9th National Conference of IDPD at Ludhiana from Feb 15
It is unfortunate that the world spends over 24000 crores of rupees on arms race per day. On the other hand 14700 children die of hunger everyday mainly in Africa and South Asia. There is thus urgent need to divert expenditure from arms race to health, education and development. Our organisation as an affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) – (winner of Nobel Peace Prize 1985) has been campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons, check on the proliferation of small arms, confidence building measures among nations through people to people relations so that the wasteful expenditure on arms race is diverted to the welfare of mankind.
Our country is one among those with poor health indicators. But because of continued arms race in South Asia we have to spend huge amount of our budget on defense. This is causing adverse effect on the expenditure on health and education. Out public health expenditure is less than 2% of GDP. We need to spend a minimum of 6% to meet the basic bare minimum health needs of our people.
Our upcoming 9th National conference is therefore being held on the theme Peace and Development – A Public health perspective. During the conference we shall deliberate extensively on the issues of public health, peaceful co-existence in South Asia, violence against women, intolerance & violence and above all the abolition of nuclear weapons from earth.
Dr L S Chawla Dr Arun Mitra Dr Bharti Uppal
President General Secretary Finance Secretary
It is unfortunate that the world spends over 24000 crores of rupees on arms race per day. On the other hand 14700 children die of hunger everyday mainly in Africa and South Asia. There is thus urgent need to divert expenditure from arms race to health, education and development. Our organisation as an affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) – (winner of Nobel Peace Prize 1985) has been campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons, check on the proliferation of small arms, confidence building measures among nations through people to people relations so that the wasteful expenditure on arms race is diverted to the welfare of mankind.
Our country is one among those with poor health indicators. But because of continued arms race in South Asia we have to spend huge amount of our budget on defense. This is causing adverse effect on the expenditure on health and education. Out public health expenditure is less than 2% of GDP. We need to spend a minimum of 6% to meet the basic bare minimum health needs of our people.
Our upcoming 9th National conference is therefore being held on the theme Peace and Development – A Public health perspective. During the conference we shall deliberate extensively on the issues of public health, peaceful co-existence in South Asia, violence against women, intolerance & violence and above all the abolition of nuclear weapons from earth.
Dr L S Chawla Dr Arun Mitra Dr Bharti Uppal
President General Secretary Finance Secretary
Programme
February 15th 2013 4.00 pm to 7.00pm
Target X, Message Balloon Release and March for HEALTH THROUGH PEACE at Sarabha Nagar Market, Ludhiana
February 16th 2013 - Dumra Auditorium, DMC, Ludhiana
MEDICAL STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE - 9.00AM TO 2.00PM
MAIN CONFERENCE -3.00PM TO 7.30PM
Inaugural Session 3.00pm to 4.30pm
Scientific Sessions 5.00pm to 7.30pm
Scientific Session 5.00pm to 7.00pm
5.00pm to 5.30pm Challenges of Public Health in India
Dr Imrana Qadeer – Visiting faculty at the Council for Social Development.
5.30pm to 6.00pm India’s Pursuit to Meet Millennium development goal on health
Dr Shakeel Ur Rahaman – National Secretary IDPD
6.00pm to 6.30pm Conceptual Changes in Health Policy for Universal Access to Health Care
Dr Tejbir Singh–Prof. and HOD Dept. of Community Medicine Government Medical College Amritsar
7.10pm to 7.30pm The Importance of Peace for the Industrial Growth
and Economy
M and M Auto Industries Ltd.
17th February 2013
Panel Discussion - I 9.00am to 9.50am
9.00am to 9.30am Peaceful co- existence in Indian Sub Continent
Key Address by Maj. Gen (Retd.) Viond Saighal
Panel Discussion - II 10.00am to 10.50am
10.00am to 10.30am Growing intolerance – A Threat to Peace, Health and Development
Key Address by Prof Arjun Dev – Coordinator of Towards Freedom, a
research project of the Indian Council of Historical
Research
Video Conference 11.20noon to 12.10pm
11.20noon to 12.10pm Video Conferencing with
Panel Discussion - III 12.10pm to 1.00pm
12.10pm to 12.35pm Violence Against Women - Need for Comprehensive Approach
Key Address by Ms Amarjeet Kaur – Former General Secretary National Federation of Indian women (NFIW)
Panel Discussion - IV 1.00pm to 1.50pm
1.00pm to 1.30pm Arms Race in Whose Benefit?
Key Address by Prof.Achin Vanaik - Former Dean of the Faculty of
Social Sciences, Delhi University.
Valedictory Session
2.30pm to 5.00pm Building IDPD to Meet New Challenges
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