Strengthening the Resilience of India’s Plural Health System: Lessons from the COVID19 Crisis

Strengthening the Resilience of India’s Plural Health System: Lessons from the COVID19 Crisis

by | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog, Latest Updates

Webinar

Time

11.00 AM – 12.30 PM

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Date

18-November-2020

Title:

“Strengthening the Resilience of India’s Plural Health System: Lessons from the COVID19 Crisis”

Speakers:

  1. Dr. Saradindu Bhaduri Associate Professor Centre for Studies in Science Policy Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)– New Delhi
  2. Dr. V.Sujatha Professor Centre for the Study of Social Systems Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)– New Delhi

Discussants:

  1. Dr. Sundar Sarukkai Founder Barefoot Philosophers Bengaluru.
  2. Dr. Harilal Madhavan Development Economist Indian Institute of Science and Education Research, Thiruvananthapuram

Moderator:

  1. Dr. Unnikrishnan P.M. Visiting Professor The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU) – Bengaluru
In the first webinar of this series, we unpacked the concept of resilience and its origins in different disciplines and the role of pluralistic healthcare approaches in times of pandemic like COVID-19. In the second webinar, we will continue the theme, exploring the concept and role of frugal innovations and their relevance in strengthening the resilience of India’s plural health system. We will also have an exposition of the response of Siddha to the COVID pandemic, to add to our understanding of the resilience shown by various health knowledge systems
Webinar series on Strengthening the Resilience of India’s Plural Health System

Webinar series on Strengthening the Resilience of India’s Plural Health System

by | Sep 18, 2020 | Blog, Latest Updates, post_slider

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30-September-2020

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Title: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis

The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU) – Bengaluru in collaboration with Institute of Public Health (IPH) – Bengaluru and Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharalal Neharu University (JNU) – New-Delhi

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up challenges on multiple fronts and health systems are not exceptional. In fact, even the developed countries with better health systems struggled or struggling to cope with the burden and impact of the corona pandemic. With COVID-19, the beliefs and systems that we follow are bound to change. We should not only focus on returning to normalcy, rather, the time is more relevant now than ever to revamp and rejuvenate the Indian plural health system and seek long term sustainable solutions. In this webinar we would like to highlight the key lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the way forward to build resilience of India’s plural health system.

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IPH Representation in South Asia Regional Consortium, SARC

IPH Representation in South Asia Regional Consortium, SARC

by | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog, Chronic Health Conditions, Latest Updates

Dr. Upendra Bhojani was invited to be a member of a Technical Advisory Panel for the South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT), Colombo. Other members of the Technical Advisory Panel include Dr. Rana J Singh, Prof. Stella Bialous, Dr. Tara Singh Bam and Dr. Mary Assunta.

The SARC-CCT Technical Advisory Panel represents the regional and international experts who work in the tobacco control field, who are able to help advise and offer guidance to the SARC-CCT. This consortium has representatives from the South Asian states, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, India & Sri Lanka. The consortium was first set up and inaugurated in July 2019 as a tobacco observatory, the main purpose of which is to monitor tobacco industry activities and implementation of FCTC Article 5.3 in the region of South Asia. The first meeting of the consortium was held on 30th July 2020 and is scheduled to occur once in three months. 

Sixteenth webinar in the Equilogues

Sixteenth webinar in the Equilogues

by | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, Health Equilogues, Latest Updates, post_slider

Time

3.00 PM – 5.00 PM

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Date

14-August-2020

Title:

“Differential Experience to COVID-19 and its Control Measures in India”

Speakers:

  1. Md. Gufran Alam from Aman Biradari Trust (New Delhi) 
  2. Rohini Chhari from Bhoomi Gramotthan Evam Shabhagi Gramin Vikas Sanstha, Morena (Madhya Pradesh) 
  3. Lilawati Waghare from Amhi Aamchya Aarogya Sathi, Gadhchiroli (Maharashtra) 
  4. C. Mahadeva from Zilla Budakattu Girijana Abhivruddhi Sangha 
  5. Atish Indrekar from Budhan Theatre 
  6. Dilfaraz from SAMARA
Context setting by Rakhal Gaitonde, HENI Steering Group member and Professor at  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum and one of the authors of the recent paper on BMJ Global Health titled Bridging a false dichotomy in the COVID-19 response: a ‘public health’ approach to the lockdown debate.
Moderated by Prashanth NS, HENI Secretariat member and Faculty lead at Health Equity Cluster, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru.

A “learning together” workshop-cum-webinar to collectively understand the differential effects of COVID-19 on individuals and communities. Members from underrepresented and marginalized communities will share their community’s experience of living through the pandemic and the lockdown’s impact on livelihood.

It will kindle discussions among the participants on the following key questions:
  1. What can we learn about the pandemic’s experience in particular individuals/communities/contexts?
  2. What brought about such a vulnerability in the first place?
  3. How could we mitigate the effects of such vulnerability in similar contexts?

IPH Bengaluru Annual Day Oration 2020

IPH Bengaluru Annual Day Oration 2020

by | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, IPH Annual Day oration series, Latest Updates, post_slider

Speaker

Dr. Gita Sen

About Orator

Date

28-August-2020

Dr. Gita Sen
Founder & Member of the Executive Committee of Development Alternatives with Women.
Currently serves on the Scientific & Technical Advisory Group of WHO’s Department of Reproductive Health and Research.
Co-chair of PAHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Gender Equality and Health.
Gender & Health Scholar with Multiple academic affiliations to Indian and Global academic centers of excellence.

IPH Oration series is a public event, please feel free to disseminate the flyer among your networks – Download Flyer

Consultancy project with the State Anti-Tobacco Cell, Gov of Karnataka

Consultancy project with the State Anti-Tobacco Cell, Gov of Karnataka

by | Aug 1, 2020 | Blog, Chronic Health Conditions, Latest Updates

Consultancy project with the State Anti-Tobacco Cell

In a project commissioned by the State Anti-Tobacco Cell (Dept Health and Family Welfare Services, GOK), Riddhi and Upendra, researchers at the DEEP project at IPH, with the help of intern Neema Joseph, historically mapped and analyzed various tobacco-related litigations in Karnataka high court in order to identify the stakeholders as well as common laws/arguments used by these stakeholders in shaping tobacco regulations in Karnataka. The project sought to answer two main questions:

1.     What have been the legislations and major arguments used by petitioners in litigations challenging tobacco control regulations in Karnataka?

2.     Who have been the stakeholders engaged directly in litigations related to tobacco in Karnataka?

Upon completion of the study, we presented this work to members of the Tobacco Control Alliance in a meeting organized by the department on 26th July 2020 and later submitted a report of the study physically to the Deputy Director, Dr. Selvaraj who also leads the tobacco control initiative. We discussed a possible follow-up to the study, centred around convening of lawyers and select petitioners, and studying a few key litigations in Karnataka. We believe such insights can help the state government pre-empt legal challenges as well as develop an effective stakeholder-specific response to legal challenges. The team hopes to write and publish a paper based on this work.

Download the Report – Here