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Workshop on “Curriculum development for One Health Post Graduate programme”to be held at Hotel Wayanad Gate from 16th and 17th December, 2013

The Workshop on “Curriculum development of One Health Post Graduate programme” will be held atHotel Wayanad Gate from 16th and 17th December, 2013.The programme will be inaugurated by the Hon’ Vice Chancellor, Dr. B. Ashok, IAS. The University will soon launch Technology enabled distance learning degree programs (PG certificate/ PG diploma/ MPH) on “One Health”.One health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations in all aspects of health care of humans, animals and the environment and the synergism thus achieved will advance health care for the 21st century. The workshop thus intends to improve the curriculum content of the course which will be structured in order to build knowledge, develop skills and provide exposure to various situations where One Health concept can be applied in public health systems.This concept invites public health professionals, human health and veterinary clinicians to adopt a global approach when dealing with health risks associated with human-animal interactions. In addition to discussion on course, a meeting on One Health Platform is scheduled with the intention to initiate anintersectoral collaborationfor the state. Following are the delegates who will be participating this workshop
List of participants

Dr. UVS Rana, Retd. JD, NCDC, Zoonosis Division
Dr. GyanendraGongal, Scientist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology, WHO Regional Office for South, East Asia, New Delhi
Dr.K.Udayavarman, President, Kerala State Veterinary Council
Dr.N.N.Sasi, Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala
Dr. C. Ramani, Addl DHS (Medical)
Dr. NeethaVijayan, DMO (H), Wayanad
Dr. K. Regu, Joint Director, NCDC, Calicut
Dr. Kumar S. Venkitanarayanan, Professor and Graduate programs chair, University of Connecticut
Dr.Priyankaraj, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Community Medicine, WIMS, Wayanad
Dr Ashok Kumar Tyagi, Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Veterinary Public Health, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
Dr. L. Gunaseelan, Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Chennai
Dr.Jayakrishnan, T, Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Calicut medical college, Kozhikode
Dr RemaDevi, Faculty, Clinical Epidemiology and Training Centre, Medical College, Trivandrum
Dr. C. Latha, Associate Professor and head, Department of Veterinary Public Health, COVAS, Mannuthy, Kerala
Dr. R. K. Agarwal, Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Bacteriology, IVRI, Bareilly, India
Prof.(Dr.)K.R.Sundaram,Head, Department of Biostatistics & Chief Co-ordinator, M.Sc course in Clinical Research , Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre and
Dr.Achuthsankar S. Nair, Hon. Director Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Kerala, Kariyavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr.Thara K.G. Head, Disaster Management Centre at Institute of Land &Disaster Management, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr RemaDevi, Faculty, Clinical Epidemiology and Training Centre, Medical College, Trivandrum
Dr. A. Bhattacharya, Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Public Health, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Pondicherry
Dr.GSLHV Prasad Rao, Associate Director and Special officer, Academy of climate change education and research, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur.
Dr. Sukumaran and Dr. UmarulFarook, State Epidemiologist, Govt. of Kerala