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  • Alumni Webinar: August 20, 2020
    • PSPH Inauguration: December 28, 2017
    • PSPH First Annual Day: November 19, 2019
    • MAHE Convocation: November 2019
    • National Conference on Antibiotic Resistance: November 14, 2019
    • International Workshop on One Health: November 21, 2019
    • Project Neralu: September 14, 2019
    • Management Maestro: August 23 & 24, 2019
    • International Seminar on Healthy Ageing (ISHA 2020): January 31, 2020
    • Shuttle Battle - PSPH Shuttle Badminton Tournament : February 2, 2020
    • 'Six A Side' - PSPH Box Cricket Tournament: February 9, 2020
    • Session on Urban Walkability & Public Health Issues Across the Globe: February 6, 2020
    • Republic Day Celebrations: January 26, 2020
    • Independence Day Celebrations: August 15, 2019
    • Student Immersion Program - University of Maryland USA: January 2020
    • Student Immersion Program - Deakin University Australia: January 2020
    • Student Immersion Program - Tampere University Finland: February 2020
    • Short Talk on Focus on Research in India: November 26, 2019
    • Guest Talk by Former Vice-Chancellor, MAHE: January 22, 2020
    • PSPH Research Cell Meeting: January 25, 2020
    • Intra-MAHE-TD (Teaching Department) Cricket Tournament: February 24 & 25, 2020
    • Global Health Symposium: April & May 2019
    • Grand Challenge: March 8 & 9, 2019
    • SVASTH: August 9 & 10, 2019
    • PSPH Research Cell Inauguration: August 31, 2019
    • Health Technology Assessment & Health Economics Workshop - UMIT University Austria: December 2 to 6, 2019
    • Session on Field Challenges during Outbreak Investigations: January 23, 2020
    • Session on Navigating your Careers: February 01, 2020
    • Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine Program: January 21 to 25, 2020
    • Leadership in Public Health Session: February 24 to 28, 2020
    • Sessions for Certificate Course on Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Methodology: February-March, 2020
    • Research Cell Meeting: February 22, 2020
    • State Level Workshop: Teacher Education at Crossroads - Challenges & Prospects: February 24 & 25, 2020
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Awareness & Prevention Campaign: March 12 & 13, 2020
    • International Women's Day Celebrations: March 08, 2020
    • India-Israel Workshop: June 04, 2020
    • Talk on 'Handwash' - Radio Manipal: June 09, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: June 13, 2020
    • International Webinar - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: June 15, 2020
    • NVIVO Software Induction: June 16, 2020
    • PSPH receives ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) Certification: April 26, 2020
    • PSPH receives ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) Certification: May 06, 2020
    • MPH Program Curriculum at PSPH is Validated by APHEA: April 29, 2020
    • MSW Program at PSPH - India Today - MDRA - Rankings-2020: July 06, 2020
    • National Statistics Day - Webinar: June 29, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: June 06, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: June 08, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: June 16, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: July 11, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: February 22, 2020
    • Webinar on Cyber Safety: July 23, 2020
    • Alumni Webinar: July 25, 2020
    • Talk on 'Menstrual Hygiene' - Radio Manipal: July 26, 2020
    • Presentation as Panel Member: July 20, 2020
    • Webinar Session by Mr. Teddy Andrews: July 6 to 10, 2020
    • Industry-Academia E-Consortium - Presentation by Dr. Rajesh Kamath: August 8, 2020
    • Webinar on Priority Interventions for Prenatal Care during a Pandemic: August 13, 2020
    • Webinar on Ethics: August 14, 2020
    • Webinar on Ethics: August 21, 2020
    • Green Mentors - Webinar: August 21, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 1 - Myths and Misconceptions about Mental Illness: August 29, 2020
    • Webinar regarding COVID-19: August 10, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 2 - Identification and Seeking Treatment for Mental Health Disorder in the Community: September 12, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 1: August 29, 2020
    • Webinar: Faculty Development Programme: August 25, 2020
    • MSW Program at PSPH - Outlook - ICARE Rankings-2020: September 7, 2020
    • Research Cell Meeting: September 12, 2020
    • Webinar - Tribute to our Teachers: September 16, 2020
    • PSPH Research Cell Meeting: September 12, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 2: September 12, 2020
    • Webinar - Tribute to our Teachers: September 16, 2020
    • Radio Manipal Program – talk by Dr. Arathi Rao: September 16, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 3 - Depression and Anxiety: September 26, 2020
    • International E-Conference - WGSHA: September 24, 2020
