IPH seminar: Exploring self-reliance for primary healthcare among families and communities using traditional medicine in Karnataka and Kerala

by iphindia | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Events, Latest Updates, Public Health Seminars, Seminars 2020, Uncategorized

Shivanand S, PhD Scholar at TDU and IPH, will be presenting a seminar titled “Exploring self-reliance for primary healthcare among families and communities using traditional medicine in Karnataka and Kerala.” This is the study topic of Shivanand’s PhD. This study will be carried out in H D Kote (Karnataka) and Aluva (Kerala). He will be exploring factors which influence self-reliance while using traditional medicine at household and community level for primary healthcare. The study will use case study method and it is intended to develop self-reliance framework. The framework will be rooted in community health projects for its applicability.

You are invited to attend the seminar in person or join the live seminar via Zoom using the link below

https://zoom.us/j/701662546.

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Speaker

Shivanand S

Affiliation

PhD Scholar, TDU and IPH

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Date

12 March-2020

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Time

3:30 pm – 4.30 pm

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Venue

Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru

3009, II-A Main, 17th Cross, KR Rd, Siddanna Layout,
Banashankari Stage II, Banashankari,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560070

ಆದಿವಾಸಿ ಸಮುದಾಯದ 25ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ

by iphindia | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog, Events, Health Equity and Evaluation, Latest Updates

ಸೋಲಿಗ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸಂಘದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಹಬ್ಬ ದಿನಾಂಕ 28/02/2020 ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಹನೂರು ತಾಲೂಕು ಪೊನ್ನಾಚಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಲಿಗ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸಂಘದ 25ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಶಾಸಕರಾದ ಆರ್ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು. ಉದ್ಘಾಟನಾ ಭಾಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಹತ್ವ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು. ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ವರಿಷ್ಠಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಆನಂದ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಗಾಂಜಾ ಸೇವನೆಯಿಂದ ಬಲಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು ಆದಿವಾಸಿಗಳು 60 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಬದುಕುವುದು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಇಂಥ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪೋಡುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮದ್ಯ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮತ್ತು ಗಾಂಜಾ ಸೇವನೆ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು. ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ಹೆಲ್ತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಶಿಬಿರಗಳನ್ನು ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಈ ಶಿಬಿರದಲ್ಲಿ 250ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಮುದಾಯ ಬಾಂಧವರು ತಮ್ಮ ದೇಹದ ತೂಕದ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ, ಎತ್ತರ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿಮಗ್ಲೋಬಿನ್, ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಉಚಿತ ತಪಾಸಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಈ ಶಿಬಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ಸಹನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರು ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ಹೆಲ್ತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು. ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಯೋಗೇಶ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ವರ್ಗದವರು ಸಹಕರಿಸಿದರು. ಹಾಗೆ ಸಂಜೆ ನಡೆದ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ಹೆಲ್ತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ವರ್ಗದವರಿಂದ ಕುಡಿತದಿಂದ ಆಗುವ ದುಷ್ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳು ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಿರು ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಿ ಸಮುದಾಯದವರಿಗೆ ಅರಿವು ಮೂಡಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ಎರಡನೇ ದಿನದ ವಿಚಾರ ಸಂಕಿರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಆದಿವಾಸಿಗಳ ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಹದೇವಯ್ಯ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ಪ್ರಬಂಧ ಮಂಡನೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಈ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ ಮಂಡನೆಗೆ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್ ಹೆಲ್ತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇದರ ಸಹ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾದ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ್ ಸಹಕರಿಸಿದರು.

This event was part of public engagement activities planned under Towards Health Equity & Transformative Action on Tribal Health (THETA) project under the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance Fellowship to Dr. Prashanth N S

IPH Bengaluru Annual day Oration 2019

by iphindia | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog, IPH Annual Day oration series, Latest Updates

IPH has completed 14 incredible years of growth in the field of public health. Our work in the domains of public health research, education and policy engagement continue and we would like to celebrate this with our collaborators, adjunct faculty, honorary associates, ex-employees, well-wishers, staff and others who have been part of this journey.

