Gautam Roy, acting director of Jipmer was presented the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of public health during the recently-organised conference co-hosted by the Puducherry chapters of the Indian Public Health Association and Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. The discussions revolved around critical public health issues, like mental health, climate change, …
SAMBALPUR: In a bid to sensitise women on the importance of early detection and vaccination for battling cervical cancer, the Indian Public Health Association, Odisha on Friday organised an awareness-cum-vaccination drive at Urban Health Training Centre in Goudapali, Burla. General secretary IPHA, Odisha, Dr Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra said, “Cervical cancer is one of the leading cancers among women. During the …
Seven months into the coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Joint Task Force of eminent public health experts on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it must be assumed that an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus "would not be available in the near future". In a joint statement, experts of the Indian Public Health Association, Indian …
Indian Public Health Association expressed its apprehensions over dengue-related deaths in Madurai district. Stating that the outbreak of dengue in Madurai calls for national attention, it said that the deaths may be due to “multiple-mixed infections” and not just dengue fever alone. There are chances of mixed infections at a time involving dengue, typhoid and malaria,” S. Elango, State president …
