Vol.No.53. No.13
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
IND VA C 20 15 INDV 2015 But he said to me,"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Special Prayers :
September 27 - October 03, 2015
Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology : Dr. E. Margaret Kalpana and Staff CHIPS :
The Sixth Advanced Vaccinology Course, INDVAC 2015, was held from September 14 to 23, 2015 in the CHTC Auditorium. Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the nine day course was inaugurated by the Principal, Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, the Associate Director, Dr. Anil Kuruvilla, and the Medical Superintendent, Dr. C.E. Eapen. The Course was attended by 36 participants from a diversity of fields related to Vaccinology- clinical trialists, paediatricians, infectious diseases and community health specialists, public health personnel, researchers and programme managers from international organizations such as the UNICEF, WHO, MSF, and professionals from the vaccine Industry. Apart from India, there were participants from Nepal, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique and South Africa, thus highlighting the global need for comprehensive training in this important aspect of public health. The faculty for the course included eminent scientists, academicians and researchers from both India and abroad. Between 1985 and 2010, India did not introduce any vaccine into its National Immunization Schedule. However, the country is now poised to introduce new vaccines like Rota Vaccine and Pneumococcal Vaccine. Thus, there is a need to create a body of well informed professionals who can lead debates and be advocates for the introduction of new vaccines within their area of expertise and geographic region. It is this lacuna in public health that the Advanced Vaccinology Course (INDVAC) aims to fill. According to the Course Director, Dr. Anuradha Bose, Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Community Health, “INDVAC is the only accredited and comprehensive course on Vaccinology in India to be held continuously for the past 5 years. Since 2010, INDVAC has trained a total of 223 medical and scientific professionals, a majority of whom are from India, including the critical states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, where the immunization coverage is low. A Course like INDVAC assumes significance particularly since the WHO has declared 2011-2020 as the Decade of Vaccines, with the aim of delivering universal access to immunization.�
Mr. Ebinezer Sundarraj and Staff
Poona Christian Medical Association Council Members : Dr. Christopher D. Moses Dr. Nitin T. Joseph Hospital
: N.M. Wadia Hospital, Pune and others.
The Salvation Army India South Eastern Territory Council Members : Colonel Edwin Masih Lt. Col. T. Alfred Hospital
: Catherine Booth Hospital, Nagercoil.
Sunday Services
: October 04, 2015
6.00 pm
: Scudder Auditorium Rev. Ananthi Arputha Mary
6.30 pm
: Hospital Chapel Mr. L. Raja
Days to remember : World Heart Day - September 29 International Day for Older Person - October 01 World Habitat Day - October 05 Congratulations : Dr. Miria Mathew, M.S.(ENT final year) won the first prize (gold medal) for poster presentation at the 18th Annual Tamil Nadu State AOI conference 2015 held at Kanyakumari on September 11 to 13, 2015. Obituary : Mrs. Meena Prashantham, Associate Director, Christian Counselling Centre, wife of Dr. B.J. Prashantham, CCC on September 20, 2015. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of the family at this time of grief and loss. Wedding Bells : Mr.Vasanthakrishnan, Alumni Office and Ms.M. Sarmila were married on September 16, 2015. We wish them a happy and blessed married life.