    • E-Workshop - Train the Trainer in Statistical Inference: September 26, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 3: September 26, 2020
    • Webinar - Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyle: October 5, 2020
    • Webinar - Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyle: October 5, 2020
    • Webinar: World Mental Health Day - Hackobrain - Episode 4 - Barriers to Seek Mental Health Care: October 10, 2020
    • Webinar – Celebration on Gandhi Jayanti: October 2, 2020
    • Session on Understanding law enforcement and upholding justice in the context of hatras: October 14, 2020
    • World Mental Health Day Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 4 - Barriers to Seek Mental Health Care: October 10, 2020
    • Webinar - Environmental Health : Celebrate Biodiversity: October 20, 2020
    • Talk on 'Preventing Worm Infestation in Children' - Radio Manipal: September 20, 2020
    • Virtual Symposium: August 7, 2020
    • Webinar-Challenges of Infection Prevention & Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship during the COVID-19 Pandemic: October 20, 2020
    • Research Cell Meeting: October 24, 2020
    • Webinar: Hackobrain - Episode 5 - Mental Health Consequences During COVID-19 Pandemic: October 24, 2020
    • Webinar - One Health Approach for Control of COVID-19: October 30, 2020
    • Webinar on 'Visual Methods in Qualitative Research': October 30, 2020
    • Webinar - Hackobrain - Final Episode 6 - Substance Abuse & Suicide Prevention: November 7, 2020
    • Webinar - United to Preserve Antibiotics: November 19, 2020
    • Webinar - Hackobrain - Episode - 5 - Mental Health Consequences during COVID-19 Pandemic: October 24, 2020
    • Webinar - One Health Approach for Control of COVID-19: October 30, 2020
    • Webinar - TCQM - Visual Methods in Qualitative Research: Clothes and their codes in migrant Photography from Kerala: October 30, 2020
    • Research Cell Meeting: October 24, 2020
    • Webinar - Challenges of Infection Prevention & Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: October 20, 2020
    • Webinar - Environmental Health : Celebrate Biodiversity : October 20, 2020
    • Research Work Featured in a Goan Regional Marathi Daily "Dainik Gomanthak": October 31, 2020
    • International e-Conference on Advances in Management and Technology (ICAMT-2020): November 6-7, 2020
    • Radio Manipal - Public Awareness Session on COVID-19: November 10, 2020
    • Radio Manipal - World Diabetes Day Talk: November 14, 2020
    • Webinar - United to Preserve Antibiotics: November 19, 2020
    • Webinar - One Health: Animal to Human Disease Reservoir Hosts in Karnataka and India: November 25, 2020
    • Research Cell Meeting: November 28, 2020
    • Research Article Featured: September 2, 2020
    • Webinar - One Health: Animal to Human Disease Reservoir Hosts in Karnataka and India: November 25, 2020
    • Research Cell Meeting: November 28, 2020
    • MAHE University Convocation: November 2020
    • Webinar - Why Sustainable Transport and People - Focused Cities are More Important Now Than Ever Before: December 4, 2020
    • National Webinar on COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Healthcare Concerns in India: November 30, 2020
    • Honouring COVID-19 Warriors: November 30, 2020
    • E-Workshop - Tool Development and Survey Data Analysis using Jamovi: December 28-30, 2020
    • Webinar - Designing Personal Health and Care: December 12, 2020
    • Webinar - Why Sustainable Transport and People - Focused Cities are More Important Now Than Ever Before: December 4, 2020
    • World AIDS Day - Awareness Events: December 1, 2020
    • Virtual World AIDS Day Symposium: December 1, 2020
    • Webinar on 'Indigenizing Systematic Review Evidence for Policy Decisions in India': March 05, 2021
    • Webinar Session on 'Organisational Culture': February 22, 2021
    • World Kidney Day - Education Sessions on Kidney Disease: March 11, 2021
    • World Kidney Day - Education Sessions on Kidney Disease: March 11, 2021
    • Webinar on "Prospects of HRM in MSW Course": July 05, 2021
    • Webinar on "Data Science Needs: An Industry Perspective": July 17, 2021
    • Webinar on ‘National Council for Social Work Education in India - Scope and Way Forward’: July 12, 2021
    • Webinar on "Data Science Needs: An Industry Perspective": July 17, 2021
    • Webinar on "Basics of Scopus": July 26, 2021
    • Webinar on “Foundations of Public Health”: August 18, 2021
    • ‘Covid-19 Pandemic Online Forum’: August 14, 2021
    • Webinar on "Managing Stress Through Meditation": November 23, 2021
    • Webinar on “Path, Crisis and Risk Management in Healthcare Facilities in the World, the Importance of Evidence-Based Decision in Risk Management”: November 18, 2021
    • Webinar on “Managing Stress Through Meditation”: November 23, 2021
    • e-Workshop on EQUIMOB and PUTSPACE: Methods for Mobilities Research – Story Completion and Digital Ethnography
    • Workshop on Social Barriers to Mobility for People with Disabilities: February 02, 2022
