South Asia in the late 90s and 2000s had massive challenges to tackle HIV and AIDS.  Shri Eswaran led roundtables and study circles to find solutions in this region to address this and ensure the inclusivity of these children in mainstream education.  In the 2000s, seminal meetings were held in India and Sri Lanka, and special group task forces in Asia Pacific offices to emphasise the importance of education in accelerating the fight against what was then identified as a pandemic in the region.  The key to tackling this problem was educating girls and women to empower them to adopt behaviour that was both preventative and to reduce infections to improve survival and quality of life.

Similarly, sustainable and quality education delivery challenges were continually evaluated, identified and reported to world forums to increase visibility and implement tackling measures during swine flu in Mexico Africa or Asia.  These actions on health and education sustenance are highly relevant to the current situation that poses unexpected challenges in an increasingly shrinking world.