Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal organised World Health Day 2025 (Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures) – A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion on Healthy Beginnings on Monday, April 07, 2025, in Lecture Hall 61, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal from 11:00 to 12:00 hours IST.       

The resource persons for the event were:

 Dr Jyothsna B K (Reproductive and Child Healthcare Officer, Udupi District);

Dr Ranjitha S Shetty (Associate Dean - Academics, Additional Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal);

Dr Prashanth Adiga (Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal);

Dr Leslie Edward S Lewis (Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal);

Ms Suvarna Hebbar (Assistant Professor and Programme Coordinator, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal);

Ms Mitchelle Shilpa Lewis (Lecturer, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal);

Dr Arathi P Rao (HoD, Department of Global Public Health Policy and Governance, Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal);

Dr Rithu Sathy (PhD Research Scholar, Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal);

Moderator: Prof Dr Cherian Varghese (Director, Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal).