ANNUAL REPORT 0F TIIE ASSOCIATION FOR THE YHAR 2017

Dear members.I am happy to present all the activities undertaken by the Indian Public Health Association during the last calendaryear i.e. 2017

CC and GB Meetings conducted:-

Sl. Meeting Date & Venue1. 61 St Anrfual Central Council Meeting 23'd February, 2017 at Lecture Hall cif All India Institute

of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) Jodhpur, Rajasthan.2. 60th Armual General Body Meeting 24" February, 2017 at Lecture Hall of All India Institute

of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) Jodhpur, Rajasthan.3. |72na Central Council Meeting 25m June, 2017 at IPHA Bhavan, Salt lake, Sector V,

Kolkata.4. |73ra Central Council Meeting 16`n December, 2017, at Department of Community

Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatiiam`Andhra Pradesli.

Reports on 6lst IPIIACON 2017, Jodhpur, Rajasthan:-TThe 61S' National Annual Conference of Indian Public Health Association & First State Conference of IPHARajasthan Branch was held All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan from March 24th -26`h February 2017 under the dynamic leadership of our President Dr. Prabir Kumar Das, Secretary General Dr.Sanghamitra Ghosh and Organizing Secretary Dr. Pankaja R Raghav and their wonderful team.Around 1000 delegates attended the conference. Participation came from various lnternational and National NCOand Govt sectors. It was a very successful conference.Details of the programme were uploaded in our website and Journal.

REPORTS 0F FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEESOration:The committee had reviewed and suggested the names for the orations during the 61th Armual National Confereneeof IPHA 2017.

Oration delivered during 61st IPHACON 2017 at AIIMS. Jodhliur

Orations Name of OratorsDr. B.C. Dasgupta Memorial Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President,Oration Public Health Foundation of India(PHFI), Delhi

Dr. G. Anjaneyulu Oration Dr. G. Sampath, National President-APCRI, Institute ofPreventive Medicine, Telengana

Dr. K.N. Rao Memorial Dr. Subhash, Raghunath Salunke, Senior Advisor, I'ublicOration Health Foundation of India(PHFl), Delhi

Dr J.E. Park MemorialDr. C.P. Mishra, Professor, Department of CommunityMedicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, B.H.U., Varanasi,OrationUttar-Pradesh.

Oration delivered during 62nd Foundation Dav. Sei)tember 2017

Dr. A.L. Saha MemorialOration

Dr. R.N. Chaudhuri, Director, All India Institute of Hygiene& Public Health, Kolkata.

Fellowship Award:Fellowship committee has screened all the applications as the set guideline of lpHA in fellowship meetings.Total 7 applications were received, I applicant was not considered after thorough screening and 6 applicants hasfulfilled the criteria and were accepted by the credential committee.Following life members were elected for the award of fellowship of the Indian Public Health Association.

1. Dr. DrAnupam parashar2. Dr. Dr. Pragti chhabra3. Dr. Arun KumarAggarwal4. Dr. Jagarmath vinayak Dixit5. Dr. Shivendra Kumar singh6. Lt. Col. Puja Dudeja

- (L/2002/HAR/3255)-(L/1 995mEL/06io)- (L/2003/CHD/3450)-(L/2001"AIV3073)- (L/2003rup/3488)-(L/2004/HAR/3881)

est Paper Awar s :Award Name IS.D.GourBestPaperAward Title Awardee

"Zoonotic surveillance for rickettsiae in Dr. (Mrs) Rina Tilak

on "Environmental Health Practice" rodents and mapping of vectors ofrickettsial diseases"

P.C. Sen Best Paper Award KAP on Mental Illness in Amdanga Dr. Rivu Basu

on ``Rural Health Practice" Block

This year essay entry for two categories has been received and duly screened and they presented their paper in theconference in competition category and will be judged by the eminent professors.

