We work as part of a world-wide research network focussed on Advances in Research on Globally Accessible Medicine (AROGYAM). The battle to boost public health involves a continuous quest to find better ways of detecting, preventing and treating disease. But it also demands a deeper understanding of the attitudes, behaviours and lifestyles that help to determine diseases’ prevalence, their ability to spread and people’s capacity to cope with them. That applies just as much to diabetes, obesity, mental health issues and other non-communicable conditions as to diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Involving partners from India, the UK and Germany, AROGYAM is exploring the social science aspects of public health from both a global and a national perspective. Moreover, it is taking an unequivocally cross-disciplinary approach to an issue critical to economic success, social cohesion and quality of life. Linking expertise in medical sociology, medical anthropology, health economics and the law, for example, its focus includes the potential impact of innovations in biomedical technology and healthcare delivery, as well as transcultural health issues (for example, how people’s mobility between countries affect the spread of disease). With international symposia held in New Delhi, Heidelberg, Trivandrum and Edinburgh, this is a project that plays its part to help sharpen and enhance thinking on public health well beyond the boundaries of the three partner countries. Our partners Edinburgh partners Roger Jeffery, PI Jeff Collin Stefan Ecks Margret Frenz Ian Harper Sarah Hill Sumeet Jain Anuj Kapilashrami George Palattiyil This article was published on 2023-11-21
