Mediacal Experts Discusses Changing Patterns of Infectious Diseases in India”

By 1 2 1 News Reporter

Chandigarh 28^th July:- The First Annual Public Health Lecture titled "Goings and Comings: Changing Patterns of Infectious Diseases in India" has been organised by the School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research.

Professor Rajesh Kumar, Head, School of Public Health delivered the welcome address and highlighted the public health milestones of the Institute. The Department of Community Medicine which was started in 1977, was upgraded as School of Public Health in 2004. MPH course started on 27 July seven years ago. Dr. K.L.N. Rao, Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric Surgery and Acting Dean, PGIMER, introduced the speaker Dr. Richard Alan Cash, Director, Program on Ethical Issues in International Health Research, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.  He expounded on the contribution of Dr. Richard Cash in Public Health, particularly his role in   development of Oral Rehydration Therapy which has saved many lives. Dr. Richard Cash described the changing patterns of infectious diseases. While the decline was attributable to innovations in vaccines, better diagnostic and treatment facilities, other factors were also responsible. He emphasized that one should be prepared to face challenges posed by infectious diseases in future. About 250 academicians and public health practitioners attended the Lecture.