Invitation to Participate: Safeguarding Health in Extreme Heat: Strategies for Medical Preparedness and Community Resilience | May 23, 2025 | 03.00PM - 04.30PM

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Dear Colleagues,

The Sphere India Academy in collaboration with Vardhman Mahavir Medical college & Safdarjung hospital is organizing a webinar on the topic of Safeguarding Health in Extreme Heat: Strategies for Medical Preparedness and Community Resilience,” scheduled for May 23, 2025, from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM (IST).

This webinar aims to bring together experts from health, disaster management, and community resilience fields to share actionable strategies for safeguarding public health during extreme heat events.

Webinar Title: Safeguarding Health in Extreme Heat: Strategies for Medical Preparedness and Community Resilience

Date and Time: 23rd May 2025| 3:00 PM to 4:30PM

Register here: http://tiny.cc/Health_in_Heatwave

We invite you to join this important discussion

Sphere India Academy

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Sphere India

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Sphere India Academy launched on 10th April 2020 is a collaborative initiative of WHO, UNICEF, WFP, HCLF, Sphere India, and other organizations. A capacity-building program for humanitarian workers, equipping them to fulfill diverse roles in emergency preparedness, response, and support for local governments, administrations, and communities.A range of technical sessions covering diverse topics is being delivered regularly using the online platform. In the past two years, the academy was able to reach around 1.5 lakh participants through 320 academy sessions, with over 743 resource persons, 279 knowledge partners, and over 90 government engagement.

Sphere India is a National Coalition of Humanitarian, Development, and Resilience Actors in India. The strategic outreach of 155 full members includes key nodal organizations from the UN, INGOs, National NGOs, CSR, Academic Institutions, Sector Networks, Expert Individuals, and State IAGs/Networks. The local outreach is evolving with 805 associate members as Sphere India Locally Empowered Organisations Network (LEON) and 1,80,000 community volunteers (CDRF-Community Disaster Response Force) mapped for varied capacities all over India. Sphere India facilitates multi-stakeholder coordination, knowledge & capacity sharing, and collaborative advocacy for enhancing accountability to the affected and at-risk population.

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