Team Herald
PANJIM: Leading experts, policy makers, world famous stars and personalities will gather in Goa for the Difficult Dialogues forum from February 10 to 12.
Difficult Dialogues is an annual conference tackling the most vital issues facing South Asia. The second edition in the series will focus on the question, ‘Is India’s Health a Grand Challenge?’ A list of ten demands on health would be submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the end of the conference.
This year, the forum will be held in partnership with UCL (University College London), a world-leading university that combines its research excellence across all disciplines to tackle the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century.
Renowned health policy experts and anthropologists from UCL, including Professor Marie Lall, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Dr Aarathi Prasad and Dr Sushrut Jadhav, will be amongst the speakers at the dialogues.
Through engaging panel discussions, the speakers will grapple with crucial issues of public health budgets, cancer, disease, mental health, and health technology. Leading UK lecturer and researcher on health from King’s College London Sridhar Venkatapuram will also be speaking.
Difficult Dialogues, to be held at the International Centre, Goa, will also be graced by several local icons of Goa.
