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Response to diseases: Sensitizingscientists in India for bridging
leadership.
Dr Miftahul Islam Barbaruah
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International Conference on Disease Biologyand Therapeutics ( ICDBT )-2014
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The scientific way to address any complex problem:
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But for sustainable solution to complex problemswhat is equally important is:
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There is inadequate engagement amongstinstitutions to integrate the knowledge
produced as a result of our in-depth studyof differentiated areas linked to a disease.
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Zoonotic & Emerging diseases: The businesscase of One Health*:
*Delia Grace ( ILRI, 2014)
The Indian context
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Health management is still largely organized bysector.
India has seen outbreaks of organisms of emergingand re-emerging diseases in various parts of thecountry, majority of them are of zoonotic origin.
Firefightingmode
System /One HealthApproach
AdministrativeInnovation
Collaborativeinterventions
Continuous advocacy for paradigm shift in approach:
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Capacity building on Bridging LeadershipFramework* that focuses on Ownership –Co-ownership and Co-creation can be the answer toeffective and integrated disease response.
*Team Energy, AIM
Research area of ascientist
The bigger picture( Circle of humanknowledge on anymajor problem at agiven time.)
From Matt Might ‘s ‘Illustrated guide to a PhD’
Knowledge at masterdegree level.
The dent a scientist makes at theboundary of human knowledge onany major problem.
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We need to ensure that a scientist takes thepersonal ownership of the larger research problem: Reflecting on the ‘bigger picture’ is important for this.
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Support a scientist to thrive for ensuring co-ownership of the identified problem leadingto technological innovation.Going beyond one’s institute ! Beyond one’s subjectdisciplines to form Multidisciplinary – multi-institutional team for knowledge integration is oftenessential for this.
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Support to Co-creation of responsive programs /services ( Social innovation ) : e.g. Ensure institutionalarrangement, develop and deliver a vaccine targeting the need ofpoor people at the last mile.
The ‘last mile’problem
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