Transforming South Asia’s Healthcare Systems: Challenges and Solutions

Dates: March 12-14, 2025 Location: Sundar Singh Institute of South Asian Studies

Come collaborate with your peers, scholars, and development professionals at a seminar that evaluates the challenges facing diverse healthcare systems throughout the South Asian region. This seminar will include a collaborative multidisciplinary assessment of systemic change in health delivery for sustainable, equitable access for everyone.

The Keynote Address will be presented by Dr. Ravi Iyer, Professor of Social Policy and Public Health, who will speak on the increasing demand for public health systems in post-global pandemic worlds and climate change-driven health emergencies. There will also be several panels—one dedicated to responsible technological advancement in the post-COVID world—that include messaging on the incorporation of telehealth resources, increased availability of mental health professionals and treatments, and the shifting face of health-related employment in disadvantaged rural and peri-urban communities.

Cross-disciplinary researchers will present findings and field case studies conducted throughout India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, with opportunities for hands-on workshops and facilitated group discussions from which policy recommendations may emerge blending hypothesized research realities and practical application.

All panels and workshops will be recorded for registered attendees to access at their convenience after the seminar has ended. The Sundar Singh Institute of South Asian Studies would like to foster an inclusive, sustainable approach through findings, which is why this seminar is transformative.