OF INDIA) About the institute In 1956, the United Nations, the Government of India and the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, jointly established the Institute to serve as a regional center for teaching, training and conducting research in the area of population studies in the ESCAP region. [...] IIPS has helped in building a nucleus of professionals in the field of population and health in various countries in the ESCAP region. [...] course is designed to provide a higher level of understanding of the population sciences including an in-depth knowledge of the linkages between population and various dimensions of socioeconomic, health and environmental development. [...] The main thrust of the course is to investigate and interpret issues related to population and health confronting contemporary Indian societies through holistic approach of ‘web of life’ that sees human kind as a part of interconnected natural and social systems. [...] After completion of different courses, our students are confident enough to: analyse, interpret and criticize demographic, health and public health data and research demonstrate an understanding of the essential principles of modern demographic methods and statistical software employ basic computational skills used in the analysis of population, health and development undertake original research p.
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