First Givers Club workshop State of Public Health in India was held on 24th September 2010. The aim of the workshop was to understand the issue of public health in India, challenges in the sector, solutions being offered and how the First Givers Club members can make a difference.
State of Public Health in India: Workshop Summary
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1. Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital – Eye Care in North India
2. MAHAN – Tribal Healthcare in Melghat
Expert Panelists:
Expert panelists are the eminent expertise from the public health domain to support our members in their endeavours of making a difference.
1. Dr. Mrudula Phadke: Dr. Mrudula Phadke has been been the Dean of B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital from 1992 to 2000 after which she was appointed as Director of Medical Research till 2002. She later worked as UNICEF consultant and was the technical advisor to the Government of Maharashtra. She is the first woman vice-chancellor of MUHS, Nashik.
2. Dr. Neha Madhiwalla : Dr. Neha Madhiwalla is health researcher and activist. She is coordinator of Center for Studies in Ethics and Rights. Currently working on research in reproductive health and bioethics, Neha is also visiting faculty at the TISS. She is also associated with Sahyog, a community-based initiative for primary health and education for women and girls.
3. Dr. Saraswati Sankaran: Dr. Saraswati Sankaran holds a Ph.D in Sociology from University of Mumbai. She has been working in the area of reproductive and child health and ‘no risk’ lifestyle to prevent HIV/AIDS. She began preventive work in HIV/AIDS even before the first case of HIV was diagnosed in India. She has undertaken various research studies and has been to consultant to different national/international agencies for various projects.
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