The 7th Amrita International Public Health Conference (AIPHC) 2025 was successfully held at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, bringing together discussions on new challenges, preventive measures, and pathways to wellness in the field of metabolic health. The conference was jointly organized by the Departments of Community Medicine, Public Health, Endocrinology, and Gastroenterology at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. This year's theme was “Metabolic Health Matters: Pathways to Prevention & Wellness.”
The conference was inaugurated by Kochi City Police Commissioner, Putta Vimaladitya IPS. Over the two days of this international event, Swami Poornamritananda Puri, General Secretary of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, delivered the benedictory address. Senior figures, including Dr. Prem Nair (Group Medical Director, Amrita Hospitals), Dr. D.M. Vasudevan (Research Dean, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham), and Amrita Hospital doctors—Dr. Aswathi S., Dr. K.R. Thankappan, Dr. Shobha George, Dr. Priya Nair, Dr. Nisha Bhavani, and Dr. Sreelekshmi Mohandas—participated in the event.
The conference saw the participation of approximately 450 individuals, including researchers, clinicians, and public health experts from both India and abroad. The presence of delegates from the United States, Australia, Finland and Sri Lanka made AIPHC 2025 particularly notable.
In the various sessions of the conference, experts presented papers on topics such as Precision Medicine, integrated preventive models for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Multimorbidity (multiple co-existing diseases), Digital Health Systems, salivary biomarkers, obesity and lifestyle medicine, diabetes prevention programs, and adolescent metabolic health.
The Collaborative Meet organized as part of the conference served as a platform for increasing communication and research partnerships among researchers from various institutions. Oral and poster presentations and research discussions saw the active participation of young scientists.
The keynote address was by Dr. V. Mohan, a globally. He highlighted that South Asians are significantly more susceptible to developing diabetes compared to many other populations. Dr. Mohan emphasized lifestyle modification focused on increased intake of fruits and vegetables and reduce excessive carbohydrate consumption.
