Forwarded from The Lancet.
We invite you to the Lancet Webinar for the global launch of The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia and The Lancet Global Health Series on Primary Health Care in South Asia on Oct 1, 2024, at 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT. Attendance is free with registration:
Register now [*see note below]
Chaired by Shalini Garg, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, and Kate McIntosh, Deputy Editor of The Lancet Global Health, hear from our Series authors as they explore the challenges facing South Asia's primary health care systems:
• Krishna D. Rao, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University, USA
• Shankar Prinja, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India
• Alayne Adams, Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Senior Social Scientist, icddr,b, Professor of Public Health, BRAC University, Canada
• Kaosar Afsana, Professor, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh
• Susie Perera, Consultant, World Health Organization, Sri Lanka
• Sudha Ramani, Consultant, Health System Transformation Platform, India
• Manuj C. Weerasinghe, Senior Teaching Fellow, Coventry University, UK
Health systems in South Asian countries face several common challenges, encountering a high burden of injuries and non-communicable diseases along with emerging infectious diseases. This Series launch webinar explores a range of topics that are key for reforming primary health care (PHC) approaches in South Asia, including a comparative assessment of PHC systems and performance, addressing non-communicable diseases, urban health, community health worker programs, and recommendations for policymakers. The webinar will conclude with an audience Q&A session.
Can't attend the live webinar? By registering, you will receive an email with a link to the on-demand version so that you can watch it at your convenience.
We hope you can join us for this Lancet Webinar!
Yours sincerely,
The Lancet Group
[*Note from HIFA moderator (NPW): The URL for registration was very long, so I have shortened it to: https://bit.ly/3Tps4hX ]
