UoH Medicine Faculty Nominated To NIHFW

Hyderabad: Prof B R Shamanna, from the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), has been nominated to the Governing Board of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW). As a member of the NIHFW board for a 3-year term, Prof Shamanna joined esteemed members, including the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, and representatives from the Health Ministry, DGHS, ICMR, and apex health institutes at the meeting held on Tuesday in New Delhi.

The NIHFW, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, serves as a technical institute and think tank for promoting health and family welfare programs in India. Its departments address various health and family welfare issues, including communication, community health administration, epidemiology, and medical care.

This high-level strategic meeting focused on evaluating past achievements, shaping plans and scaling up research and training programs to further strengthen India’s public health landscape. The chairperson lauded NIHFW continues to be a pillar of excellence in healthcare capacity building.