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WCPH 2021 The Success Story of The World Conference on Public Health 2021

he 2nd World Conference on Public Health 2021 (WCPH 2021) was very successfully concluded on 26th - 27th November, 2021 in Virtual Platform under the theme ““Leaving No One Behind: A Fundamental Transformation on Global Action for the Sustainable Development Goals”. The conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Taylor’s University, Malaysia, Monash University, Malaysia, Emerald Publishing, Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia, Sri Guru Das University Of Health Science, India, Education Against Tobacco, South-East Asia, AIMST University, Cebu Institute of Medicine, Philippines and Fight Cancer Global, USA.

The conference provided an opportunity for delegates to share their valuable knowledge and experience of Public Health from various perspectives. Moreover, the conference welcomed 180+ Participants from 45+ Countries around the world.

Success Story

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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

Read and download a digital copy of the book of Abstracts of the World Conference on Public Health 2020 here.

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Inauguration Ceremony

The Opening Remarks of WCPH 2021 were made by the Conference Chair Associate Professor Dr. Roy Rillera Marzo. The Institutional Partners Speeches were delivered by Prof. Dr. Nanan Sekarwana (Universitas Islam Bandung, Indonesia), Dr. Harjot Singh (Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, India), Dr. Prabal Bhargava (Taylors University, Malaysia), and Prof. Rajesh (AIMST University, Malaysia).

Conference Chair

DR. ROY RILLERA MARZO

Dear Colleagues, Scientists, and Friends,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of WCPH 21, I am delighted to invite researchers across the globe to the 2nd World Conference on Public Health 2021 (WCPH 21), which has the theme "Leaving No One Behind: A Fundamental Transformation on Global Action for the Sustainable Development Goals" on November 26-27, 2021 as a Virtual Conference. In 2015, 193 countries of the United Nations (UN) adopted a global agreement consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and discrimination while ensuring that no one is left behind by the end of the year 2030. The commitment to “leave no one behind” is a core principle and lightning rod issue for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development....Put simply, if the lives of the poorest and most marginalized people are not improved dramatically, the entire set of sustainable development goals will not be achieved. Hence, the intrinsic importance of leaving no one behind in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is crystal clear.

To achieve a widespread paradigm shift towards development that leaves no one behind, a transformation of deeply rooted systems is necessary. These systems are often based on unequal distributions of financial and decision-making power and include economic, social, political systems, governance structures, and business models. Identifying an entry point to tackle these interlinked systems of power can be critical for focusing action and catalyzing progress, alongside the availability of a monitoring instrument and roadmap for converting equity principle into measurable targets and policy actions

Indeed, the inclusive growth agenda is too broad and ambitious to be achieved by the governments alone and will require close cooperation with the private sector and civil society to be realized. It is vital to empower every individual, especially the people left behind, to be equal and active agents in sustainable development, ensuring their full and meaningful participation in decision-making by providing safe and inclusive mechanisms for civic engagement. Working together and creating new and innovative initiatives can also reinvigorate people's trust and build a new era of inclusive growth that puts people's well-being and the planet at its heart.

WCPH21 welcomes papers that address achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2030 from UN officials, government representatives, civil society leaders, policy-makers, educators, researchers, and practitioners in various academia and industry disciplines. This conference aims to discuss how we can solve our most critical development challenges by working together to achieve the targets set out in the SDGs. This year's conference includes a wide range of topics of SDGs 17 goals: 1) No poverty; 2) Zero hunger; 3) Good health and well-being; 4) Quality education; 5) Gender equality; 6) Clean water and sanitation; 7) Affordable and clean energy; 8) Decent work and economic growth; 9) Industry, innovation, and infrastructure; 10) Raise your voice against discrimination; 11) Sustainable cities and communities; 12) Responsible production and consumption; 13) Climate action; 14) Life below water; 15) Life on land; 16) Peace, justice, and strong institutions; and 17) Partnerships. We shall have lectures given by eminent keynote speakers and technical sessions focusing on important research topics related to sustainable developmental goals.

Dr. Roy Rillera Marzo, MD, MPH, MBA, FPH(UK), FPCOM, DPCOM, PGCTM
Conference Chairperson – World Conference on Public Health 2020
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Asia Metropolitan University, Malaysia
International Coordinator of South –East Asia, Education Against Tobacco
Executive Board of Fight Cancer Global, USA

Speakers

Professor Dr. Jerome Kim

Director General
International Vaccine Institute
Seoul
South Korea

Professor Dr. Brian Kennedy

Director, Centre for Healthy Ageing Professor Departments of Biochemistry and Physiology
National University of Singapore,
Singapore.

