Ninth National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal: Translating Evidence and Innovation into Actions
The Nepal Health and Research Council (NHRC) is an organization that promotes research culture by facilitating communication between researchers and policymakers to translate evidence into health policies, programmes, and practices. In line with this, the Ninth National Summit is set to take place from April 10 to 12, 2023, and is one of the most comprehensive summits of 2023.
With the emergence of global environmental change, including climate change, demographic change, urbanization, and other emerging health issues such as non-communicable diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic, and frequent outbreaks of diseases such as cholera, dengue, and measles, generating contextually tailored evidence through high-quality research for health and their use in decision-making has become critical. The Ninth National Summit is themed "Research for Health: Translating Evidence and Innovation into Actions," and aims to strengthen health systems resilience to tackle future pandemics, shocks, and stressors to the system.
The summit will bring together researchers, academicians, scientists, practitioners, and policymakers to exchange ideas and health research evidence on national health issues and priorities focusing on the translation of evidence and innovations into actions. Thematic areas (Sub-themes) for the summit include Health System and Policy, Public (Population) Health, Public Health Emergencies, Biomedical and Translational Research, Networking, Collaboration and Partnership in Research for Health, and Environmental Health and Climate Change.
The sub-themes under Health System and Policy include Resilient Health Care Delivery System, Health Workforce, Universal Health Coverage, Health Policy, Management, Leadership, Governance, Health Information Technology in Health Service and Research, Equity and Efficiency in Health System, Health Economics and Healthcare Financing, Human resource for health, Public Private Partnership, Burden of diseases including vital statistics, and Evidence synthesis.
The sub-themes under Public (Population) Health include Health communication, education and health behavior, Sexual Reproductive Maternal Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health, Gender, Equity and Justice, Population and Population Dynamics, Nutrition, Food Safety and Security, Disabilities, Public Health Surveillance, and Other (Miscellaneous).
The sub-themes under Public Health Emergencies include COVID-19 pandemic related public health and clinical studies, Outbreak of dengue, cholera, measles and lessons learnt, Other public health emergencies, including public health response and preparedness to disease outbreaks, natural disasters and other emergencies, Clinical and Public Health Research, Health in altitude including mountain medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Dementia and Suicide prevention, Geriatric health, Ayurveda & Other Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Communicable Diseases, Emergency, Trauma and Critical care, Antimicrobial resistance, Inherited diseases, Other (Miscellaneous), One Health and Global Health, Animal studies impacting human health, and Wider determinants of health.
The sub-themes under Biomedical and Translational Research include Essential medical products including pharmaceutical products, pharmacovigilance and rational use of drugs, Biomedical research, Artificial intelligence, Innovation in health research, and Implementation and operational research.
The sub-themes under Networking, Collaboration, and Partnership in Research for Health include Health research in the federal context, Clinical trials in Nepal, Drug discovery and partnership in research, Alternative medicine, disaster/emergency preparedness/migration health, Digital health, Public patient engagement, Investment in research, Academic-industry partnership, Disease registry, and Drug discovery.
Lastly, the sub-themes under Environmental Health and Climate Change include Environmental health, Occupational health and safety, Health care waste management, Air pollution and health, Environmental toxicology, Climate change and health, Planetary health, and Environmental determinants of health. The sub-themes are expected to stimulate discussions and debates among the participants, leading to the formulation of appropriate strategies to address health challenges.
The conference will commence on April 10, 2023, at 10:00 am and end on April 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm. Interested individuals can contact the organizers via +977-01-4254220 or email at summit@nhrc.gov.np for any queries.
The NHRC's Ninth National Summit is an excellent opportunity for researchers, scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to come together and share their knowledge and research findings. The conference will provide a platform for the attendees to discuss, analyze, and deliberate on the health challenges facing Nepal and the world at large. Additionally, the conference will aim to foster a research culture that promotes the translation of evidence into health policies, programs, and practices.
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