health Research (2025)
Award-winning health documentary I created and directed for the NIHR North London Research Delivery Network.

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UTAMA INDONESIA

Created as a HIV testing and social science study recruitment short film. Within UTAMA, a project I led within a UK-Indonesian joint research partnership, funded by the MRC, Newton Fund & RISTEKBRIN [MR/S019987/1]

Directed by Dian Saputra, Matahati Productions; produced by UTAMA/Chelsea & Westminster NHS and Global Health Film. Versions in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Premiered at the Global Health Film Festival in 2019.

SAFEHOUSE

Collaboration between UTAMA, Grammy award winning musician Kipper Eldridge & musician Kia Mata.

To mark World AIDS Day 2020, the UTAMA Project invited Grammy and Emmy award-winning producer, songwriter and musician Kipper Eldridge and musician and songwriter Kai Mata to write and produce a song. To inspire the community at large to help end AIDS in Indonesia