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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.
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 with Instag... (more)
Apr 10, 2017 09:35 IST
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Recognizing that Thyroid diseases are, arguably, among the commonest endocrine disorders worldwide and its associated complications are amongst highest in the world, Public Health Foundation of India, an apex think-tank in South Asia, while releasing the Thyroid Factsheet, at AOTA 20... (more)
Mar 18, 2017 14:45 IST
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Representatives of more than 5000 healthcare institutions and several thousand healthcare professionals around the country that form the Health and Environment Leadership Platform (HELP) released a joint statement today calling for concerted action to reduce air pollution in India. The st... (more)
Feb 06, 2017 10:37 IST
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Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh, inaugurated the state’s first fully operational Maternal and Child Health (MCH) wing “Umang” in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected district of Bijapur in Bastar Region. The MCH wing is the first state-of-the-art facility in a dis... (more)
Jan 31, 2017 16:41 IST
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Advancing evidence-based learning in CVD & Stroke for primary care physicians, the course is an international partnership between Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), World Heart Federation (WHF), Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Centr... (more)
Dec 12, 2016 09:41 IST
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The first of its kind Stroke Rehabilitation in India study - Family Led Rehabilitation after Stroke in India - The ATTEND Trial was released today, highlighting that it is imperative to invest in stroke units and multidisciplinary rehabilitation centers to improve outcome after stroke. It is e... (more)
Nov 03, 2016 15:21 IST
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Gracing the occasion were Shri. Nitinbhai Patel, Deputy CM of Gujarat, Shri. Shankarbhai Chaudhary, Minister for Health & Family Welfare Gujarat and Shri. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Founder Infosys and Chairman, Public Health Foundation of India
Gujarat’s largest Public Healt... (more)
Oct 25, 2016 18:00 IST
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On the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10th October 2016), the PRIDE project and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), supported by Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance are hosting a special 5-day event from 6th-10th October at the Durga Puja Festival hosted in Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi.... (more)
Oct 10, 2016 10:30 IST
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Findings from a new Report, “Food Systems and Diets: Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century” of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, revealed that over the next 20 years, South Asian countries will face serious challenges to improve nutrition and avoid furt... (more)
Oct 06, 2016 16:30 IST
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A National Conference on Financing Universal Health Coverage was organized by PHFI and partners, supported by USAID to disseminate new evidence on how State Governments can facilitate implementation of Universal Health Coverage at sub national level. Dr. K. Rajeshwar Rao, Joint Secretary, MoHFW, Go... (more)
Sep 28, 2016 10:51 IST
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