There are many career options available to individuals who have completed a Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree. Here are some potential career paths: Epidemiologist: Epidemiologists investigate the patterns and causes of diseases and other health-related problems. They also design and implement public health interventions to prevent the spread of disease. Health Policy Analyst: Health…
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Edward and Cynthia Institute of Public Health – an Advanced Technical Cooperation centre with Yenepoya University had an industry visit for Masters of Public Health (MPH) students to BASF India Pvt Ltd. The factory visit was scheduled to understand the Environmental and Occupational Health standards, Factory Governance, learn more about the Factory Act 1948 and…
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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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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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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 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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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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Some countries due to their special cultural and social context have more cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity than other parts. Societies like India, Iran, and other neighboring countries may have such variations or differences more than other countries. Of course, it cannot be said that other countries are exempted from this, while today most countries…
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Stakeholders & practitioners of disaster risk reduction have practiced and approached disaster from a lens of a Standard Operating Protocol with limited cross sectoral convergence. Unfortunately, whether we like it or no, planetary outcomes and nature’s approach to weather events have no protocols. Thus, we need to approach a post disaster scenario from a perspective…
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Enduring peace and shared resilience are a collective desire of the people living in South Asia. But South Asia continues to face cascading risks and challenges at multiple fronts which calls for an inclusive policy that puts health and climate action at the center of progress. Health systems vulnerability & preparedness to practice medicine with…
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