Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government joins International Symposium on public health surveillance

Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government joins International Symposium on public health surveillance

Dubai, UAE – The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) joined the International Symposium on Public Health Surveillance, which brought together leading institutions from India and the UAE to explore and address the human resources training needs for public health systems in both countries.

The Symposium’s agenda included online events in collaboration with MBRSG, University of Dubai’s and the Ajman University. Two sessions also took place in India in parallel with the Dubai sessions: one at the Ramaiah Medical College in Bengaluru, and another at the Global Business School and Research Centre at Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (Deemed-to-be University) (DPU).

The first Plenary Session of the Symposium featured Professor Raed Awamleh, Dean of MBRSG, Dr Arthur King, Director of Academic Affairs and was moderated by Dr Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Associate Professor of Health Administration and Policy at MBRSG. The session focused on the future of health and set three main learning objectives: understand the current state of healthcare and public surveillance in India and the UAE; explore the future tenants of health and public health surveillance challenges, and finally comprehend the meaning for the future.

“Infectious diseases remain an important public health problem causing up to 63% of all childhood