Award Name IS.D.GourBestPaperAward Title Nominees I"Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution and 1 . Dr. Swanya Prabha

on "Environmental Health Practice" its Perceived Impact on Health of Maliarana1.Dr.Shobhit GargWomen and their children""SunExposureandVitamin D in rural

P.C. Sen Best Paper Awardon "Rural Health Practice" India"

"Occurrence and Predictors of abortion 2. Dr. Pallabi Dasguptaamong women of reproductive agegroup" in a block of DariellingDistrict West Bengal."Drivers of Antibiotic Use in Tea 3. Dr lndranil SahaGardens of Dooars, West Bengal"Assessment of quality, availability 4. Dr. Aritra

and marketing of Government supplied Bhattacharyyahealth consumables"

Honorary fellowship:Honorary fellowship Award of Indian Public Health Association is conferred to Dr. Dayal Bandhu Majumdar forhis outstanding contribution to the Public Health Sciences.

I.C. Tiwari Life time Achievement award:As proposed by the committee, chaired by Dr. C.P. Mishra the Life time achievement award isconferred to Prof. Anand Kumar Govila, Director, RIGHTS (Research Institute Gwalior for Health Training andService).

Website Comlnittee:Online Membership is going on smoothly. Most of the members they are registering through online membershipportal and also updated their personal information change of address by entering through login ID & Password.2

IPHA's functions, activities, programme reports and images were uploaded regularly in website which increasestransparency to members Worldwide. Now it is carrying all announcements about conference and all activities ot`IPHA and also of related nature. Periodical bulk Emails from google server are sent to all members' registeredEmail ID about branch activities and upcoming events IPHA.

Bhaban Committee:Four Air Conditioner has been purchased and installed in the Ground floor & 1S' Floor at IPHA Bhaban. Annualmaintenance of AC, water purifier & testing of Fire Extinguishers has been done. Regular Fire audit has been done.New Fumiture's were purchased for meeting and official purpose. Tender has been selected for outside colour ofthe building. Bhavan is adequately used,by the members for short stay and different programmes and meeting.The valuation of the building has been done by the architect as per the sanctioned plan.

Membership Committee:This year total 255 new candidates were enrolled as IPHA Life member. 196 has opted for e-journal and 59 optedfor hard copy ofjoumal.

Ethical Review Committee:IPIIA Ethical Review Committee has been constituted to review all its research projects to safeguard and welfareand the rights of the participants(subjects.). The Committee is entrusted to review the proposed research protocols

prior to initiation of the projects as well as before implementation. The ongoing review would be according to thelntemational guidelines. The ls' meeting was held at IPHA Bhaban on 26'h August 2017. Dr Sanghamitra Ghosh.Secretary General IPIIA started the meeting by heartily welcoming all the new members of thecommittee.

• Composition of the Ethical committee :-

1, Dr Amitabha Nandy, ChairpersonSpecialist Infectious DiseaseFormerly Prof. & HOD,Parasitology, Calcutta School ofTropical Medicine

2. Dr Sanghamitra Ghosh, Member SecretarySecretary General, IPHA

3.I Dr Surajit Ghosh- Vice Member, Clinical MedicinePresident (East) IPHA

4. Dr Jaydip Deb- Professor, Member, Clinical MedicineDept. of Respiratory Medicine ,NRS Medical Hospital

5. Dr Rajiv Dasgupta, MemberProfessor,Centre of Social Medicine &Community Health, JNU, Delhi

6. Dr Nabanita Bhattacharyya, MemberProfessor, Department ofCommunity Medicine, CalcuttaNational Medical College

7. Dr Bobby Paul, Assistant MemberProfessor, Department of PSM,AIIH & PH

8. Dr Ajay Kumar Gupta, Member, Basic MedicalProf. & HOD, Dept. of Forensic SciencesMedicine

9. Dr Anup Kumar Das, MemberDean & Professor,Depatment of Phamacology,R.G. Kar Medical College &Hospital

10. Mr. Subhash Dutta, Founder Member, NCODirector, Cognitive Research RepresentativeConsulting (P) Ltd.

11. Mr. Bamik Ghosh, Member, Legal ExpertAdvocate, Kolkata High Court

12. Prof Priyambada Sarkar, Member, Phi lospherDepartment of Philosophy,Calcutta University

13. Mr. Rajat Roy, Office Assistant Member, Lay personIPHA HQ

Chairperson Dr Amitabha Nandy informed that there should be a SOP of the IPHA Ethics Committee. Ithas been decided that in the SOP, type of projects to be reviewed and docuinents to be submitted by theresearchers will be outlined.It is suggested that there has to be copies of hardcopy & softcopy of pieject proposals. The projectsalready been submitted has to be resubmitted in the revised fomat after that committee will review.Members Accepted.

