The department of Community Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal organized the activities such as e-poster competition, health awareness video by fourth-year B.Sc Nursing students and the webinar as a part of World Health Day 2021. 

The webinar on “building a fairer and healthier world for everyone” was organized on April 07, 2021 at 10.30 am through the Microsoft Team platform to the students and faculty of MCON, MSON and other health science fraternity. The resource person was Dr Prabhath M @ UNICEF Supported DRR Roadmap 2030 Karnataka contractor & Senior Consultant @ Pruthvi charitable trust.

He highlighted the importance of working together to build a healthier community; equity in health care delivery services; the role of health sectors and other sectors such as food & nutrition, housing, education, safe environment etc., and also emphasized on the five actions such as access to treatment and vaccine, budget & plan, equitable service, primary health care and reliable data for COVID on World Health Day. There were a total of 59 participants from different field of health science attended the session. The event was concluded by Mrs Reshma R Kotian, Lecturer, Department of Community Health Nursing, MCON, MAHE Manipal at 11.40 am.

We also received 30 e-poster from students and faculty of different field of health science fraternity and the best two e-posters were awarded.

The overall programme was convened by Mrs Jeyalakshmi K, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, MCON, MAHE, Manipal.