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Read MoreBan on Tobacco Advertisement Promotion and Sponsorship
The WHO marks 31st of May each year as the ‘World No Tobacco Day’. This year the theme of celebration proposed by WHO is ‘Ban on Tobacco Advertising Promotion and Sponsorship’ (TAPS). Evidence suggests that comprehensive advertising bans lead to reductions in the numbers of people initiating and continuing smoking. Institute of Public Health in coordination with BGS Hospital organized a...
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Read MoreIndividual V/S Community
“He is a caterer, he needs that place to cook and park his vehicle. Therefore he is creating a problem”, it is the opinion of youths from BM layout in KGhalli ward no.30, Bangalore. KG Halli ward No.30 is located in Bangalore North, with the population of 45000. Findings of baseline survey says 73% of the family do not have tap at home, they depend on other water sources like bore well street tap...
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Read MoreWhen the boot is on the other foot
Yesterday , we went for our “annual health check up”. After months of being nagged by our teenage children, two fifty-plus year old public health professionals set off on this fairly routine activity, which as doctors we advocate to our nearest and dearest. The question was where to go. As we well know, distance and affordability are two key factors in making this decision. Of course the comfort of...
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Read More2nd Regional Meeting, Health Inc Indian Partners (24th – 26th April, Mumbai)
The Second regional team meeting for Health Inc Indian partners was held at Mumbai between 24th and 26th April 2013. This meeting was hosted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) at Hotel Jewel of Chembur, Mumbai. It was attended by members of Institute of Public Health Bangalore (IPH) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) teams, along with representatives from the Institute of Tropical...
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Read MoreTobacco Control programs in poll Manifestos
Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru and the Voice of Tobacco Victims demanded political parties to include tobacco control as an agenda in their poll manifestos. Parties were also sensitized on need to ban chewing tobacco products and that they shall not receive funding from tobacco...
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Read MoreCall for abstracts (Colloquium 2013)
Call for abstract To download call for abstract – click...
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Read MoreWorkshop on PC-PNDT act
To create the awareness about the female foeticide, Government of Karnataka is organising sensitation workshop about PC-PNDT act in Governments hospitals. Main focus of the workshop are field health staff. IPH was invited as a resource person for this workshop, which was held at Sira...
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Read MoreTobacco control now also in Mangalore
A training session was conducted for police officials of the Western Range of Karnataka which includes 4 districts on the 14th March 2013. The officers underwent training for implementation of smoking ban in public places and other guidelines regarding tobacco control. The workshop was conducted in Police Guest House, Mangalore. Tobacco control was taken up as an important issue since one tobacco related...
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Ban on Tobacco Advertisement Promotion and Sponsorship
The WHO marks 31st of May each year as the ‘World No Tobacco Day’. This year the theme of celebration proposed by WHO is ‘Ban on Tobacco Advertising Promotion and Sponsorship’ (TAPS). Evidence...
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2nd Regional Meeting, Health Inc Indian Partners (24th – 26th April, Mumbai)
The Second regional team meeting for Health Inc Indian partners was held at Mumbai between 24th and 26th April 2013. This meeting was hosted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) at Hotel Jewel of Chembur,...
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Tobacco Control programs in poll Manifestos
Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru and the Voice of Tobacco Victims demanded...
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Call for abstracts (Colloquium 2013)
Call for abstract To download call for abstract – click...
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PhD Seminar at IPH (23-April-2013)
Regular PhD seminars are held every month to discuss the various aspects of...
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Workshop on PC-PNDT act
To create the awareness about the female foeticide, Government of Karnataka is...
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Tobacco control now also in Mangalore
A training session was conducted for police officials of the Western Range of...
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Monograph on Youth and Tobacco Use
This monograph is based on a large-scale study among youth in Bangalore, the...
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Abstract presentation at IPHA
Participation in South-East Asia Regional Public Health Conference & 57th...
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PhD Seminar at IPH (21-March-2013)
Regular PhD seminars are held every month to discuss the various aspects of...
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Presentation on estimating Universal Health Coverage
Dr. N. Devadasan was invited to make a presentation on estimating Universal...
Read MoreTB conversion study in Tumkur district
Title: Retrospective evaluation of risk factors for sputum conversion in new...
Read MorePCPNDT Study in Tumkur district
This research study is a part of larger study known as ‘Health System...
Read MoreBPM study in Tumkur district
Title: Study of the profile of Block Programme Manager under National Rural...
Read MorePOCT Study in Tumkur
Title of the Study: Qualitative field research on barriers to point of care...
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