Health Economics Workshop

Global health has become a very popular area of learning, teaching, research and practice in many departments and schools of public health all over the world. It is now a mainstream subject area in many Asia-Pacific public health educational institutions. This workshop is being conducted to provide a better understanding and perspective of global health to various students, lecturers and program directors of schools of public health. It will give new insights to those interested in the field of global health. This workshop will also be beneficial to those who plan to set up modules and programs in global health and those who intend to start a global health research agenda in their respective institutions. Resources will be shared with the participants. Certificates will be provided after workshop.

Workshop to discuss Food Based Dietary Guidelines for the APACPH Region. Much of the burden of disease, early deaths and disability, in the Asia Pacific Region could be reduced with public health efforts to address the major risk factors, including nutrition related causes and smoking.