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by iphindia | Jan 22, 2014 | Latest Updates
Health Inc team stands tall at Singapore
The Health Systems in Asia conference was organised jointly by Social Science & Medicine and the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 13-16 Dec 2013 at NUS, Singapore. The Health Inc team from IPH presented three posters and one oral session at the conference.
You can view these presentations at the links provided below:
The four-day event was kickstarted with insightful opening remarks by the president of NUS on the current complexity of health systems and the perception of health care as a human right. The entire event was organised as a sequential series of parallel sessions. The opening session focused on governance of pluralistic health systems and provided many practical examples to establish pros and cons of such a system. Other sessions dealt with themes like versatile health systems in Asia, exploring trends in different Asian countries, the major barriers to achieve objectives, and strategies to deal with such barriers and future perspectives. The conference witnessed various debates & discussions on important topics like impact of health financing, cost containment strategies, health literacy, emerging health challenges in Asia, governance and regulation within health systems and management of drug distribution and availability. The poster sessions were equally informative in communicating interesting work by researchers across Asia. The conference used an innovative approach for capturing more feedback & suggestions on posters by using a smartphone app called “Poster in my pocket”. ( http://www.healthsystemsasia.com/conference-posters.html )
The list of oral presentations and poster presentations in the conference are available at the links provided:
Overall, it was a thrilling experience to participate in such an intellectual gathering of researchers, managers, teachers and authors in public health. For some of us in the team, this was our first experience of attending an international conference and speaking before a global gathering. Our hard work and preparation were rewarded when the Health Inc team (IPH Bangalore and TISS, Mumbai) was awarded the best poster award (three posters from IPH and two form TISS). For more details on the best poster reward please read from the following link.
http://www.publichealth.itg.be/2014/01/06/health-inc-gets-best-poster-award/
For any further details on the conference, please visit www.healthsystemsasia.com
by iphindia | Jan 13, 2014 | Advocacy, Latest Updates, Media advocacy
For the health benefits of customers visiting hotels and restaurants, the Karnataka Pradesh Hotel and Restaurant Association (KPHRA) and Bruhat Bangalore Hotel Association (BBHA) in association with the health department joined hands to initiate some measures for the better implementation of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. To brief media about the steps/initiatives taken by both the associations and health department, they called for a joint press conference on 23rd December 2013 at KAS Officers Association hall, Bangalore at 10.30 am. Health Minister could not make it to the event because of some unavoidable reasons hence Dr K B Eshwarappa, Deputy Director – Health and Family welfare Dept also In-charge of State anti-tobacco cell represented him. Mr Ramachandra Upadhya, President, Karnataka Pradesha Hotels and Restaurants association(KPHRA), Mr Chandrashekar Hebbar, President, Bruhat Bangalore Hotels association(BBHA), Mr Ramamurthy, Secretary, BBHA, Mr Nagaraj, Secretary, KPHRA and Dr Vishal Rao addressed the media. Both the associations have circulated the specifications of COTPA to all their members and asked them to comply with the signage requirement. KPHRA has also distributed template signages to all the districts.
by iphindia | Jan 13, 2014 | Administrative & Political advocacy, Advocacy, Education, Latest Updates
Police personnel belonging Davanagere, Chitradurga, Bellary, Shimoga Districts of Eastern range of state police wing underwent training for implementation of smoking ban in public places and other guidelines regarding tobacco control on 7th November at a workshop organized in Bapuji MBA college auditorium, Davanagere. Cops were told to get serious about implementation of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) in their respective ranges.
Eastern Range IGP, SPs of all the four district and senior police officials participated in the workshop. As part of Voice of tobacco Victims (VOTV) Mr Durgaiah from Kanakapura shared his life experience and survival story from cancer with all the police officers and requested all for the effective implementation of COTPA in their Districts.
by iphindia | Jan 13, 2014 | Advocacy, Education, Latest Updates, Media advocacy
In order to empower journalists with what is needed for the effective health related reporting, the Institute of Public Health in association with Yenepoya University has organized a workshop for journalists in Mangalore on 07th December 2013 at Yenepoya University Lecture Hall, Deralakatte, Mangalore. Honorable Minister, Health and Family welfare department Sri U T Khader inaugurated the workshop, Padma Bhushan Dr.B.M. Hegde, Vice Chancellor(Rtd.) of Manipal University and Smt. Nupur Basu, Senior Journalist and Documentary filmmaker were the Chief Guests for the event. Dr Vishal Rao participated as a main speaker. Mr. Durgaiah a cancer survivor as part of the Voice of Tobacco Victims also participated in the event.
by iphindia | Jan 13, 2014 | Advocacy, Education, Latest Updates, Media advocacy
In order to empower journalists with what is needed for the effective health related reporting, the Institute of Public Health in association with Mysore District Journalists Association has organized a workshop for journalists in Mysore on 16th November 2013 at Mysore District Journalists Association Hall, Mysore. Honorable MLA of Mysore (Chamaraja Constituency) Sri Vasu inaugurated the workshop, Mysore City Police Commissioner Dr. M A Saleem, Mysore District Journalists Association President Sri C K Mahendra, Mysore District Journalists Association General Secretary Sri K Deepak were the Chief Guests for the event.
At the end of the workshop Police Commissioner ordered Police inspectors immediately to remove the ads and told to accompany VOTV Mr Durgaiah in ads removing drive. Immediately all the boards were removed by the police officers.
by iphindia | Dec 17, 2013 | Latest Updates
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