School of Human Genetic and Population Health explained

School of Human Genetic and Population Health (SOHGAPH) is a non-governmental organization registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, India.

SOHAGPH was founded in April 1993 by Dr. Deba Prasad Mukherjee, as a platform for anthropologists, physicians and biologists to launch service-oriented researches in the field of human genetics among West Bengal population.

In 2005, SOHAGPH is granted Bharat Nirman Award for the Area of Rural Development.^[1]

Activities

• Since 1993, SOHGAPH has been running a genetic counseling centre for the newborn. From 2003, family counseling about reproductive health was also included.
• In 2005, SOHGAPH began working with the governmental wing, West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society (WBSAP&C) as partner NGO. Till now it has taken up targeted intervention among flying sex workers at 11 sites in Salt Lake City and 20 sites in Lake Town, Kolkata.
• From 2001 to 2007, SOHGAPH worked as partner under the network of Young People’s Reproductive and Sexual Health & Rights (YRSHR).

References

1. Web site: Bharat Nirman Awards . 15 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110202214744/http://bharatnirmanawards.com/index1.htm . Feb 2, 2011 . en-in.

External links

• the official website of SOHGAPH