𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗶-11th Nov 2022

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗝𝗡 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗶.”We live in challenging times. While this is the age of technological development and scientific advancement, it is also a time when the human population is more than ever before. As a result, the world is facing a lot of Healthcare challenges. It is important that we take the best of technology and science to people in need”The research is being conducted by a global collaboration involving World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, USA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Thomas Jefferson University and other with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India, Indian Council for Medical Research and the Women and Children’s Health Research Unit at KLE. Happy to state that the research work done has been able to define Global and National Policy. This has also positively impacted the lives of thousands of mothers, new borns and children across the globe.Welcoming the gathering Dr Shivaprasad Goudar, Director Research, JNMC Women and Children’s Health Research Unit, JN Medical College, provided an overview of the activities and projects undertaken over the past 22 years since its establishment.Dr Richard Derman, Provost, Thomas Jefferson University, USA released the brochure of the Research Unit. Speaking on the occasion he recalled the journey over the years and the challenges and expressed satisfaction over the success of the collaboration.Senior doctors, scientists and researchers from the collaborating national and international agencies including Dr Pushpa Deo Chaudhary, Dr M Indumathi, Dr Bharati Kulkarni, Dr Marion Koso-Thomas, Ms Renata Hoffstetter, Dr Robert Justin Brown, Dr Jian Yan, Dr Elizabeth McClure, Dr Nancy Krebs, Dr Elwyn Chomba, Dr Archana Patel, Dr Richard Derman, Dr Robert Goldenberg and Dr B S Kodkany were felicitated on the occasion. The conference has participants from 13 countries including United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Switzerland, Guatemala, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, Bangladesh and India.