Date & Time – December 15, 2023 from 09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Venue – Regenta Orkos Kolkata,
621, Prantik Pally Rd, Ravindra Pally, Kasba,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700107

09:15-10:00 Am

Inauguration Ceremony

Padma Shri Mukund Nayak, Nagpuri Folk Singer and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee

Prof. (Dr.) Satya Narayan Munda, former Vice Chancellor, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi

Dr Dipak Ranjan Mondal, Former Vice Chancellor, Sidhu-Kano-Birsa University

Ms. Papiya Sen, Exe. Director, MANT

10:00-10:15 Am

Introduction to CPHR-MANT

Dr. Nirmalya Mukherjee, Director, MANT

10:15-10:30 am

Guest of Honor

Dr. Barun Kanjilal, Independent consultant (Health economics & Financing)

10:30-10:45 am

Chief Guest

Marty Otañez, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Denver, USA

10:45-11:00 am

Healthcare in tribals: A Cardiologist’s experience

Dr. Jaideep Menon, Head- Preventive Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala

11:00-11:15 am

Healthcare provision in tribals: MANT’s experience

Dr.Nirmalya Mukherjee, Director, MANT

11:15-11:30 am

Economic aspects in tribal health

Prof. Denny John, Faculty of Life and Allied Health Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru and Co-Director, JBI-CPHR

11:30-11:45 am

Oral healthcare provision in tribals: A Dentist’s experience

Dr. Chandrasekhar Janakiram, Head, Public Health Dentistry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi

11:45-12:00 pm

Mental health in tribals: A Community Psychiatrist’s experience

Dr. Chitra Venkateswaran, Founder, Mehac Foundation

12:00-12:15 pm

Spine care in tribals: Experience from The Spine Foundation

Dr. Shekhar Bhojraj, Founder, The Spine Foundation, Mumbai

12:15-12:30 pm

Climate Change and Tribal Health

Dr. Raj Shankar Ghosh, Public Health Specialist

12:30-01:00 pm

Panel Discussion:

Traditional Medicine

Moderator:

Ms. Els Reynaers

Speakers:

Dr. Tapas Bhadhuri, Associate Professor, Institute of Post Graduate Ayurvedic Education & Research
Dr. Omesh Bharti, Principal & State Epidemiologist, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW), Himachal Pradesh
Dr. Kaushik Chattapadhyay, Asst. Prof. in Evidence Based Healthcare School of Medicinne, University of Nottingham
Ms. Jayashree Soren, Tribal Community Representative

01:00-02:00 pm

Lunch

02:00-02:30 pm

Panel Discussion:

Climate Change, Environment Health & One Health

Moderator:

Dr. Raj Shankar Ghosh

Speakers:

Dr. Prasanta Roy, Asst. Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology Institute of Psychiatry, IOP, Kolkata
Dr. Omesh Bharti, Principal & State Epidemiologist, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW), Himachal
Pradesh
Dr. Paramita Bhattacharya, Asst. Director, CPHR
Ms. Srimanti Hembram, Executive Committee Member, Community Radio producer, MANT

02:30-03:00 pm

Panel Discussion:

Access to healthcare in tribal populations

Moderator:

Prof. Denny John

Speakers:

Dr. Upendra Bhojani, Faculty at Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
Dr. Chitra Venkateswaran, Founder, Mehac Foundation
Ms. Sarala Soren, Community Radio Producer, MANT
Dr. Narayanan, Founder & Lead of Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission Hospital in Agali, Kerela

03:00-03:30 pm

Panel Discussion:

Building clinical and public health capacity for tribal health

Moderator:

Dr. Jaideep Menon

Speakers:

Dr. Sirazul Sahariah, Associate Professor-Public Health, D Y Patil School of Public Health, Navi Mumbai
Ms. Moumita Hansda, Team Member MANT; Community Video
Dr. Sajda Khatun, Research Officer, CPHR
Dr. Biswajit Mahapatra, Research Officer, CPHR

03:30-03:45 pm

Tea-break

03:45-04:00 pm

Infectious Disease Control in Tribal Population

Dr Sayantan Banerjee, Associate Prof. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani West Bengal

04:00-04:15 pm

Community Radio and Health Communication

Ms. Srimanti Hembram, 1st Tribal Radio Jockey in India and EC Member of MANT

04:15-04:30 pm

Problems Related to Maternal Health And Malnutrition in Tribal Population

Mr. Kumar Rana, Freelance Researcher and Social Activist

04:30-04:45 pm

Way Forward For Tribal Health

Mr. Dilip Ghosh, IAS (Retd.), Public Health Expert

04:45-05:00 pm

Vote of thanks

Dr. Paramita Bhattacharya, JBI-CPHR

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