Varsha Krish

Varsha Krish is a Data Analyst at the University of Washington's Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on the engagement team. A neuroscience graduate of Barnard College, she is passionate about women's issues, science, and how we use data to tell stories in the most effective way.

Malawi health care workers trained with PEPFAR funding attending a graduation ceremony in 2014. CDC image.
Poverty

HIV/AIDS: How Many Lives Hang in the Balance if Donor Funding Dries Up?

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Varsha Krish, Rui Ma

As funding for treatment and care rose in past decades, new cases and deaths fell—so what will happen if funding falls?

A woman receives a prenatal exam at the Maternity Outreach Mobile in Phoenix, Arizona. The picture shows a woman lying back on a hospital-type bed with her shirt pulled up exposing her late-term belly. The hands of a health care provider stretch a tape measure vertically across her belly.
Gender

The United States Has Mommy Issues

by Varsha Krish

The factors behind rising U.S. maternal mortality