Public Health – 2021

The 3^rd International Conference on Public Health and Wellbeing, Public Health 2021, hosted by iConferences, was held on 3^rd and 4^th of December 2021, via a virtual platform, with the greater collaboration of the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia joining as the academic partner. The conference was capable of creating an ideal platform to explore new strategies and assess their efficiency for the benefit of the global population who is currently facing a disastrous pandemic.

Many impactful discussions were initiated during the conference, where researchers shared numerous interesting findings regarding the health and wellbeing of the global community. The participants were greatly privileged to be enlightened with insightful remarks shared by the keynote speakers during their speeches and also to be educated regarding essential publication skills during the publication workshop. The conference was enriched with research findings based on countries around the world like India, the USA, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Japan, Malta, Pakistan, Zambia and Sri Lanka, which enabled to unravel important knowledge in a global context. Focusing on several essential aspects of health and wellbeing, the conference integrated valuable scientific knowledge, which has immense potential in being utilized for the betterment of humanity.

“Important Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Health Response to Covid-19″

Prof. Michael Baker

(Professor of Public Health; Director, Health Environment Infection Research Unit (HEIRU); Co-Director, He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme; Co-Director, Public Health Summer School, University of Otago, New Zealand)

“Leading in Public Health and Health Systems: Navigating Crisis and Change”

Prof. Abi Sriharan Parekh

(Program Director, Systems Leadership and Innovation Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Senior Krembil Fellow, Krembil Centre for Health Management and Leadership , Schulich School of Business, York University) 

“Commercial Determinants of Disease: A Focus on Dietary Risk Factors”

Dr. Nayati Parekh

(Professor of Public Health Nutrition and Associte Vice provost of Faculty Initaitives, School of Public Health, New York University USA) 

“Covid-19’s Impact on Reproductive Health”

Prof. Sally Guttmacher

(Emerita Professor of Public Health, New York University, USA, Senior Technical Advisor: Community Rising Africa Network)