Dr. Nilambar Jha, project co-applicant from Nepal, participated with the paper “Addressing the double burden of disease: Improving health systems for Non-communicable and Neglected Tropical Diseases” at the World NCD Congress held in Chandigarh, India 4-6 November 2017. The theme of the congress was «Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases: Realizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)»
Dr. Sangita Shah at the South East Asia Diabetes Foundation Conference
In parallel to the congress, the South East Asia Diabetes Foundation Conference (SEADFCON-2017) took place in Dharan, Nepal, 4-5 November, where students contributing to COHESION presented papers. Dr. Sangita Shah presented on a “Study of Health Related Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization among Type 2 Diabetic Population in an Urban Area of Eastern Nepal” and Sailendra Thapa, presented a “Study on Health Care Seeking Behaviour among People Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Area of Eastern Nepal”.