I am humbled by the recognition and honor from the World Economic Forum to be named as the Young Global Leader 2026. I have come this far only because of my mom and dad and Jesus Christ who has been my lifelong inspiration & a faithful friend. My journey in global health & social transformation remains inspired by the way Christ healed & served others, taught about fraternal love and provided a lived example of what it means to serve and what it means to love one another. This recognition does not belong to me, but rather to my parents, to our Board & team at CHD Group, to the Government of India and our leaders who inspire our mortal journey forward, to our donors, to the Yenepoya University family, to my quiet ambassadors, trusted confidants and shadow commanders. This is your recognition, not mine and I love you. Lastly, this honor also echoes and represents the voices of thousands of global health professionals around the world, who tirelessly transform our lives. We will do more towards nurturing a healthy world. In service, solidarity and love, I remain.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

The darkest side of medicine is when the physician begins to feel, they know it all. When people die from preventable mistakes, it makes society uncomfortable. When patient safety is looked at through statistical numbers, the basis of human faith starts to crumble.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

It takes extraordinary range, versatility and scholarship to produce superior parliamentarians in a world thriving on anger, hatred and division. It is here that I see great opportunity to rediscover and enkindle grounds of hope and acts of kindness.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

To be appreciated by children tomorrow, we need to engage their lives today. Parenting is an ever-evolving process where children will react and respond in the future based on how they grew up today and what their own circumstances of life have been. Let us aspire to be good and better parents as we progress with time.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Morals is what we must guard when everyday life can crush us, particularly when we are trapped within the routine and when our own self esteem begins to suffer. It is then that we must not hesitate.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Our existence depends on mercy. When we expect mercy from others and from God, it is our duty to also be merciful. It is not a luxury to receive, but a necessity to embrace.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

The skill of good leadership is to identify extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people and to enable them to change their life’s trajectory by gently leading them in the direction, they so often do not wish to go.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

Disasters will perpetually surround us with increased industrialization, however finding certainty in the midst of uncertainty will lead us to be disaster prepared, disaster ready and disaster resilient.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

When we start to reflect that we could have had a lot less than what we are blessed with, irrespective of where we live, belong or choose to be, the natural urge to compare, moan or grumble suddenly vanishes.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes

We seem to have allowed the impression to be created in our ecosystem that telling lies is okay. In places of justice, in systems of law and order, at homes, in relationships, in places of work, we have normalized the art of telling lies, such that mankind stands at risk of eternal damnation.

— Dr. Edmond Fernandes