trydinn Journal of Public Health: Reunrt of E±±oril Board bv Mrmarfug EdfiaI

Since 2010, Indian Joumal of Public Health is being published both online and in print version with increasedvisibility, open and free access globally. After being online, citation is also increased. Now it is indexed with, orincluded in, Pubmed, Medline/ Index medicus, Index Copernicus, SCOPUS, Scimago jounal ranking, IndianScience Abstracts, National Science Library etc. The journal is registered with the abstracting partners of BaiduScholar, CNKl (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSC0 Publishing's Electronic Datchases, Exlibris -Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, Journal Guide, National Science Library, OpenJGate, ProQuest,TdNet. Documents H index is 14.Indian Journal of Public Health is a peer reviewed jounal where the articles are stringently reviewed by nationaland international experts in the field of public health, medicine, ophthalmology, obstetrics, nutrition, occupationaland environmental health. The joumal is regularly publishing special articles related to public health, nationalhealth policy and public health management by nationally acclaimed experts.An the four issues in 2017 have been put)1ished on time. IS' issue of 2018 is in the process of printing. An onlinesupplementoflJPHhasbeenput)1ishedonroz7accoCon/ro/I.#So%ffoEa5fj4sl.asponsoredbyWHOSEARO,whichwas published in the foundation day progran of lpHA.Silice 2016, we had 3 sponsored issues viz,

• In the 4`h issue of 2016, a special section containing seven articles on newborn health, technically and

financially supported by UNICEF, Bihar.• Supplement by WHO SEARO ontobacco

SubmissionofarticlesandDublicationstatusoverthevears(ason3ifein-Year Total articlessubmitted Status of Publication

Published Accepted Rejectedowithdrawn Under review

2016 443 58 22 363 (81.9)%

982017 424 26 11 289 (68.2%)

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ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

sl.no. I Date & Venue ActivitiesPHAObserved"WorldIIealth Day" in a befittingmarmerincollaborationwithIPHAWestBengalState

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I. World Healtll I)ay I

I)ate : 7`h April 2017 at IPHA Bhaban, Branch. This year theme was "I)epression: Let's Talk."I)r. Amitabha Mukherjee, renowned PsychiatristdeliveredlectureonthethemeatIPHABhawanon7`''Salt lake. I

April 2017.

2|St April 2017 at UNBLT Auditorium, Dr. Sanghamitra Ghosh, Secretary General, IPIIAwelcomethedelegatesandparticipantsanddelivereda

Calcutta Medical College, Kolkatashort speech on the theme.

Dr Debasish Bhattacliarya, DME, Govt. of WestBengal inaugurated the programme.

Dr. Kuntal Biswas, Registrar, Calcutta MedicalCollege delivered lecture on Medical Ethics.

Dr. Goutam Bandopadhyay, Psychiatry Head, Collegeof Medicine and Sagar Dutta Hospital, Kolkatadelivered speech on Adolescent roepression: Magnitude& care.

Dr. Debasis Basu, HOD, Neurology, Calcutta MedicaCollege delivered lecture on Geriatric Mental Health

problem.

The CME programme was accredited by the West BengaMedical Council for 2.5 credit hours.

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A Panel discussion on Depression in Modern Society

was held on that day.

Moderator:Dr Malay Ghosal, Professor, Department of PsychiatryCalcutta Medical College.

Panelists:1. Dr. Nripati Roy, Addl. DHS, Mental Health, Govt.WB2.Dr.SwahaBhattacharya,Professor,Psychologof

y.

University of CalcuttaDept. of Psychology, University College of Science.

Technology & Agriculture.3. Dr. Gargi Bandopadhyay, Eminent Psychiatrist4.Dr.Bappaditya Chowdhury, Colisultant Psychiatl.ist.

AMRI.5. Dr. Tapobrata Guha Roy, Associate Professor,DepartmentofCommunityMedicine,R.G.Kar Medic

al

College & Hospital, Kolkata.

Questionnaire on assessment of knowledge, attitude andpractice about menstruation and menstrual hygieneamong secondary high school girls were distributed tostudents of College of nursing at R.N, Tagore Hospital &Gokhale Memorial Girls school.

