2016 events

AROGYAM Workshop: ‘Global Medical Flows Across Borders’

Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram: 11-13 February, 2016.

Organisers: Dr Margret Frenz and Professor Kannan Srinivasan, coordinators of the AROGYAM medical tourism group.

This workshop explored the global medical flows across borders often summarized in the term ‘medical tourism’ – a term that has been defined in many different ways over the last couple of decades in the ever-increasing field of transcultural health studies. The AROGYAM medical tourism group adopted the term ‘movements for health care’ to allow for the rather varied and manifold aspects that are summarized under ‘medical tourism’ in the literature.

In this workshop, such papers were particularly encouraged which had a comparative perspective, taking into account specific types of movements for health care between the so-called global north and global south, with a focus on – but not limited to – our partner countries India, Germany, and Great Britain.

In order to understand the nature of movements for health care more fully, mapping out the flows and nodal points connected to it, the types of treatments sought, the social and economic backgrounds of both providers and clients need to be analysed more deeply. Further themes discussed at the workshop were the flows of doctors, patients, ideas and concepts of medical systems, and the relationships between these different flows. The workshop provided insights into the globalization of the medical market, its intricate connections and challenges.

AROGYAM Workshop: Peri-Doctoral Workshop

School of Social Sciences-I, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi: 15-17 February, 2016.

Organiser: Professor Mohan Rao

At this workshop, a total of 24 students drawn from all the participating institutions presented and discussed papers derived from their doctoral research on different aspects drawn from AROGYAM’s work.

The workshop was spread over a period of 3 days and had 12 sessions.

The format followed was that each student authored a paper, which was presented by a different student, and then discussed further by a faculty member, before open discussions and responses.

Participants’ feedback stressed how the workshop contributed, broadened and brought in new perspectives. Altogether, the students attending the workshop found the experience immensely valuable.

The launch of Gender, Rights ANd Development (GRAND) Network

AROGYAM supported the launch of the GRAND Network.

Hosted at the University of Edinburgh: 25-27 April, 2016.

More information on GRAND on Global Development Academy website