IASSH Seventh Conference

Dear All,

INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES announces Seventh Conference with the theme “HEALTH, POVERTY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT”. SEVENTH IASSH CONFERENCE venue is Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005 India and the dates: 5-7 March, 2010.

Important Dates: Last date for submission of abstract January 5, 2010

Conference Date: 5-7, March, 2010

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Main Theme: Health, Poverty and Human Development

Symposia Themes:
1. Health, Poverty and Human development Interrelationships 2. Communication Strategies for attainment of MDGs for health and human development, 3. Public Policies to Improve Health and Human Development

Technical Sessions:

T1. Inequalities in Health and Human Development

T1.1 Globalization and its impact on Health and Human Development

T1.2 Inequalities in Health and Human Development and Attainment of MDGs

T1.3 Social Exclusion and Poverty

T2. Gender, Health and Poverty:

T2.1 Gender Inequalities in Health and Poverty

T2.2 Gender, Health and Human Development

T2.3 Women and child Nutrition and Poverty eradication

T3. HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Human Development:

T3.1 AIDS Poverty and human development

T3.2 Health and Poverty among the PLHIV, marginalized Group/communities

T4. Strategies and Programs:

T4.1 Health, Human Rights and Poverty Reduction Strategies

T4.2 Case Studies: Policy Responses and Actions for Health and Human Development

T4.3 International Programs on Poverty alleviation and human development

T5. Environment, Health and Poverty

T5.1 Urban Poverty, Health and Environmental linkages

T5.2 Environmental degradation and Health

T6. Measurement:

T6.1 Measuring Poverty, Health and Human Development

T6.2 Human development index and well being

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Yours, Prakasam, Secretary, IASSH, 14 November, 2009