Conference of

INDIAN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY ASSOCIATION (IHEPA)

BETTER HEALTH ACCESS THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD
INDIAN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY ASSOCIATION
Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) is inviting research and policy papers for its Second Conference on the following broad themes: Universal Health Coverage Human Resources and Infrastructure in Health MDGs, NRHM achievements, lessons and future directions Innovations in Health Financing Karnataka Health System Achievements and Challenges Other related issues relevant to current context Proposed to have dedicated session/s on Healthcare issues of Karnataka. The papers submitted to the Conference will be screened by the Review Committee of IHEPA for acceptance to the Conference. IHEPA encourages young research students to contribute and participate in the Conference. Guidelines and format of the paper Length of the paper should be less than 8,000 words, accompanied by an abstract of one page. Abstract should reflect the whole paper including context, objectives, methodology and main conclusions. The papers, formatted with 1.5 line spacing, times roman font size 12 saved under MS-Word format may be submitted electronically to secretary.ihepa@gmail.com with Cc to office.ihepa@gmail.com. Important dates Submission of paper Communication on acceptance from IHEPA Submission of revised paper, if required 10. 9. 2012 15. 10. 2012 19. 11. 2012

Organises its Second Conference on

BETTER HEALTH ACCESS THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD

Venue & Date

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE

Dr.V.K.R.V. Rao Road, Nagarbhavi Bangalore 560072

20-21, December 2012

Conference of

INDIAN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY ASSOCIATION (IHEPA)

BETTER HEALTH ACCESS THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD
CONFERENCE DETAILS
IHEPA strongly recommends the paper presenters to seek travel funds from other sources or from organisations to which they are affiliated to. However, for those who do not have access to such funding, economical train fares within India would be reimbursed on an actual basis. IHEPA is in the process of mobilising resources to meet the expenses of travel and stay for the paper presenters. Efforts will be made to provide accommodation to the paper presenters at ISEC or nearby institutions on a first-come-first serve basis. Since the number of rooms available is limited, it may not be possible to accommodate everyone. IHEPA recommends that paper presenters also explore lodging options independently. About Conference Venue Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) is an All India Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Social Sciences. It was established in 1972 by late Professor VKRV Rao to create a blend of field-oriented empirical research and advances in social science theories leading to better public policy formulation. ISEC is located in a serene atmosphere congenial to foster research. Conference Registration Fees Category Member Others Student-Member Student-Non-Member (Rs.) 1,000 1,500 500 750 Conference Secretariat Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Dr.VKRV Rao Road, Nagarabhavi Bangalore - 560072 Organising Committee Prof.R.S.Deshpande Chairman Prof.K.S.James Vice-Chairman Mr.Bhavesh Jain Secretary Dr.Muthurayappa Member Mrs.Triveni Member Dr.S.K.Godwin Member Prof.V.B.Annigeri Member Mr.V.Selvaraju Member Dr.T.N.Bhat Convenor

Guests of Honour
Dr.H.Sudharshan, Karuna Trust, Bangalore Dr.Nirupam Bajpai, Earth Institute, Columbia University

Conference of

INDIAN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY ASSOCIATION (IHEPA)

BETTER HEALTH ACCESS THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD
ABOUT IHEPA
Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) is a professional body registered under the Societies Registration Act in October 2010. The need to have a formal body which would serve as a platform for discussing and sharing intellectual ideas pertaining to the Indian health sector was strongly felt by a group of like-minded health economists and policy experts. Over a period of four years, this group discussed, met and exchanged ideas towards the formation of an Association. The IHEPA is the culmination of this process, and has been created to enable economists and other social science researchers, policymakers and practitioners to exchange, deliberate and discuss key issues and strategies in the health sector, in India as well as globally. Organizational Setup Governing Council (GC), constituted by the General Body of the Association, manages the functioning of IHEPA. The Secretariat of IHEPA is at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad, Karnataka. Office Bearers of IHEPA President Secretary Joint Secretaries Treasurer Ravindra H Dholakia V.Selvaraju Vinod Annigeri & Arvind Mohan S.K.Godwin Membership Membership of the Association is open to all individuals and institutions engaged and interested in contributing towards evidencebased discourse and discussion relating to the health sector. Membership is in the following categories: Individual-Annual, IndividualLife, Institutional-Annual, Institutional-Life and Student. IHEPA welcomes all to join and strengthen the Association to make it a vibrant and productive body of excellence in health research and policy. For membership application form and other details, please visit www.ihepa.in.