Call for Papers: Workshop on CBR Strategies in Prevention & Early Detection, India, November
CAMHADD International Consultative Workshop on Partnership Towards Unity for Health to Achieve Social Accountability
Co-sponsored by WHO In collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
Supported by The Commonwealth Foundation, London
International pre-Consultative Workshop Symposium on: Prevention, Early Detection, Early Intervention & Rehabilitation of Mental Handicap and Developmental Disabilities through CBR strategy: to raise awareness towards Unity for Health and Social Accountability - A Challenge for both Health Professionals and Institutes
In Association with
CBR Network (South Asia)
Venue: Hotel Ashok, Bangalore
Karnataka, India
Dates: 17 - 19 November 2001
Focus of the Pre - Consultative Workshop
Every minute of the day a woman dies of Pregnancy related complications, in other words Nearly 600,000 women die each year (WHO Report on maternal health around the world 1983-1989). For every women who dies, at least 30 other women face debilitating problems.Every year 3-4 million new born infants die within the first week of life and for every new born baby that lives another is stillborn. One child in ten births has some form of disability.
The cause of these disabilities is poor health, malnutrition, inadequate care during pregnancy and child birth, chronic illness, unsafe abortions, alcohol consumption during pregnancy leading to fetal alcohol syndrome.
These disabling conditions are preventable if there are :
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facilities for early detection
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Early assessment and stimulation
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imparting awareness to women on fetal alcohol syndrome and other areas of serious concern.
In this workshop it is proposed to :
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Identify the strengths of the family and community
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Explore strategies to revitalize the community
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Build up awareness in the community, to achieve the goals of early stimulation
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Prevention of developmental disabilities and malnutrition
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Make optimum use of the residual potential of every child.
Call for Papers
Papers are invited from professionals and NGOs focussing on one of the themes of the Pre-Consultative workshop. The abstract of the paper should not exceed 400 words. The abstract should reach the Pre-Consultative Workshop Secretariat before September 30th 2001.
About CAMHADD
CAMHADD is a Pan COMMONWEALTH NGO supported by the Commonwealth foundation, London and is officially associated with WHO. CAMHADD is a long standing partner of WHO in a number of technical areas, in particular, mental health, disability prevention, maternal and child health, and reproductive health.It is actively involved in promoting health development, exchange of technical expertise and Inter-country training and education in health in 54 Commonwealth countries all over the world.
About CBR Network
Community Based Rehabilitation Network (South Asia) is involved in the networking of all NGOs in the field of disability in South Asian region.Well established networks in Nepal, Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Pakistan are managed by National Coordinators. CBR Network has conducted research in the areas of :Portage - Early Identification and intervention,Joyful Inclusion - Inclusive Education pack and Community Based Rehabilitation
Convener:
Ms. Indumathi Rao
Regional Coordinator, CBR Network (South Asia)
No.134, 1st Block, 6th Main,
3rd Phase, 3rd Stage
Banashankari, Bangalore - 560085
Ph. (91-80) 6724221, 6724273
E-mail : cbrnet@vsnl.com
CAMHADD Co - ordinators :
Professor Chris Molteno, Vice-President, Camhadd,
Department of Psychiatry, Groote Schuur Hospital,
University of Cape town, Republic of South Africa
Dr. I.B. Sadharwala
President, Camhadd Working Party on Prevention of Mental Handicap,
'Fairmount', 468, Walkdon Road,
Worsley, Manchester (UK) M28 2WH
This Pre-consultative workshop will be useful to:
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Policy makers in health and disability, social welfare sector
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NGOs working in poverty alleviation, rural development, disability, CBR, Portage, etc.
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Special educators
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Training Institutes
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Advocacy groups of parents and people with disability
Registration forms (MSWord format) available here. If you wish to participate in the training programs please confirm before 15th October 2001 via email to cbrnet@vsnl.com
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