Annual Symposium for 2025

When: 9^th – 10^th December 2025
Where: Hyderabad
Event Type: Participation by Invitation

Event Brief:

The NIHR Global Health Research Centre (GHRC) for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Environmental Change (EC) is hosting its 3rd Annual Symposium in Hyderabad. With a focus on “Scaling Research Impact at the Nexus of Environment and Health,” the symposium is bringing together global experts, policymakers, and researchers from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom, to address the challenges, successes, and the road ahead for environmental research while advocating on the need for equitable and sustainable research.

Thematic Focus

The objective of the Symposium is to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and learning among participants to accelerate the expansion of impactful interventions by focusing on advocacy and thought leadership, improving research capabilities, and promoting significant policy discussions for lasting change in a just and inclusive manner. The Symposium will showcase sustainable models and celebrate scalable interventions focusing on the following four key thematic areas:

Community Engagement and Involvement
Research Capacity Strengthening
Multi Sectoral Interventions
Primary Health Care through Digital Tools

Organisation & Structure

The Symposium will include –

Plenary sessions and addresses by sectoral experts
Panel sessions on best practices, emphasizing scalable and sustainable interventions designed to fortify health systems and deepen community engagement.
Structured dialogues for the exchange of research findings, operational insights, and policy advocacy.

The Annual Symposium will witness about 70 participants from diverse fields including presenting institutional representatives, collaboration partners, policymakers, subject matter experts, students, and academia.

Full Agenda