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Divaa Uthkarsha
Healthcare Justice Advocate
A WEEK OF IDEAS AND CONNECTIONS
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When Divaa Uthkarsha’s younger brother was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, she was only 13, and the impact of that moment would shape the course of her life. Divaa began to notice something even more frightening than the disease itself: a system where thousands of children lacked access to life-saving insulin, care, and awareness. What started as a personal heartbreak became a determined call to action.
At just 13, Divaa founded Project Surya, named after her brother, to fight the healthcare inequity faced by children living with Type 1 Diabetes in underserved communities. Since then, the student-led initiative has grown into a global movement operating across five countries. Project Surya has impacted over 450,000 lives, supported 2,100 children, distributed 8,000 vials of insulin, and built a network of more than 120 youth volunteers. Through medical camps, digital awareness, research, and direct care efforts, the project challenges both social stigma and systemic neglect.
Divaa’s journey from caregiver to changemaker has earned her both national and international acclaim. She is one of the Top 10 Global Finalists for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize, selected from over 11,000 applicants worldwide, and a recipient of the Diana Award, one of the highest honors for young people creating social impact. Her work has been featured by major media platforms such as CNN-News18, Femina, and The Times of India, and she has been invited to speak at global stages including the United Nations Headquarters in New York.Beyond the numbers and awards, Divaa is driven by a clear belief that empathy, when backed by action, can transform lives. She co-authored Asia’s first youth-led PubMed-indexed paper on community health worker interventions for childhood diabetes and continues to advocate for healthcare systems that center dignity, accessibility, and lived experience. Divaa is on a mission to make access to quality health care a human right once again and not just a privilege for the affluent.
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