Public Health Guest Lecture organized by GMC Srinagar

Public Health Guest Lecture organised by GMC Srinagar

The Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar as a part of Guest Lecture Series invited Prof. Dr. G. M. Dhar, formerly professor and head, departments of Community Medicine at GMC Srinagar, SKIMS, Jehlum Valley College of Medical Sciences and ASCOMS Jammu, at the first guest lecture to deliver on the role of public health and community medicine in the current health scenario.

Dr. Dhar who had decades of experience in health management in the country and abroad was also Joint Director SKIMS. An alumnus of Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad and King George Medical College, Lucknow has been instrumental in establishing and expansion of social and preventive medicine (now community medicine) speciality in Jammu and Kashmir. He has authored numerous books on Community Medicine and Islam including Foundations of Community Medicine. Dr. G M Dhar, an octogenarian, while sharing his life experiences and struggles, extolled the young public health specialists to work for community health in community settings which brings real health improvements at ground level.

The lecture is a part of the Guest Lecture Series started wherein renowned personalities from various allied specialties would be invited to share their life experiences and deliver on important health and allied issues concerning globally, nationally and locally, said Dr. S. Muhammad Salim Khan, professor and head, Community Medicine department, Government Medical College Srinagar.

The guest lecture series is being conducted under aegis of J&K Chapters of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM) and Indian Public Health Association (IPHA).