Programme Overview

Conference Participants

Conference participants consist of the senior, mid-and early career researchers, postgraduate students, government officers and policymakers on family planning, population, and health issues. The participants come from all around the world. Participants are expected to submit structured research abstracts (containing research context, objectives, methods, results and discussions), with a maximum limit of 250-300 words. Participants send their abstracts to the conference committee via the Conference website at SEAA 2022 and the full paper at the conference's official email at seaaconference2018@gmail.com. The Session Chair will select the accepted abstract from each conference theme and will be presented in oral or poster presentations. The key criteria will be the quality of science, relevance to the chosen theme, and the location of the country of study.

Conference Sub-Themes:

1. Family planning (Code: FP)
   The session will invite papers on Current and emerging family planning needs, Contraceptive use during the Covid-19 and method shifting; Family planning method supply; Traditional family planning use.

2. Child Health: Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight (Code: CH)
   This session will invite papers on Stunting; Innovative stunting prevention interventions; Neonatal and infant mortality, Immunization.

3. Maternal Health (Code: MH)
   This session will invite papers on Maternal morbidity and mortality, pre-and post-natal care; Sexually transmitted infections; Demand-side financing programmes; C-sections; Health insurance for maternal health; Teenage pregnancy; Exposure to the internet, and its impact on sexual and reproductive health; maternal education; maternal nutrition. Impact of Covid-19 on maternal health care services.

4. Health System (Code: HS)
   This session will invite papers on the Public and private health care system and changes needed to address new and emerging health needs, particularly during Covid-19; Human resources for health; Health insurance, and universal health coverage.

5. Mortality and Morbidity (Code: MM)
   This session will invite papers on: Impact of covid-19 on mortality and morbidity rate; Diabetes; Heart diseases; Cancer; Alcohol misuse; use of drugs; and Smoking.

6. Family, Marriage, and Divorce (Code: FMD)
   This session will invite papers on: Changing family structure; Marriage, and divorce in the changing socio-economic and Covid-19 pandemic context.

7. National and International Migration (Code: IM)
   This session will invite papers on: The Impact of Covid-19 on national and international migration on the migrant and the left behind; migration policies, Re-integration and return migration.

8. Covid-19 Pandemic (Code: CP)
   This session will invite papers on: The vaccination test and treat program, vaccine hesitancy, and health system challenges to cope with demand for health services.