This milestone would not have been possible without your cooperation and support. Hence the governing board, management and staff of IPH would like to invite you for this year’s edition of our public health oration series – 2019.

The IPH annual day oration is a public event, so please feel free to circulate this invite to those you feel may find it useful. Hoping to see you at the event.

Topic:
“Can floor moppers become tap turners off? reflection on a new public health paradigm!”

About Orator:

Dr Ravi Narayan explores a journey of nearly five decades which all stated with the stimulus of a refugee camp experience of a medical intern in 1971, followed by a professional journey of academia, research and field practice- in public health and community medicine at St johns- a community oriented medical college in south India till 1983.

In 1984, he along with many colleagues walked out of the confines of a medical college to initiate the CHC and later SOCHARA which very recently has been called a ‘campus without walls’.SOCHARA in today’s terminologies could be described as an early start up in Community Health which participated in the incubation and evolution of several innovations including PHM/ JSA/GHW/IPHU/ CHESS/ CFTFK/ AIDAN/DAF-K and so many others.

During this community journey, various milestones have been related to work with the medico friends circle, the community health movement in India; the peoples health movement at global and national level; the National Rural Health Mission; the Public Health Foundation of India; the Ministry of health and the Planning commission ; the state health policy processes in Karnataka, MP, Jharkhand, Rajasthan ; the Global Forum for Heath Research ; the Emerging Voices in Health process and so on.

In all these years Dr Ravi has consistently promoted a community health paradigm shift from a bio medically oriented techno – managerial process to a social/ community oriented model that includes- concepts such as communitization; SEPCE analysis; globalisation of health solidarity from below; social vaccine and so on.

31st National Road Safety Week – January 2020

by iphindia | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog, Chronic Health Conditions, Events, Latest Updates, post_slider, Road Safety

1.5 lakh lives are lost every year and many more are debilitated on Indian roads due to road crashes. This causes the families of victims with immense economic hardship and emotional trauma. According to the WHO reports, road crashes are one of the leading cause of deaths among the youth between the ages of 5-29 in India and worldwide.

To make our roads safe for all road users and to reduce the crash rates, every year “National Road Safety Week” is observed throughout the country. The focus of the activities of this week is to create more awareness among road users about the road safety and to emphasize good road using practices.

To observe this year’s 31st National Road Safety Week, Institute of Public Health in association with HKBK Group of institutions and Indian Degree College under banner of Safer roads Bengaluru initiative organised a bunch of activities from 14th to 17th of Jan 2020 at our selected stretch of road in Bengaluru. Signature campaign #IResolve4RoadSafety, Quiz on road safety for public and college students, Human chains at major junctions are the main activities among all other activities.

We were at all major junctions of the selected stretch of road from Hebbal to K R Puram throughout the Road Safety Week. A signature wall with student volunteers was present at all the junctions seeking public commitment for road safety. Around 3000 people committed for safer road usage through signing on our campaign wall.
Quiz on road safety witnessed more than 5000 participation. Winners of the quiz were awarded with a ISI marked 2-wheeler helmets by #SaferroadsBLR initiative. We also engaged people through our social media platform Facebook and twitter for the broader reach.

IPH seminar: When community care becomes community mental health

by iphindia | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog, Latest Updates, Public Health Seminars, Seminars 2020

Join live seminar

Sudarshan Kottai, doctoral candidate at IIT Hyderabad, will be presenting a seminar titled ” When community care becomes community mental health: The disappearance of local voices in community mental health programmes in Kerala.”

In response to the global call to upscale mental health services in low- and middle-income countries, many NGOs have sprung up in Kerala to address mental health needs by partnering with locally grown, bottom-up, community-led organizations. This talk by Sudarshan is based on a clinical ethnography of community mental health programmes. Drawing on observations, interviews, and narratives between various stakeholders of these programmes, this talk will illustrate how the community-led volunteer-based pain and palliative programmes are gradually being eclipsed by the mental health NGOs. Sudarshan argues that scaling up of services through aggressive task-shifting via local volunteers is a socio-politico-moral process that can pose serious consequences for the lives of the most vulnerable citizens.

You are invited to attend the seminar in person or over Zoom using the link below: https://zoom.us/j/701662546

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