Dates: February 16th to 20th, 2015.
Organized by:The Department of Social Work (UGC Centre of Advanced Study), Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India and School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, USA
CONFERENCE TITLE:“Public Health Infrastructure in Transition: Challenges and a Way Forward”
SUMMER SCHOOL TITLE:International Summer School on “Research Methodology in Public Health”
PROGRAMME VENUE:Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India
DATE & DURATION OF THE CONFERENCE:February 16th to 20th, 2015, (5 days)
CONFERENCE BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Health and development are interrelated; it is important to study the direct linkages and various socio-economic determinants of health. It is evident from the empirical studies that systematic healthcare initiatives raised labour productivity; improve life expectancy and standard of living. The key goals of public health systems across democratic countries are to reduce population exposure to diseases, vector control, health education, assure food safety and provision of primary healthcare services.
The global conference aims to bring various stakeholders including generalists and specialists to debate and discuss policy issues relating to the public health infrastructure, evidence-based public health practice, emerging issues, and innovative approaches in reinventing health care service delivery and development. The conference will include research papers, case studies, policy briefs, systematic reviews, secondary case reviews, field observations, reviews of government programmes, project reports, and doctoral and post-doctoral research findings. In brief, each of the technical sessions broadly examines the changing needs for a sustainable public health infrastructure, impact of reforms in the healthcare sector and stakeholders’ participation in health service
delivery.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:In order to encourage broad assortment of professionals within India to contribute to this conference we look forward to reimburse expenditure on travel (3 Tier AC train ticket) to those whose papers have been accepted (only selected candidates) for presentation and recommended by the screening committee.
Thematic focus areas of the conference are:1. Social and economic dimensions of health
2. Political economy of health and social development
3. Rural to urban migration and urban infrastructure including access to drinking water, sanitation, housing, roads, transport, electricity and communication
4. Rural, primary healthcare & institutional referral services; inequalities in urban versus rural health systems and access to adequate healthcare facilities
5. Infrastructure for handling emerging diseases (Communicable and Non
Communicable Diseases)
6. Institutional infrastructure affecting reproductive, adolescent health, maternal, child health, family planning and nutrition; universal health coverage including health insurance
7. Occupational health and safety (formal and informal sectors) and corporate practices workers health, labour welfare measures and workers compensation
8. Public health education, training & research,
9. Evidence Based Public Health Policy
10. Strengthening public health organisations (infrastructure, management systems, health management information systems, health audit, health financing and insurance, trained manpower); new public health management (health policy, planning, regulation, licensing and accreditation); infrastructure for regulation of health service providers
11. Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in healthcare service delivery and NGO’s in health service delivery and
12. Mobile health, telemedicine (e-health infrastructure), and health communication.
CONTACT:
Conference Organising Secretary, Dr. Sigamani P, Ph.D., Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi-110025 India.
Email:
sigamanip@jmi.ac.in
Phone (Office): +91-11-26981270 Ext 44
Fax: +91-11- 26982658; Mobile: +91-9716074575
CONFERENCE email: iph2015@gmail.com
