MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024: Agenda

MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024 is organised in partnership with Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital.

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Date: October 25, 2024 

Time: 8:30 AM IST/ 3:00 AM UTC Onwards

Location: Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 

The conference will also be live-streamed for online audiences.

October 25, 2024 (Friday)

08:30 am – 09:00 am | Registration

09:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome Remarks

Dr Farhat Mantoo, Executive Director, MSF South Asia

09:15 am – 09:45 am | Opening Remarks

Dr Ajay Shukla, Director & Medical Superintendent, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital  

Lamp Lighting Ceremony and Exhibition Opening

09:45 am – 10:15 am | Keynote Address: Science to Serve Better: Using Research to Address Health Problems of the Most Marginalized

Dr Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Public Health Practitioner and Researcher, Member Executive Committee, Sangwari, Chhattisgarh, India

10:15 am – 11:30 am | Session 1: Driving Health Reform: Community-led Action, Evidence, and Advocacy For Equitable Health Outcomes

Abstract Presentation My TB Story: Technology-led crowdsourcing and dissemination of personal TB stories of hope, courage, and success to destigmatize TB conversations Anisha Singh, Project Director (ACSM-NTSU), The Union, New Delhi Community-based person-centered TB care by trained TB survivors under the Unite to ACT project in India Dr Mrinalini Das, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, FIND, New Delhi Impact of a midwifery-led model with minimal medical interventions on birth outcomes in rural Jharkhand, India Lindsay Barnes, Health Director, Jan Chetna Manch Bokaro, Jharkhand, India Transforming MSF’s approach to community-led initiatives – Empowering community-based organizations (CBOs) through capacity building for continued access to healthcare services Lebohang  Kobola, Community Engagement Officer,  Médecins Sans Frontières, Johannesburg, South Africa Community Engagement in Addressing AMR: Insights from Antibiotic Smart Community Project in Kerala, India Dr Hyfa Mohammed Ali,  Program Manager, ReAct Asia Pacific, India

Chair: Dr Sutapa B. Neogi, Director and Professor, IIHMR-Delhi

11:30 am – 11:50 am |Tea Break

11:50 am – 1:00 pm |Session 2: Antimicrobial Resistance: Introduction of New Antibiotics and Associated Surveillance Systems: Barriers and Potential Solutions

Panel Discussion Dr Kamini Walia, Senior Scientist & Lead AMR initiative of ICMR, New Delhi Dr Mala Chhabra, Senior Consultant Microbiology, RML, New Delhi Rahul  Dwivedi, Serious Bacterial Infections Access Leader, GARDP, Geneva Chair: Clare Shortall, AMR Strategic Lead Manson Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières

01:00 pm – 02:00 pm | Lunch Break

02:00 pm – 02:20 pm | Special Talk: Climate Crisis and Health: Role of the Health Community as Advocates for Climate Change

Shweta Narayan, Campaign Lead, Global Climate and Health Alliance, India

02:20 pm – 03:30 pm |Session 3: Health Inequities: Barriers to Healthcare Access Among Populations Vulnerable to Structural Violence

Abstract Presentation Risk factors for non-communicable diseases among the transgender population in Kerala: A cross-sectional study Dr Bhavya Fernandez, Research Officer, State Health Systems Resource Centre – Kerala Exploring the association between contemporary societal experiences & mental health conditions of Hijra community: A case study in Jasshore city, Bangladesh Antara Das, Psychological Counselor, Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Trans-affirmative mental health care provision during public health emergencies: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic Sharin D’Souza, Assistant Research Coordinator, Sangath India The ubiquity of violence in the lives of women with disabilities in Odisha Dr Sankalpa Satapathy, Assistant Professor-Social Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal

Chair: Dr Aqsa Shaikh, Professor Community Medicine, HIMSR

03:30 pm – 03:50 pm | Tea Break

3:50 pm – 5:00 pm | Session 4: Human Cost of Violence:  Healthcare Challenges for Populations Affected by Conflict

Abstract Presentation Health Inequities in a Conflict Area – An In-Depth Qualitative Study in Assam Balawansuk Lynrah, Independent Researcher, The Action Northeast Trust, Assam, India Women’s access to healthcare and emerging needs in forcibly displaced settings in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands Dr Sweta Sen, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs, Haryana, India Exploring the intersections of maternal mental health and protracted conflict: A case of Kashmir women Dr Rishika Deshmukh, Researcher, Jindal Foundation’s CSR team, Odisha, India Chair: Dr Farhat Mantoo, Executive Director, Médecins Sans Frontières South Asia

05:00 pm – 05:15 pm | Closing Remarks 

Dr Sujata Mathews, Professor-Medicine, RML, New Delhi Ghada Khemissi, Director-Programmes Unit, MSF South Asia

Disclaimer: The agenda is subject to change.