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The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health.
India is currently faced with the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), causing damaging effects to the health and development of the country. According to Global Burden of Diseases, NCDs, including cancer, heart disease, chronic lung disease and diabetes, pose h... (more)
Jul 02, 2018 17:58 IST
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In an endeavour to encourage health innovations in India and Africa, a conclave was organised by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Amref Africa, the Institute of Development Studies, UK (IDS UK), Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar in partnership with NITI Aayog. This ... (more)
Jun 12, 2018 16:38 IST
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Raised blood pressure attributes to the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality in India. Hypertension is attributable to 10.8% of all deaths in India. To raise awareness about Hypertension, the Indian Council of Medical Research (CMR), along with the International Society of Hypert... (more)
May 02, 2018 16:39 IST
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India generate the first state-level disease burden and risk ... (more)
Nov 14, 2017 13:15 IST
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In recognition of PHFI’s outstanding contribution to skill building initiatives and advancement of knowledge in the Indian healthcare sector, The Quality Council of India (QCI) awarded the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) the prestigious QCI - DL Shah Platinum award for skill ... (more)
Sep 21, 2017 16:05 IST
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
With an aim to strengthen health systems and explore emergent avenues and platforms for collaboration between various agencies and stakeholders in the north-east region, the 2nd North East Health Care Summit 2017 was organized by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in partnership w... (more)
Sep 09, 2017 19:15 IST
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Recognising that India is experiencing a rapid health transition with a rising burden of NCDs, now considered as a developmental burden, Association of Health Providers India, Public Health Foundation of India, Indian Council of Medical Research, Indian Space Research Organisation, National... (more)
Aug 10, 2017 18:15 IST
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The Commissioner cum Secretary to Government of Odisha, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Pramod Kumar Meherda inaugurated a Two Days workshop on the Preparedness and Response to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalopathy in the J.E. vu... (more)
Aug 04, 2017 11:33 IST
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Recognizing that raised blood pressure or Hypertension is the biggest single contributing risk factor to death and the burden of disease worldwide, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) - Government of India, along with Public Health Foundation of India, Centre for Chron... (more)
May 01, 2017 12:00 IST
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On the occasion of WHO World Health Day on 7th April, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) launched India’s first mental health awareness campaign and website dedicated to young people, It’s Ok To Talk, through a series of talks and a multimedia exhibition in partnership wit... (more)
Apr 10, 2017 09:35 IST
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