Conference
Sustainable Populations Health Solutions: Addressing Climate Change, Environmental, Food, and Issues in Central Asia
Location: Orion Business Center | Address: 21 ave. Erkindik, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic | Show on the map
This conference will address pressing challenges in population health and sustainability across Central Asia. Through dynamic plenary and panel sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in oral and poster presentations, fostering dialogue on immediate health issues and strategies for long-term community resilience amid evolving environmental challenges.
Key highlights of the conference include:
- Workshops and Networking Opportunities with leading experts in public health, environmental health, and food security.
- In-depth discussions on One Health, environmental health, and occupational health, with a focus on practical solutions for public health practice.
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Prof. Walter Leal
Global authority on climate change and sustainability
Professor Walter Leal is a distinguished "Euro-Professor", holding professorial posts at Universities in Germany (Chair of Climate Change Management at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences), United Kingdom (Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University), Sweden (University of Uppsala) and Poland (Merito University). He has two main research interests. The first is in the field of sustainable development, where he holds a world record of publications, some of which are available here. The second is climate change, to which he has been providing a key contribution to the literature, also including aspects of climate change and health.
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Prof. Hans Orru
Environmental Health and head of the Centre for Sustainable Development at the University of Tartu
Also, he is a Visiting Fellow at Umeå University. Prof Orru’s main research area is the health impact of the external environment. Within his research, he has focused on air quality and climate change, but more recently also on the industrially contaminated areas, indoor air pollution, the health impact of noise, health risk perception and health inequalities. Over the past 20 years of investigations, he has been involved in more than 40 research or development projects which have had a significant effect in raising public awareness about the health effects of the environment. Prof Orru has published more than 130 original scientific articles and he was contributing author of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report. СV →
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Prof. Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
“Understanding the Landscape of Intertwined Concepts of SDG Research (LSHTM)”
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III BSc MD MPH MSc PhD FRSPH FHEA. Professor Lucero-Prisno is a renowned global health scientist and is a leading figure in research strengthening and research capacity-building globally. He is known for his work in advancing science and research, particularly in the developing world, and in addressing global research inequity. He is named one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Elsevier and Stanford University. He has published 450 scientific papers including researches focusing on climate change, environmental health and food security in Central Asia. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Public Health Challenges (Wiley) and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of BMC Global Health Research and Policy. He holds academic appointments with a number of universities in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
For updates or additional information, please contact: Ms. Myrzaiym Kulova: hismiuk@gmail.com
There are no mandatory sections, but the contents and style depend on the type of presentation, e.g., scientific, practical, or artistic. Presentations must adhere to the theme of the conference and the specific session topic.
We recommend using bullet points. Avoid long sentences or texts and the excessive use of animations. Avoid detailed tables and content. Instead, we recommend clear and legible figures, graphs, and flow charts.
Presenters must submit their presentation files in advance for technical review in both PowerPoint and PDF files by April 14, 2025, to public_health@ism.edu.kg
Ensure compatibility with the technical equipment provided at the venue (e.g., projector resolution, and software versions). All presentations should be made in English.
1.Content and Design:
oThere are no mandatory sections, but the contents and style depend on the type of presentation, e.g., scientific, practical, or artistic. We do not have a template. Posters should clearly display the title, authors’ names, and affiliations at the top.
oPresent the conclusion up front in the poster. We recommend using bullet points. Avoid long sentences or texts. Avoid detailed tables and content. Instead, use high-quality images, charts, and graphs to illustrate points clearly. Colors can be used to stress certain sections, but do not exaggerate.
oText should be readable from at least 1 meter away.
oA small handout or QR code linking to additional information or a digital copy of the poster can be helpful for interested attendees.
2. Setup and Display:
- Posters must be set up before the commencement of the session and taken down at the designated time.
- Materials required for mounting the poster on the display boards will be provided by the organizers.
- The posters are needed to be printed and brought to the site by the presenter. We will provide poster stands and pins.
- There is no template, see the tips above.
- Posters should be in portrait form since they better suit the poster stands. Maximum poster A0 size in mm: 970mm width x 1170mm height or longer. The poster can be smaller, e.g., A1. Posters are attached with pins to the fabric of poster stands.
- Electronic copies of the poster should be submitted prior to the conference for approval and inclusion in the conference proceedings (if applicable).