Posters were distributed among all medical colleges &departments.Quiz contest was performed amongst UGsffGs and cashprize was rewarded to the successful candidates on thesame day.

2. World Environment Day IPHA Observed "World Environment Day" inDate: 5th June 2017 collaboration with Maternal and Child Health cell-atVenue : 63 Tea Garden, Dibrugarh, Assam Medical College and Hospital. This year themeAssam Medical College "Connecting People to nature."

Mr. Rana Dey, Deputy Secretary of ABITA (AssamBranch Indian Tea Association) along with Dr. AjantaDeuri and Dr. Nabanita Nirmalia from the Department ofCommunity Medicine, AMCH and Dr. Tuliha GoswamiMahanta graced the occasion.The Secretary of NCONidaan Mr. Jadav Das and its key members alsoparticipated in the event.The speakers touched upon the theme of this year's eventi.e.; Cormecting people to nature and pressed upon theneed of the younger generation to reciprocate more tonature, understand the various issues that ultimatelycauses the deterioration if the environment and use theircollective intellect to find persistent solutions to the

problems.Tree saplings were distributed among adolescent girls.This event was carried out simultaneously in 63 membertea estates of ABITA where around 10 tree saplings wereplanted in each tea garden.

3. World Population Day IPHA observed World Population Day on the I lu' JulyDate: 11'h July 2017 2017 at LT-4, Department of Community Medicine,Venue: LT-4, Dept. of community IPGME&R. Kolkata. This year theme "FamilyMedicine, IPGME&R, Kolkata Planning: Empowering people, Developing Nations".

West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) was approvedAccreditation of2 hours CME.

A CME programme was held on Family Plarming for PG& UG students. Several members were attended theprogramme. Important topics were discussed aboutFamily Planning with proper demonstration usingprojector by the speakers which was very fruitful for theaudience.

Dr Bobby Paul, Assistant Professor, Department of PSM,AI]I] & PH, Kolkata delivered lecture on Medical Ethics.

Dr. Saswati Sinha Das, Director, Clinical Services &Training (FP) JHPIEGO, New Delhi delivered lecture onPost abortion and postpartum contraceptive.

Family Planning programme on Govi initiative was the Itopic of lecture delivered by Dr. Ajay Chakraborty, State IFamily Welfare Officer (SFWO), DDHS (FW) SwasthyaBhawan, Kolkata.

Dr Niloshri Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor`Department of Sociology, Presidency College, KolkatadeliveredlectureonSociologicalandEconomic i

implication of Family plarming. I

The programme was very successful as many members

getting themselves registered in order to listen to the mainspeakers. The programme started at I.00 pin and endedup at 5.00 pin followed by hi-tea.

4. THALI programme lpHA had an MOU with THALI (Tuberculosis HealthDated:-22.07.2017 Action Leaming Initiative) along with a mutualVenue: Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata programme between IPHA & THALI at Hotel Taj

Bengal, Kolkata. The event was very much appreciatedby the members.

5. World Breastfeeding Week The Inauguration program was held at Auditorium ofDated: 19' August to 7th August 2017 B.R. Singh Railway Hospital, Kolkata on ls` August

2017 at 2.00 pin. Dr Sanghamitra Ghosh, SecretaryGeneral, [PHA delivered key note address in the augiiral ,

programme. IDr Gautam Dasgupta, Medical Director, BR Singh IHospital, Sealdah was Chief Guest during inaugurationsession.Dr. Sunil Kumar Nag, Treasurer, IPHA delivered speechon Sustaiiiing breastfeeding together to geiiei.t`teawareness about the bei`ef`it of breastt`eeding among the I

general popiilation and also among the Gal.egiver & hcaltli

professionals.

Subsequently the programme continued upto 7'h Augustat the following venues:2nd August- Lady Dufferin Victoria Hospital & UluberiaSub-Divisional Hospital.Dr. Bhabani Das, CMOH, Howrah graced the occasion asChief Guest on that day.Dr. Sanghamitra Ghosh , Secretary General & DrMausumi Basu delivered a wonderful speech to raiseawarenessonhowbreastfeedingcontributestoreducilig

carbon footprint.

