Media Release

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Climate Change and Health Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) inks a pact with Edward and Cynthia Institute of Public Health (ECIPH), Mangaluru, India to promote academic and policy-based research cantered around public health consequences of climate change and human health interactions.

The two institutions will be pursuing academic and policy-based initiatives wherein the health systems convergence and impact is ascertained pertaining to climate change risks in the region and also cascading risks around disaster management and sustainable development.

The cooperation will be further nurtured through joint research, policy briefs, seminars, exchange programme for faculties, researchers, students and co-creation of knowledge products that influence and impact global health diplomacy and strengthen bilateral public health cooperation between Iran and India.

The MoU was signed yesterday by Dr Abbas Ostad Taghizadeh, dean of the centre at TUMS and Dr Edmond Fernandes, honourary director, ECIPH.