Climate change can cause unprecedented or unanticipated health problems in places or populations where they have not previously occurred. The climate changes can result in emission of greenhouse gases, respiratory illnesses, allergies, exacerbation of climate-sensitive diseases, water and food insecurity, zoonotic diseases, vector borne diseases and mental health issues. The health impact of climate change will be determined mainly by the vulnerability of populations, their resilience to the current rate of climate change and the extent to which transformational action is taken now to reduce the issue. Climate change is a serious threat to global public health and requires an immediate, internationally coordinated response.
An effective public health response to mitigate the risks of climate change is essential in enhancing the overall public health preparedness for the same.
AMRITACON 2022 aims to bring together the doyens in the field of climate change and public health. The conference will be a rendezvous for exchange of ideas, for generation of advocacy and a platform for researchers in the fields of climate change and public health at various levels.
Join us for the academic extravaganza.
Important Note
Additional Director and Head,
Centre for Environmental Health and Occupational Health,
Climate Change and Health at National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi
Topic: India’s Health Sector Response to Climate Change
Associate Professor,
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health,
University of Arizona,
Arizona, USA
Topic: Mitigating Climate Change through Public Health Strategies
Professor
College of Health Sciences
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
Topic: Impact of Climate Change on Malaria and Leishmaniasis
Principal Scientist,
CSIR institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB),
New Delhi, India
Topic: Genomics and Disease Intelligence for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Expert Member in
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
R&D Committee, Government of India
Topic : Water Pollution, Air Pollution and Climate Change
Professor,
Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry,
Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Kochi, India
Topic: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Associate Professor,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences,
Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Kochi, India
Topic: Extreme Events and Health Issues
Senior Scientist (Scientist F) & Head of the Biosafety Level 4 Laboratory
ICMR – NIV
Pune, India
Topic: Emerging Viral Infections in the Context of Climate Change
Clinical Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases Division
Department of Internal Medicine
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Kochi, India
Topic: Climate and Antimicrobial Resistance – Emerging Links
Associate Professor,
Center for Computational Engineering & Networking
Topic: A Data Driven Approach to Forecast Impending Changes in Climate Change
Advisor Health(Consultancy) – ICLEI South Asia,Delhi
Topic : One Health and Climate Change
Member Secretary,
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
Topic : Delaying tickets to mars ; Local action for climate change and Disaster Risk Reduction
Director General,
Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) Mulamgunnathukavu, Thrissur
Topic: Local Action Plan on Climate Change
Professor,
Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Topic: What is Solar Engineering and How Can It Help to Address Global Warming
Professor and Director,
School of Environmental Studies,
Cochin University
Topic: Emerging Contaminants
The Department of Community Medicine, Amrita Hospitals, Kochi, endeavors to serve the dual purpose of evolving cost effective primary health care to the community through its rural and urban training health centers and providing value-based medical education, by following a student friendly, need oriented and evidence based curriculum.
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For any further queries contact
Dr. Teeena Mary Roy, Organizing Secretary
Dr. Sobha George, Joint Secretary
Dr. Chitra Tomy, Joint Secretary
Department of Community Medicine,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Phone:
+91-484-6688070, +91-9387529238
Email:
communitymedicine@aims.amrita.edu,
teenamj@aims.amrita.edu,
sobhageorge@aims.amrita.edu,
chitratomy@aims.amrita.edu,