;,:A;:gr::s:::I:Kdfs:i::j[g:::|ei#o::e;#aia,psu:venduMemorial Seva Pratisthan, Gobrapota, Nadia6th August - Colourful Rally & Interactive discussionwith mothers at Mohanananda Brahmachari Sishu SevaPratisthan, Behala.7`h August - Closing session Kalidham Colony, UnnayanSamiti, Near Airport ls` Gate in the evening.

6.

Independence Day

lpHA observed 71S' Independence day at IPHA Bhabanpremises. National Flag was hoisted by Dr SanghamitraGhosh, Secretary General, Dr. Surajit Ghosh, Vice

Date: 15'`` August 2016 President East, Dr Dilip Kumar Das, Editor and fewVenue: IPHA Bhaban, Salt-lake members of the Association & staffs were also present.

National Anthem was sung and sweets were distributed.

7. 62nd Foundation Day CelebrationThe Programme starts with Felicitation of the Dignitarieson Dias with floral Bouquet.

Date : 16`h September, 2017Dr Prabir Kumar Das, President IPIIA presided over theVenue: Mother & Child Hub, Calcutta

Medical College & Hospital. function & Dr. Sanghanitra Ghosh, Secretary General,IPHA welcome the delegates and participants anddelivered a short speech on this occasion.

Dr. Pumendu Biswas, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, WestBengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciencesinaugurated the program as Chief Guest.

Dr. Tapan Kumar Lahiri, Principal, Calcutta MedicalCollege and Hospital was Guest of Honour.

Dr. T.K. Saha, Director, Guru Nanak Institute of DentalSciences & Research was Special Guest.

WHO sponsored special supplement of IJPH wasOffir,iallyreleased.

Chffi program on various topic on Medical Ethics,Geriatric Health was held. The Chffi was awarded with2.5 credit hours by West Bengal Medical Council.

Dr Rivu Basu, Assistant Professor, Dept. of CommunityMedicine, RG Kar Medical College & Hospital deliveredlecture on Medical Ethics.

Scientific Session on "Geriatric Health" was held speakerwas Dr. Dhiresh Choudhury, Founder Director, Banchbo.

A Panel discussion on "Multidiciplinary Approach inPublic Health Deteminants" was held on that day.

Moderator:-Dr. Dipankar Mukherjee, Professor, Department ofCommunity Medicine, KPC Medical college.Panelists:-

1. Prof. SmiritiKana Mani, Principal, College ofNursing, Calcutta Medical College

2. Dr P. Banerjee, Dr R Ahmed Dental College3. Dr Amalendu Chakraborty, Ex-Dean, Faculty of`;

Veterinary and animal science, West BengalUniversity of Fishery and animal sciences

4. Dr. Tapobrata Guha Ray, Associate Professor,Dept. of Community Medicine, RG Kar MedicalCollege & Hospital

Workshop on "Basic Techniques in Spacial Analysis"was held speaker, Dr Poulomi Lahiri, PostdoctoralResearch fellow, Institute of development studies,Kolkata delivered speech on the session.

Dr. Jayashree Mitra, Ex Director of Medical Educatioii,Department of Health, Govt. of West Bengal wasfelicitated with S.P. Mukhopadhyay LifetimeAchievement Award

A.L. Saha Memorial Oration : Dr. R N Chaudhuri`Director, All India Institute of Hygiene & PublicHealth(AIIH&PH).

The programme was a grand success as many members

getting themselves registered in order to listen to the mainspeakers. The programme started at 10.00 am andfollowed by lunch and ended up at 4.30 pin .

8. Children's Day Celebration: The programme was organized b}' Kalitara MahilaDated: 14th November Sanity at Pagladanga. Ms. Manju Chatterjee \\'as

secretary of the committee. Gifts alid sweets \\/eredistiibuted among childrens on that day.

