Welcome : Society For Health And Demographic Surveillance

Welcome

Health is an important attribute of human development. Health of the population, prevailing socio economic conditions and population demography are interrelated issues. Research in this public health matrix provides significant insights for health policy and planning.

The Society for health and demographic surveillance is involved in the development of a Rural Population Cohort 59,483 persons residing in 13,076 households spread over 351 villages in four community development blocks in Birbhum District, West Bengal. “BIRPOP” (Birbhum Population Project) will provide a frame for time point as well as longitudinal epidemiological studies of vital events, health problems, social changes, economic swings, demographic shifts in this population. Maintenance of a data warehouse useful in health planning, interventions and its social impact, creation of a platform for public health research academia and guiding health policy in the country are some of the targets of the society.

Our Mission

Develop, test and promote realistic solutions guiding planning of major public health problems faced by the Indian people and improve the understanding of natural history and biology of diseases of public health priority are essential in order to guide interventions.

Our Vision

To create an institution, which fosters health and demographic research for innovations in health care, impacting on the country’s health policy.

Our Objectives

To plan, organize, develop and maintain a health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) that will help providing information for health planning and human development in West Bengal.