Professor Dr. Milan Radosavljevic

Vice-Principal and Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Research, Innovation & Engagement)
University of the West
Scotland

Dr. P.R. Sodani

President
IIHMR University, Jaipur
India

Professor Dr. Sarah Wamala Andersson

Health and Welfare Technology
Mälardalens University
Previous Director-General of the Swedish Public Health Agency
Sweden

Professor Shai Reshef

Founder & President University of the People, California,
USA

Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma

Deputy Director
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Africa

Dr. Prasun Mishra

President, American Association for Precision Medicine Founder and CEO Agility Pharmaceuticals,
San Francisco,
USA

Dr. Stephen Chu

Fellow
Australian Institute of Digital Health
Australia

Professor Dr. Gang-Ming Zou

University of Hawaii at Manoa
President & Editor-in-Chief
American Journal of Translational Medicine
USA

Participants from more than 25+ Countries

WCPH 2021 consisted of over 85+ Participants from 25+ Countries around the world, including Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, Sri Lanka, France, India, Sweden, Austria, South Korea, Norway, Kenya, Japan, Chile, Pakistan, United States, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Iran, South Africa, United Kingdom, China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand. The Conference provided an opportunity for delegates to share their valuable knowledge and experience of Public Health from various perspectives. This conference had representation from every continent and regions across the world, to share views and ideas on Public Health, network with international colleagues and made the conference a meaning the full opportunity for engagement.

Technical Sessions

WCPH 2021 comprised of Eleven (17) Technical Sessions and Two Poster Sessions. The Technical Sessions were under the below themes:

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH INFORMATION
COVID 19
MATERNAL HEALTH, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH OF ELDERLY
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
MENTAL HEALTH

Scientific Committee Members

Professor Dr. Amaluddin Ahmad
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Asia Metropolitan University
Malaysia

Dr. Akansha Singh Postdoctoral Research Associate in Statistics Durham University United Kingdom

Associate Professor Masoud Lotfizadeh Department of Community Health Head of Social Determinants of Health Research Center Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Assistant Professor Dr. Rafidah Bahari Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine University of Cyberjaya Malaysia

Assistant Professor Dr. Sudip Bhattacharya Department of Community Medicine Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences Swami Rama Himalayan University, India

Professor. Dr. Adinegara Bin Lutfi Abas Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Melaka Manipal University, Malaysia.

Professor Dr. Soe Soe Aye Head of the Department of Pediatrics Asia Metropolitan University Malaysia

Dr. Sandeep Poddar
Senior Research Director & Executive Editor (Publications)
Lincoln University College
Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr. Jegathambigai Ramashwar Naidu Deputy Dean Academic- Pre-clinical Asia Metropolitan University Malaysia

Dr. Prabal Bhargava Department of Ophthalmology Taylor’s University Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr. Zaliha Ismail Head of the Department of Public Health Medicine Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Malaysia

Dr. Titik Respati drg., MSc.PH
Public Health Department
Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Graduate Studies
Universitas Islam Bandung

Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Emilio Q. Villanueva III Department of Pathology, College of Medicine University of the Philippines Philippines

Assistant Professor Dr. Mila Nu Nu Htay Department of Community Medicine, Melaka-Manipal Medical College Malaysia

Professor Dr. Ayesha AlRifai Institute of Community and Public Health Birzeit University & Faculty of Graduate Studies Arab American University, Palestine

WCPH 2021 Highlights

eWORKSHOP #1:
LinkedIn for Researchers

Transforming output into impact

Did you know that 90% of a decision is made before potential collaborators contact you? Or that ten pieces of content are consumed before someone decides to work with you? Well, according to research that’s the truth! Thus, if you’re not online you’re probably losing to your competitors. Or worse still, no research is included in the relevant policy framework. Thus, you might be finding it hard to:

Translate your research into real world applications.
Acquire industry funding for your work.
Talk to or even find industry collaborators
Keep a dialogue going with relevant contacts about your work.

You might even be afraid of having your ideas on display. Or perhaps you’re afraid your work isn’t translatable at all….

In this presentation, Dr Huysmans will go through using LinkedIn to help with research translation. Covering tips on:

building your profile,
growing your connections,
finding collaborators and;
sharing your research.

Dr. Richard Huysmans

Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia

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eWORKSHOP #2:

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis are considered the highest quality of evidence in biomedical research. The systematic review and Meta-analysis workshop is designed to teach participants how to plan, conduct, and communicate the results of a systematic review. Through this workshop comprising of lectures, assignments, demonstrations and hands-on sessions, we aimed to help researchers learn and implement the methodology and techniques used in systematic reviews and meta-analysis. The workshop will cover how to formulate an answerable research question, define inclusion and exclusion criteria, search for the evidence, extract data, assess the risk of bias in clinical trials, and perform a meta-analysis. The workshop is suitable for all healthcare professionals who plan to be a part of a clinical trial or perform a systematic review with specific ideas, professionals who have already have a title registered for Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic review as well as the healthcare professionals who are keen to understand and interpret health research results and make healthcare better.