Mr. Sameer, a road crash survivor addressing the event organised by IPH under the banner of Safer roads Bengaluru initiative to mark World Day of Remembrance -2018
A Walkathon was organized on 17th Nov 2018 by the Institute of Public Health (IPH), Bengaluru in association with the Government Girls Junior College (High school section), Malleswaram, under the Banner of ‘Safer Roads Bengaluru’ to observe The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR). the WDR is commemorated to remember the many millions killed and injured on roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected.
Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan, MLA, Malleshwaram constituency participated as a chief guest for the event and flagged off the walkathon. Dr. Asha Abhikar, Deputy Director of State Road Safety Cell, Karnataka; Mr. Prathap Reddy, DySP – Road Safety Cell; Dr. Upendra Bhojani, Assistant Director of Institute of Public Health; and the Vice-Principal of Govt Girls College, Malleshwaram along with other Officials from Police and Transport department had participated and addressed the program. The event was witnessed by participants of more than 350 school and college students of Government Girls College and Padmashree Group of Institutions. As a part of the event, a candlelit vigil was observed to remember the victims of road crashes.
Students from various educational institutions participated in the Walkathon
Representatives from the media were also invited for the event and 10 media houses (including 2 electronic media – TV 5 & DD) covered the event.
a candlelit vigil was observed to remember the victims of road crashes
It has been estimated that over 80% of the world’s population depends on traditional healing systems as their primary source of care. Traditional Medicine consists of codified and non-codified streams of knowledge. The Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru is currently operating a National Scheme along with the Quality Council of India (QCI) for the Assessment, Training and Certification of Traditional Community Health Practitioners based on a standards competency model aligned with ISO 29990 and ISO 17024 which looks at applying stringent rigors for the process of training and certifying TCHPs.
Anuradha will share her internship experience at IPH, as part of the THETA Project, focusing on available health research on the Adivasi community in India.
“As part of the IPHAnnualDaycelebrations on September 1 (2018), we launched an IPHAnnualDayOration Series. The purpose of this series is to hear from distinguished professionals and leaders talk about their journey, experiences and perspectives that motivate and inform public health professionals.
About Orator:
We are glad that Sri KV Dhananjay delivered the inaugural IPHAnnualDayOration. He is a distinguished lawyer practising at Supreme Court of India and various High Courts in the country. His areas of practice involve constitutional law, administrative law, tax legislation as well as arbitration and commercial disputes involving a substantial question of law. He takes a keen interest in public health. He provided legal and constitutional perspectives on public health in India, including sharing his experiences of engaging in several public health matters in courts.
This project aimed to map and analyse the elected representatives of Indian parliament,who participated in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha debates and also raised queries about tobacco.
Speaker
Abirami Kaliyaperumal
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Affiliation
IPH Intern
Date
26-October-2018
Time
4:00 pm – 5.00 pm
Venue
Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru #250, 2nd C Main, 2nd C Cross, Girinagar Ist Phase, Bengaluru – 560085