    • Guest Lecture on "Understanding Organisational Culture, Development and Change”: March 09, 2022
    • PHRONESIS and EGERIA - Career Hack: March 19 to 21, 2022
    • A walk-through of the Hospital Model for Non-Clinical Services: April 18 to 19, 2022
    • World Malaria Day CME: April 24, 2022
    • MPH Alumni Workshop: May 07, 2022
    • PSPH Super Six Box Cricket Tournament: May 14-15, 2022
    • PM Cares Programme: May 30, 2022
    • Workshop on Disease Prioritization Exercise: May 20, 2022
    • PSPH Shuttle Badminton Tournament: May 28, 2022
    • Radio Manipal Programme - World No Tobacco Day Awareness Talk: May 31, 2022
    • PSPH Table Tennis Tournament: June 04, 2022
    • PSPH Basketball Tournament: June 05, 2022
    • Radio Manipal Programme : Awareness Talk on Malaria (June 13, 2022) ; Awareness Talk on Dengue (June 17, 2022)
    • National Statistics Day Celebrations: June 27-29, 2022
    • Global Technology Solutions Award Ceremony: June 01, 2022
    • Prevent It – Launch of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): July 14, 2022
    • Anexas Global Excellence Awards Ceremony: July 28, 2022
    • Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health – Lecture III: June 15, 2022
    • Workshop on Spatial and Temporal Modelling of Zoonotic Diseases using R: July 22 to 31, 2022
    • MSW Programme Orientation: July 28, 2022
    • PSPH Orientation Programme: July 29-30, 2022
    • Visit by the Faculty Team from Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona to Prasanna School of Public Health: June 30 to July 03, 2022
    • Session on Introduction and Foundations of Public Health: August 17, 2022
    • Industry-Academia Interaction Series: August 01 to 18, 2022
    • Prevent It - International Workshop on 'Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Connectivity’: August 08, 2022
    • CAHO (Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations) – SAKCON (Student Annual Knowledge Sharing Conference): August 12-13, 2022
    • Radio Manipal Programme – Awareness Talk regarding Monkey Pox: August 29, 2022
    • Boxing Competition: September 17 and 18, 2022
    • Session on Public Healthcare Scenarios in Rural India : September 03, 2022
    • MPH Guest Lecture: September 29, 2022
    • Webinar on “Strengthening Global Health Security at the Human and Animal Interface”: September 19, 2022
    • Felicitation Programme for Dr Lena Ashok: September 02, 2022
    • Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series (IV) on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health - Inhabiting an Aqueous World – Design Research for the Environment and Communities: September 07, 2022
    • Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series (V) on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health - Climate Resilient Health Systems and Policies in India: 27-9-2022
    • Perspective of an International Exchange Student in MPH Programme, Department of Health Policy: September 02, 2022
    • SMAART IMPACT Hackathon - Technovation Challenge: September 17, 2022
    • National Conference on ‘Youth in Social Change’: September 17, 2022
    • Cross Country Race: October 09, 2022
    • Chess Tournament: October 01 and 02, 2022
    • Egeria: October 07 and 08, 2022
    • EQUIMOB and ISEC Golden Jubilee International Seminar: October 13 and 14, 2022
    • Springer Nature Quiz: October 13, 2022
    • PSPH Super Six Box Cricket Tournament: October 09, 2022
    • MHA Alumni Interaction Session: October 11, 2022
    • MSW Alumni Interaction Session: October 12, 2022
    • Talk on “Role of Social Worker in Relation to Criminology and Justice”: October 18, 2022
    • Talk on “Role of Social Worker in Oncology and Palliative Care”: October 19, 2022
    • Awareness Programme on Gender Equality for Mental Well-Being; Dandiya Night – Garba Dance: October 10, 2022
    • Sharada Pooja: October 03, 2022
    • Workshop on "Advancing People’s Health in Karnataka: Vision for Progress: Continuing Public Health Education on Implementation Strategies to Execute the Vision”: October 21, 2022
    • MSW Students Participation in Udupi District Special Children Sports Meet: November 05, 2022
    • Structural Social Work Workshop: November 08 and 09, 2022
    • MSF Team Visit: November 04, 2022
    • Boxing Championship: November 04, 2022
    • PSPH Shuttle Badminton Tournament: November 27, 2022
    • MHA Alumni Interaction Session: November 27, 2022
    • Guest Lecture on “Gender Theory and Global Public Health”: November 25, 2022
    • MSW Sports and Games event - Student Initiative: November 12, 2022
    • Cardiac Health Awareness Programme on ’Diet, Lifestyle and Hospital Care for Cardiac Morbidities’: October-November-2022
    • Shri D A Prasanna’s announcement regarding the release of the book “Innovate Locally to Win Globally”: December 12, 2022
    • MHA Alumni Interaction Session: December 04, 2022
    • MHA Alumni Interaction Session: December 08, 2022
