Karnataka to host national conferences of health, food safety officials on November 25, 26

Karnataka’s Health Department will host two national-level conferences of health and food safety officials on November 25 and 26, Health Minister U.T. Khader said.

The National Health Commissioners’ conference will be held on November 25, while the national conference of Food and Drug Safety Commissioners and other officials will take place on November 26. A meeting of National Health Mission (NHM) officials from across the country is also scheduled to be held from November 24 to 26 at the Hyatt hotel in Bengaluru.

The NHM meeting will deliberate on measures to strengthen and take forward the mission, while the conference of Food and Drug Safety Commissioners will provide a platform for officials to discuss regulatory issues concerning medicines and food safety and share best practices adopted by different States, he said.

Mr. Khader said the State had invited officials from the Food Safety and Drugs Administration Departments of various States for the national-level consultation. The Union Health Minister had also been requested to attend the conference on November 26.

“We are bringing together officials from across the country to discuss what more can be done in the area of food and drug safety, alongside the measures already in place, and to share best practices,” he said.

The conferences are expected to facilitate discussions on strengthening implementation, regulatory coordination and the delivery of public health programmes across States.