Call for Papers

Over the past eleven years, ICOPH has grown into a premier international forum where experts and emerging scholars come together to address pressing health challenges, strengthen systems, and inspire impactful change. 

Key Objectives of ICOPH 2026

  • Strengthen resilient primary healthcare through sustainable, community-based approaches and technology-driven delivery models. 
  • Leverage digital transformation—AI, big data, and e-health—to innovate public health practices across borders. 
  • Build global coalitions of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to co-create sustainable health solutions. 
  • Champion equity in health systems by ensuring universal access to care for vulnerable and marginalized groups. 
  • Advance policy change with evidence-based strategies that support global sustainability and health security. 

How We Achieve This

The conference will feature: 

  • Insightful keynote speeches, expert panels, and interactive workshops 
  • Platforms for research presentation, knowledge exchange, and cross-sector networking 
  • Dedicated sessions for south-south collaborations, capacity building, policy development, and implementation-focused discussions 

We are delighted to invite researchers, academics, public health professionals, practitioners, and policymakers to submit their original research contributions to the 12th International Conference on Public Health. 

Conference Theme: “Beyond Boundaries: Advancing Public Health through Sustainability, Technology, and Global Change”.

Key Paper Submission Tracks and Sub Tracks

Primary Healthcare

  • Community-based health interventions 
  • Integration of telemedicine in PHC 
  • Strengthening primary healthcare workforce 
  • Vaccination and immunization programs 
  • Sustainable models for rural and underserved areas 

Epidemiology

  • Disease surveillance and outbreak response 
  • Statistical modeling and predictive epidemiology 
  • Environmental and occupational epidemiology 
  • Epidemiology of emerging and re-emerging diseases 
  • Innovations in epidemiological research methods 

Communicable Diseases

  • HIV, TB, and malaria control programs 
  • Emerging infectious diseases (COVID-19, Ebola, Zika) 
  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategies 
  • Vaccination and immunization against communicable diseases 
  • One Health approach to zoonotic diseases 

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

  • Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes management 
  • Cancer prevention and treatment 
  • Lifestyle interventions for NCD prevention 
  • Role of genetics and biomarkers in NCDs 
  • Policy and health system responses to NCDs 

Maternal, Infant and Child Health

  • Reducing maternal and infant mortality 
  • Prenatal and postnatal care practices 
  • Child nutrition and growth monitoring 
  • Preventing birth defects and complications 
  • Innovations in maternal and child healthcare delivery 

Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Family planning and contraceptive access 
  • Reproductive rights and policy frameworks 
  • Fertility, infertility, and assisted reproduction 
  • Preventing and managing STIs 
  • Gender-based violence and reproductive health 

Adolescent and Young Adult Health

  • Sexual and reproductive health education 
  • Mental health in youth populations 
  • Addressing substance abuse among adolescents 
  • Nutrition and physical activity promotion 
  • Digital health tools for adolescent engagement 

Oral Health

  • Oral health promotion and prevention 
  • Dental public health policies 
  • Innovations in dental care technologies 
  • Oral health and systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes) 
  • Community-based oral health interventions 

Mental Health

  • Community-based mental health interventions 
  • Depression, anxiety, and stress management 
  • Suicide prevention strategies 
  • Technology in mental health (telepsychiatry, apps) 
  • Reducing stigma and increasing access to care 

Social Determinants of Health

  • Poverty, inequality, and health outcomes 
  • Education and health literacy impacts 
  • Urbanization, housing, and environmental health 
  • Climate change and public health equity 
  • Policy approaches to reduce health disparities 

Oral Health

  • Oral health promotion and prevention 
  • Dental public health policies 
  • Innovations in dental care technologies 
  • Oral health and systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes) 
  • Community-based oral health interventions 

Social Determinants of Health

  • Poverty, inequality, and health outcomes 
  • Education and health literacy impacts 
  • Urbanization, housing, and environmental health 
  • Climate change and public health equity 
  • Policy approaches to reduce health disparities 

Health Communication

  • Risk and crisis communication in public health 
  • Role of media and social media in health promotion 
  • Health literacy and behavior change communication 
  • Communication for vaccination and disease prevention 
  • Combating misinformation in health contexts 

Occupational and Safety Health

  • Workplace injury prevention 
  • Occupational exposure and risk assessment 
  • Industrial hygiene and worker safety programs 
  • Mental health in occupational settings 
  • Policies and regulations for workplace safety 

Health Economics

  • Cost-effectiveness of health interventions 
  • Economic burden of diseases 
  • Health financing and insurance models 
  • Economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals and devices 
  • Global health economics and resource allocation 

Health Service Management

  • Leadership and governance in healthcare 
  • Quality assurance and accreditation 
  • Patient-centered care models 
  • Digital transformation in health services 
  • Health workforce planning and management 