    • Guest Lecture on "Operational Issues of Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka in a Tertiary Hospital ": December 10, 2022
    • Radio Manipal Programme - Awareness Talks: December 08, 2022 and December 16, 2022
    • Talk by Dr Usha Rani: December 07, 2022
    • Interlinkage of G20 and SDG: Challenges, Solutions, and Way forward: March 20-21, 2023
    • Workshop on "Tool Development and Survey Data Analysis using Jamovi": January 19-21, 2023
    • Inauguration Ceremony - Student Exchange Programme – Maastricht University Students Visit to Prasanna School of Public Health: January 16, 2023 and January 24, 2023
    • State Institute of Health and Family Welfare Training Workshop - Theme: Role of Health Educators in Disaster Management and Health Extension Education Strategies: January 09 to 11, 2023
    • Student Immersion Programme - Visit by Students, Faculty from the University of Maryland, United States of America to Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal: January 05 to 19, 2023
    • Second Webinar on Health Literacy - Health Literacy Webinar Series 2023: April 28, 2023
    • MAHE University Inter-Collegiate Athletics Meet: February 25-26, 2023
    • MAHE University Inter-Collegiate Football Tournament: February 27 to March 01, 2023
    • Workshop on “Measles and Rubella Elimination in India”: February 03, 2023
    • Visit by Students from MSW Programme, Department of Social Work, Rani Chennamma University, Belgavi: February 16, 2023
    • Talk by Mr Govinda Kumar Ramakrishna: February 17, 2023
    • Observation Visit by MSW Students to Lamina Foundries Ltd, Karkala: February 15, 2023
    • Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health – Lecture 6 – Impact of Climate Change in Small Island Developing Countries (SIDS) – A Case Example from Maldives: February 06, 2023
    • Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health - Lecture VII: Sources of Particulate Pollution around the World and Health Implications: February 20, 2023
    • Orientation Session on “Understanding Substance Use Disorder: Magnitude and Response”: February 27, 2023
    • Radio Manipal Programme – Radio Skit on the occasion of World Reproductive and Sexual Health Awareness Day: February 12, 2023
    • MSW Sustainability (Seminar, Lecture) Series: February-March-2023
    • Guest Lecture on "RePen: Write a Greener Tomorrow”: March 31, 2023
    • Talk on “Perspectives on Lifestyle and Health of Pregnant Women”: March 13, 2023
    • PSPH Student Council Event – Awareness Programme cum E-Poster Competition: March 07, 2023
    • Radio Manipal Programme – World Tuberculosis Day: March 24, 2023
    • World Autism Awareness Day Event: April 03, 2023
    • CAHOCON 2023 - Dr Bryal D’Souza (Faculty, MHA Programme, Department of Social and Health Innovation, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal) was awarded the Second Prize for her Presentation on Best Research Publication in Quality titled ROTA: A System for Automated Scheduling of Nursing Duties in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in South India: April 15-16, 2023
    • International Global Health Advisory Board Meeting: April 15-16, 2023
    • Talk regarding “Role of Social Workers in Cancer Care Spectrum”: April 05, 2023
    • Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health – Lecture VIII – Towards Low Carbon and Resilient Healthcare Systems: April 28, 2023

Alumni Webinar: August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020

MSW Program, Department of Global Health, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal had Organized an Alumni Webinar on August 20, 2020 based on the topic ‘New Avenues for Medical Social Work Students’. Dr. Lena Ashok (PhD Coordinator, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal; Coordinator - MSW Program, Department of Global Health, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal), Faculty, Staff, Students of PSPH, MAHE, Manipal participated in the Webinar. 

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Prof Rajani Prasanna Endowment Lecture Series on Climate Change and its Impact on Public Health – Lecture VIII – Towards Low Carbon and Resilient Healthcare Systems: April 28, 2023

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Talk regarding “Role of Social Workers in Cancer Care Spectrum”: April 05, 2023

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International Global Health Advisory Board Meeting: April 15-16, 2023

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CAHOCON 2023 - Dr Bryal D’Souza (Faculty, MHA Programme, Department of Social and Health Innovation, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal) was awarded the Second Prize for her Presentation on Best Research Publication in Quality titled ROTA: A System for Automated Scheduling of Nursing Duties in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in South India: April 15-16, 2023

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World Autism Awareness Day Event: April 03, 2023

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