9. World AIDS Day : IPHA organized an HIV/A[DS awareliess pi.ogi.aiiinle inDated: ls` December 2017 collaboration with Ambuja cement f`oundation amolig tl`eVenue: Dhulagarh Truck Terminal truck drivel.s at Dhulagarh truck termiiial. Ist Dec. I`i.om

14.00 - 16.00 hr. The programme was atte]ided b}'CMOH, Deputy CMOH 11, DMCHO ot` Howrah district.Mr. M.K. Maity` Project Coordinatoi.. Ambilja CeliientFoundation, Dliiilagarh was tlie program orgaiiizet.. Tlic

progi.aiii was coiiducted by pi.ofessors of dit`f`ci.eiitMedical Colleges and other doctors traiiiecl in counseling`Dr Sanghamitra Ghosh, Seci.etar,v General` Dr MaiisilmiBasu, Di.. Arup Chakraborty and man} other 1.espectecl

members were there \\Jho attended the progranime alldmade it successful.

10. Adult Pneu mococcal Vaccin e IPHA conducted a CME programme on the topic ofProgram: "Adult Pneumococcal Vaccine" on 12th Decemt)er 2017

Dated: 12th December 2017 at LT-4, IPGMER&R, Kolkata. The speaker was Dr.Venue: IPGME&R, Kolkata Murari Mohan Mandal, Assistant Professor, Department

of community Medicine, [PGMER&R, Kolkata.Dr Sanghamitra Ghosh, Secretary General, Dr MausumiBasu delivered short speech on the topic. The programme Ihas been attended by IPHA members. The programme issupported by Pfizer limited.

11. Workshop on Fundamentals of IPHA organized 3 days Workshop programme onBiomedical Research MethodsDated:20th-22ndDec20|7 Fundamentals of Biomedical Research Methods jointly

with ROHC (Eastern), ICMR on 20`'' -22nd Decent)erVenue: ROHC(E), Salt lake 2017 at Regional Occupational Health Centre Seminar

Hall, Salt lake.The objectives of the workshop to introduce biomedicalresearch methods, data management and research etl`ics

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relevant to M)/MsffhDmNB/MSc biological sciencestudents.National Board of Examinations was accredited theprogramme of 2 credit hours. MCI has supported theprogramme.

Dr Anup Das, Dean, RG Kar Medical Collegeinaugurated the program as Chief Guest.

Dr. C.K. Pradhan, Scientist E & Officer-In-charge,ROI-IC(E) & Dr Surajit Ghosh, Vice President East.IPHA was organizing Secretary of the programme.

Dr Asim Saha, Scientist E, ROHC03), Kol, Dr. C.K:Pradhan, (Scientist E & OI/C ROHC@), Prof. S.P.Mukherjee, Former Centenary Professor of Statistics,University of Calcutta, Dr. S. Tripathy, Prof. & HOD ofClinical Pharmacology, School of Tropical Medicine,Kol,Dr Amit Chakrabarti, Scientist E, ROHC(E), DrDipta Kanti Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor ofCommunity Medicine, Dr Prasanta Ray Karmakar,Associate Professor of Community Medicine, Dr. AnjanAdhikari, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, R.G.Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata Dr BaronMukhopadhyay, Professor, Biological AnthropologyUnit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Dr A.K.Mukherjee, Ex Scientist F & Officer-in-Charge,ROHC(E), Kolkata, Dr Priyanka Roy, Assistant Director,Directorate of Factories, Government of West Bengaldelivered lecture on different topic of researchmethodology.

The 3 days Workshop programme was a grand success,PG students from differeng stream registered for theworkshop.

Secretarv General Visit & narticiDation of IPHA

On behalf of IPHA Headquarter, Dr Pradeep Aggarwal, CC member North & Dr Raiib Dasgupta. Professor, Centreof` Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU attended the National Symposium on "Ushering Digital HealthInformatics in India" on I Its Jam 2017 at the BIS auditorium New Delhi. The symposium was organized by theMedical Equipment and Hospital Planning Department, Bureau of Indian Standards at Manak Bhavan, New Delhi.

Dr Priyanka Roy, Assistant Director, Directorate of Factories, Goverrment of West Bengal on behalf of lpIIA HQattended the National Roundtable Meeting on Occupatioml Healtli & Safety: Prevention of Fatal Disease on8'h July 2017 at Department of community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciehces,Jodhpur.

Secretary General IPHA attended Pondicherry State Chapter meet & scientific meet organized by IPIIAPondicherry State Branch in collaboration with departm.ent of Preventive & Social medicine and JIPRERInternational school of public health at Pondicherry as a Chief Guest held from 4th -5th August 2017.

