International Seminar on
TACKLING CHRONIC DISEASES IN INDIA
May 23, 2016 (Monday), Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
1630 hours Registration and High Tea
1700 – 1815 INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Remarks
Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER
Inaugural Speakers
Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India
Dr R R M L R Siyambalagoda, Additional Secretary (Medical Services), Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Government of Sri Lanka
Dr Samir Sodha, Resident Advisor, India Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), India Office
Mr Nitin Goel, Managing Director (South Asia), IMS Health
Mr Aman Gupta, Country Representative (India), Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)
Discussion / Tea break
1815 – 1930 PRESENTATION SESSION
Session Chair
Dr Anindya Chatterjee, Regional Director (Asia), IDRC, New Delhi
Presentation 1
Prevention of chronic diseases: Reorienting primary health systems in India
Dr Ali Mehdi, Project Leader, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER [Download Presentation]
Presentation 2
Surveillance of chronic diseases: Challenges and strategies for India
Dr Udaya Mishra and Dr Irudaya Rajan, Professors, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
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Discussion
1930 onwards Mocktails and Dinner