Faculty of Public Health UAD Conducts A Yearly International Conference
Dr. Kasiyarno,M.Hum. (Rector of UAD) delivered his speech in International Seminar of Faculty of Public Health of UAD
Located at Cavinton Hotel Yogyakarta, 25th-26th May 2016. Universitas Ahmad Dahlan under Faculty of Public Health conducted An International Conference of Current Issues of Non-Communicable Diseases. This event was officially opened by Dr. Kasiyarno,M.Hum. (Rector of UAD) and Rosyidah,S.E.,M.Kes. (Dean of Public Health).
The conference is divided in two session, the first session is speeches and the second session is round table discussion. In the first session, the invited keynote speakers were Prof. Dr. Supannee Promthet (A Prof from Department of Epidemiology of Khon Kaen University), Prof. Ali Gufron Mukti, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Health of Indonesia), Prof. Lu Guo-dong, Ph.D. (Guangxi Medical University China) and Ciptasari Prabawanti, M.Sc, Ph.D. (Senior Technical Advisor for Community Based Services, FHI 360 Jakarta, Indonesia)
Both of the keynote speakers, Prof. Dr. Supannee Promthet and Prof. Lu Guo-dong, Ph.D. are professors from international partner universities of UAD. The speeches discussed some majors such as Risk Factors for NCDs, The Social and Economic Impact of NCDs, Prevention and Control of NCDs and Health Policy Recarding NCDs. In the second day, the parallel session was held. This session was attended by many universities from almost all of part of Indonesia and outside of Indonesia.
Dr. Kasiyarno,M.Hum. (Rector of UAD) stated in his speech, “A strong collaboration within all health care providers is needed to overcome the diseases in society. Passion of the health care providers themselves should be the action key because the tendency of healthy life for society is increasing while the price is high”.
