Dr. Mongiam Meghachandra Singh

Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health at Maulana Azad Medical College was set up to address the growing concerns and hazards related to environment and health. With rising pollution and occupational hazard at work and in community, the health professionals have an onerous responsibility to inform policy makers. The centre is collaborating in its research activities with many agencies. Besides, carrying out research, the centre brings out a news bulletin on occupational and environmental health, and undertakes studies to generate urgently needed data on adverse impact of environmental pollution. The centre is also training medical professionals in hospital waste disposal and occupational related illnesses. To fulfill its objectives and attain the goals, the Centre functions through a Govt. society known as Indraprastha Vyavsayik Evam Paryavarneeya Swasthaya Samiti (IVPSS) which gives more flexibility and autonomy to the centre to speedily execute proposed plan of action. We all will witness a new and expanded department of Occupational and Environmental Health in the near future.