Advocacy for stronger road safety and transport legislation in India

The overall purpose of the project is to advocate for an effective national road safety legislation in India. Key objectives included to generate support from Karnataka towards introduction and passage of the Road Transport and Safety Bill (RTSB) in the Indian parliament and to work with relevant government authorities for rapid formulation and notification of Rules (RTSB) without further dilutions for effective implementation by the state government. This work was funded by the Global Road Safety Partnership/ IFRC

Cluster updates

Workshop on Professional medical associations and policy-making

by iphindia | May 15, 2019

Dr. Upendra Bhojani, India Alliance Fellow and Faculty at Institute of Public Health, was invited to participate in workshop and a discussion on "Professional medical associations and policymaking: perspectives from research and practice" organized by The...

Lecture on chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities

by iphindia | May 8, 2019

Prof. Wim Van Damme Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp 13-May-2019 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru

IPH participates in a tobacco control stakeholders meeting called by the state government

by iphindia | May 2, 2019

State Anti tobacco cell, Government of Karnataka had conducted a coalition meeting of all private stakeholders organisation working on tobacco control measures on 22nd April 2019 at Health Directorate. Dr Jagadish Joint Director - Medical , Dr Selvarajan Deputy...

National Conference on Tobacco or Health

by iphindia | Mar 7, 2019

The fourth edition of the 'National Conference on Tobacco or Health' concluded recently in Mumbai (8-10 February 2019). It saw a range of stakeholders across Indian states coming together in what the conference's organizing secretary described as the "Kumbh Mela" of...

A round-table discussion on preliminary findings of the Saferroads Bengaluru study

by iphindia | Mar 7, 2019

A round-table discussion was organized in city on 27th Feb, 2019 by Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru with the support of AXA Business Services under the banner of ‘Safer roads Bengaluru’ initiative. This was organised to discuss the issues pertaining to the...