Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health supports Government of Mizoram

Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health – a unit of CHD Group along with the District Administration Champhai conducted an advanced health systems strengthening and operational readiness during humanitarian emergencies workshop for medical doctors and nurses of Champhai, Mizoram. The workshop was inspired by Mr. James Lalrinchhana, Deputy Commissioner, Champhai, Mizoram. The medical doctors…

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Digital Health and Health Equity

The covid-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives in numerous ways and one of these is digital health. We have witnessed the revolutionizing of telemedicine, digital therapeutics, and digital innovations in medicine. Despite the digitalization & innovation in medicine and healthcare, health inequity has increased majorly. There are 3 prime factors that are important to be…

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How Global Solutions are Failing Local Communities

Disasters and emergencies became a part of communities around the world. Local communities or existing infrastructures are not designed and framed to withstand the consequences of emergencies that are happening presently around the world. The extended shortcomings to support the post-disaster phases and rehabilitation in communities breaks down the expectations and hopes of sustainable growth…

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India needs to urgently address the disaster-climate-health nexus

Building community resilience calls for understanding how systemic risks influence policy outcomes and why existential gaps need to be plugged to tackle the nexus of public health consequences – extreme weather events and natural disasters. The pandemic has exposed the fault-line threadbare which imposes new questions and also calls for an amendment to the Disaster…

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Malnutrition an existing global health threat since decades.

Malnutrition is a condition, where deficient or excess nutrient intake or imbalance of required micronutrients is on daily recommendations. The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) concept first emerged in the year,1992 at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization…

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Mass-screening as an alternative way of quarantine in Iran during COVID-19 pandemic

Corresponding Author: Dr. Fatemeh RezaeiEmail: f.rezaei.pro@gmail.com Adopting effective coping strategies in a worsening crisis situation require authorities to identify, assess, and plan immediately the situation. The challenge we are currently facing in Iran is COVID-19, which has received widespread attention due to the rising number of death and illnesses in the community. The Iranian government…

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The impact of climate change on ‘global health’

Climate change is a deep-rooted public health threat which introduced a change in the global or regional climate pattern a few years ago. The severity of climate change is triggered by global warming resulting in extreme changes in weather patterns including unbearable heat and cold, unpredicted rains, rise in sea levels and air pollution. The…

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Extreme weather events and their multi-sectoral impact: Lessons from Kerala

The scenic state of Kerala is currently threatened by extreme climate events, despite being known for its moderate tropical climate. Over the past few years, the weather pattern has rapidly changed. The monsoon season in Kerala normally lasts from June through July; but, in recent years, August and September have seen sudden bursts of extremely…

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