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Dr Prabir kumar Das, President and Dr Sanghamitra Ghosh, Secretary General visited the place of IPHACON 2018at KGMU Lucknow. It was a pre-conference visit and meeting with Organizing committee.

Secretary General IPHA attended state level dissemination meeting of "National Iron Plus Initiative, a processdocumentation in Odisha" held on 21S' November 2017 at College of Nursing, AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.

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COMMUNICATIONIPHA membership Directory:The Membership directory has been updated regularly at HQ. Membership database has been uploaded in tilewebsite and details of individual member can be changed or edited by login in the website. Individual members arerequested to update their profile in the website as soon as any change occurs. All infomation are sent by bulkEmail and website notificati n and also in the journal. Fellowship Online Voting link has been created and sent toindividual fellow members at their corresponding email-ids. The recent & upcoming events has been regularl}updated in website. To get regular communication all members are requested to save the IPHA HQ mail in thecontact list.

REPORTS OF EXISTING BRANCHES

Pondicherry State Branch: IPHA- State Chapter meet- Pondicherry was held on 4th August at AnnamalaiHotel, Pondicheny. The Chief Guest for the evening was Dr. Sanghamitra Ghosh, Secretary General- JPHAHeadquarter, Kolkata. Additionally, it was also attended by eminent members of lpHA- state A Vote of Thankswas delivered by Dr. J Venkatachalam, Joint Secretary IPHA State Branch. An Election was conducted to select thenew office bearers for 2018-2020 to cany out various activities under the aegis of IPHA State Branch Pondicherry.The election was conducted in presence of the Secretary General of IPHA-HQ.

A scientific meet was organized dy lpHA state branch Pondicherry in collaboration with Department ofPreventive and Social Medicine and JIPMER international school of Public Health at MPH seminar room`Administrative t)lock, Puducherry. The chief guest of the scientific meet was Dr. Sanghamitra Ghash. SecretaryGeneral IPHA Headquarter, Kolkata.'I`he names of office bearers is as follows:-

PresidentHon. Secretary

Prof. Gautam RoyDr. Sitanshu Sekhar Kar

Two members in Dr. Dr. JohnsoncherianCentral council Dr. J venkatachalam

Maharashtra State Branch: Amual General Body meeting was held on 20'hJanuary 2017 a[ 7.00 PM at MGMMedical College, Aurangabad. Total no. of Members present in the GB meeting is 19. Joint annual conference of`IPHA and IAPSM was held in MGM Medical College, Aurangabad on 20-21 January 2017. [PHA Quiz was held infirst week of April celebrating World Health Day. IPHA Maharashtra branch received very good response from al Imedical colleges across state for undergraduate research proposal. The branch also started essay competition for

post graduate students. The topic was `Current Public Health Issues in India: Challenges And Solutions'. Total 18post graduate students registered their names. Finally seven submitted their essays in time schedule. They wereevaluated t)y senior and three post graduate students were selected for awards. From 2018 in annual conference olIPHA Maharashtra Branch there will be two orations in the name of Dr. Banoo Koyaji and Dr. S. V. Mapuskar.Also there will 0e two prizes for best posters in the name of Dr. V. N. Rao and Dr. J.K. Adranvala. State conferenceof IPHA Maharashtra and IAPSM is being held jointly with National Conference of IAPSM.The names of office bearers is as follows:-

PresidentHon. Secretary

Dr Subhash S. DodwadDr. Prakash Doke

Two members in Dr. PrabirKumarDasCentral council Dr. Prasad waingankar

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Gujarat State Branch: World Birth Defects day observed on 3'd March at Health and Care foundation (PolioFoundation) during training sessions of dedicated Mobile Health Team of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram.Under this celebration, experts have addressed the crowd of more than 150 including AYUSH Doctors, withparamedics and conveyed the knowledge on Birth defects. Participants have also actively participated in the sessionand shared their filed experience. World Down Syndrome Day is observed on March 21. Prevention of NCDsobserved on 12'h July. 62nd IPHA foundation day has been celebrated by Gujarat state IPHA team members on 16thSeptember, 20] 7 at Health and Care Foundation, Ahmedabad. Under active membership drive of IPHA, total 04new members have been enrolled for lifetime membership.The names of ofrice bearers is as follows:-

President Dr Dinkar Rawal Two members in Dr. Partha sarathi GangulyHon. Secretary Dr. Shailesh K Sutariya Central council Dr. Shailesh K Sutariya

E::ft:E:;doensh7thstAaptrej[P*aonr:dh::vh,:o::ceTtoga;hoa:t::`o,rugnae:]z;dory:r3oruesas:::jevj:;egs;hereokugoo:t:*e_y;£rA¥£fs¥TWorld Nutrition week from lst ~ 7`h September, Swine Flu on 2ls' September, World AIDS day on lst December.