Nutrition and Dietetics

  • Nutrition across the life cycle (infant to elderly) 
  • Obesity, undernutrition, and eating disorders 
  • Functional foods and nutraceuticals 
  • Public policies for food and nutrition security 
  • Role of diet in preventing NCDs 

Clinical Medicine and Surgery

  • Advances in surgical techniques and technology 
  • Clinical trials and translational medicine 
  • Patient safety and quality in clinical practice 
  • Multidisciplinary approaches in clinical care 
  • Emergency and critical care innovations 

Pharmaceutical Services

  • Access to essential medicines 
  • Rational drug use and prescribing practices 
  • Pharmacy education and workforce development 
  • Innovations in drug delivery systems 
  • Pharmacovigilance and patient safety 

Abstract Guidelines

To facilitate the submission process and the subsequent follow-up process, please consider the following guidelines, information, tips, terms and deadlines mentioned.

Basic Format for Abstracts

  • An abstract is a compendious summary of a research paper’s substance including its background, purpose, methodology, results, and conclusion.
  • It should be one paragraph with a word limit of 175-275.
  • Keywords should be provided as a must (no more than 06 words).
  • Keywords should be written in lowercase letters (Not applicable to names/scientific names) and should be separated with commas.
  • Please do not include subheadings, bullets, lists and header/footer in the abstract.
  • Abstract titles should be short, but descriptive. Informative titles, indicating key points are encouraged. Abbreviations should not be used in the title.
  • Acronyms should be written in full the first time, mentioned in the text, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
  • Always follow SI Units.
  • Scientific names must be in Italic.
  • Use a negative exponent (e.g. kg m-3) and do not indicate units as divisions (e.g. kg/m3). Chemical formulae should be written in a standard form such as “CaCO3”, not as “CaCO3”. Use a zero before decimal points such as “0.45,” not “.45.”
  • There shall be no citations or references in the abstract specifically. If there is a need to cite references, please provide the sources in brackets.

About the Reviewing Process

  • Your abstract will undergo a double-blind peer review by the International Scientific committee after its receipt. 
  • Results of the abstract review will be sent to the author within two weeks of submission. 
  • The Conference Chair serves as the head of the scientific committee and will take the final decision on abstracts. 
  • Acceptance or rejections of the paper will be sent to you with reviewer comments. 
  • If a revision is required, the revised abstract must be sent back within a week. 
  • If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to register for the Conference.

Font

  • Title: Times New Roman, 12 points, Upper case, Centered text in bold 
  • Body: Times New Roman, 11 points; Line spacing: 1, one column of text

Affiliations

  • Affiliations should be indicated with superscript Arabic numbers appearing at the end of surname/family name. 
  • A superscript asterisk shout be used for the corresponding author 
  • Names of affiliations should be given including the country. 
  • If there is more than one name and address, they should be related by superscript numbers. 
  • Eg:- Surname INITIALS1, Surname INITIALS1* and Surname INITIALS2 1Department, Faculty, University, Country 2Department, Institute, Country *author@gmail.com (*Email address of the corresponding author)

General Instructions

  • Abstracts should represent the original work. 
  • Informative abstracts and critical abstracts are accepted. 
  • The Abstract should be written in English. 
  • Please indicate one – three most relevant themes for your abstract from the conference tracks. 
  • Please send in a brief biography together with the Abstract (An example is given in the abstract template). 
  • Please download the abstract template and follow the format carefully. 
  • Documents that do not conform to the guidelines will be asked to be revised. 
  • Documents received after the given deadline, due to any reason will not be accepted unless the deadline is extended. 
  • The abstract should be submitted in the format of MS Word (.doc or .docx) document. 

Important information for the Co-Authors

  • Please note a single registration permits only one person to attend the conference 
  • If the co-authors would like to attend the conference their registration and payment are required to be made independently. 
  • However, they will be given a discount of 15% from Non-Presenter’s (Listener’s) Registration Fee. 
  • The certificate will be issued to the co-authors upon their registration/payment for the conference. 
  • Please make prior communications with the organizing committee regarding this matter to enjoy the benefit of the discount. 

If you are not hearing from us

  • Please set your spam filter to accept message from (ICOPH MAIL) 
  • Contact the main conference coordinator at (ICOPH MAIL) in case you do not receive an acknowledgment/follow-up email within 48 hours after your registration or inquiry. 
  • Please check your spam/junk folder prior to making inquiries regarding your concern. 
  • Make sure to provide your mobile phone number in your registration form along with your abstract for further communications 

You may send your abstract according to the abstract guidelines. Different registration packages of the conference provide you so many benefits including food, conference pack, abstract book, eligibility to attend the technical sessions, career development workshops, publication opportunities etc. You can select different presentation modes according to your preference. Presentations awards are one of the key elements of the conference. The presenters at the conference will be evaluated by a special committee of academic experts during the conference and the best presenters will be awarded at the award ceremony.  

Submit your abstract