JMI Organises Two-Day National Seminar on Dementia Care for Elders Citizen

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The key highlights of the two-day seminar include panel discussions on various topics by esteemed professors of institutes like AMU, JNU, MANNU Hyderabad, IIT Kharagpur and more. Check full details here!

JMI Organises Two-Day National Seminar on Dementia Care for Elders Citizen

New Delhi: The Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has successfully organised a two-day National Seminar on “Creating Dementia Friendly Society for Elderly Citizens: Issues and Challenges” on March 6 and March 7, 2024.

The seminar was held in collaboration with the Senior Citizen Division National Institute of Social Defence, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India at the FTK CIT, JMI. The event was attended by distinguished guests, including Chief Guest Dr. M. Aslam Parvaiz, Former Vice Chancellor of MANUU Hyderabad.

The seminar’s inauguration session was moderated by Niharika and Daniya, Research Scholars, Department of Sociology, JMI commenced under the Chairmanship of Prof. Eqbal Hussain, Officiating Vice-Chancellor of JMI. Prof. Azra Abidi, Head of the Department of Sociology, JMI delivered the welcoming address.

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The key highlights of the two-day seminar include panel discussions on various topics such as "Navigating Dementia, Stigma and Ageing: Perspectives from the Social Sciences" by Professor Sanghamitra Sheel Acharya from JNU.

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Prof. Surendra Prasad from Central University of Hyderabad, Prof. Raj Lakshmi Guha from IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Sumita Saha from Presidency University, Kolkata, and Prof. Nishi Pulugurtha from Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, Kolkata, were among the distinguished panelists for this session.

The second panel was moderated by Prof. Abdul Waheed of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Prof. Sameena from AMU, Prof. Mohd Arshad from Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Agra, Dr K.M. Ziyauddin from MANUU in Hyderabad, and Dr Zubia Veqar, Director of the Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at JMI, were among the esteemed panelists.

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