:i:)::;:a:?`::i,t£::i::°:r,c:af:I::n:¥je§:i:i:a::Pirtou:pe;I;!i:t:COS:cbT!§':t#5:;:*egrb,¥;or]c7osn¥;;s:]ie%uP#g\;:Y::i;P'GA:n:ne::ivisited on 14th Oct 2017 at K.G. Medical University, Lucknow in view of the forthcoming conference for lookingafter various arrangements & important issues.The names of office bearers is as follows:-

President Dr vK srivastavaHon. Secretary Dr. SK singh

Two members in Dr.V.K. SrivastavaCentral council Dr. MC verma

IPHA SDPP Branch: Total no. of members are 25. Total 15 members were present in the last AGB meeting.

Branch jointly organized talk on Depression during world health day in South Dumdum Municipality,Kolkata on 7'h April 2017. Dr. Abhik Sinha, Honorary Secretary, Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh and Dr.

Gautam Prasad Sarkhel participated.

Branch in col laboration with South Dumdum Municipality participated in awareness program of Denguein Bangur on 30th April 2017.

The names of offlce bearers is as follows:-

President Dr sumit poddarHon. Secretary Dr. Abhik sinha

Two members in DrAyanGhoshCentral council Dr Abhik sinha

IPHA Manipur State Branch: Total no. of members are 106. President/Secretary IPHA-MSB, has beenappointed as Member of State Quality Assurance Committee(SQAC), State Health Society, NHM, Manipur -20thJuly 2017 and atteiided the first meeting. Jointly organised the Ot>servance of Mental Health Day,loth October

2017 along with RIMS, lmphal. One day Conference ,1S` lpHA MANCON, organized at Community MedicineDepartment, JNIMS on 21. I .2018, attended by around 100 delegates. They had 4 executive meetings and GBM willbe held in March 2018. The Manipur State Branch was not able to function properly this year due to certaincctnstraints and teething problems. They hope to organize and perfom better the next year.

The names of office bearers is as follows:-

President Prof. A Brogen singhHon. Secretary Dr. Somorjit Ningombam

Two members in DrsasheekumarMangangCentral council Dr. Somorjit Ningombam

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Acknowledgements

I would like to place on record our appreciation for the wonderfully hosted 61`h Annual National Conference heldfromFebruary24'h-26'h,2017(IPHACON2017)&FirstStateConferenceoflpHARajasthanBranchorganizedby Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, AH India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS)`Jodhpur in collaboration with IPHA Rajasthan Branch. Particular mention must be made for the committed effortsof the Organizing Chairman DI.. Arvind Mathur, the Organizing Secretary Dr. Pankaja Raghav and theirwonderful team.

All branches require yearly recognition. This recognition can be given followed by ratification in the AnnualGeneralBodyoftheAssociationprovidedthebranchessubmitreportoftheiractivitiesincludingthereportof theirArmual General Body meeting and Statement of Accounts. As is evident from the records, majority of the branchesare not submitting Audited Report of Accounts.

The MIPHA scrolls have been prepared and dispatched to the members. All members are requested to continuetheir efforts towards membership drive.

We thank an our members for being with us always and gratefully acknowledge the support and cooperationreceivedbytheassociationfromallgovermentandnongovemmentinstitutionsandorganizations.We would like to place on record our deep appreciation of the sincere and committed efforts of our office staff formaking all our achievements possible.

Let us keep working together for realizing all our dreams for the Indian Public Health Association.

fuhihothDr. Prabir Kumar DasPresident IPHA

9Ou"dracwiL= IrochDr. Sanghamitra Ghosh,Secretary General,

(On behalf of the Indian Public Health Association)

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