Two abstracts submitted by city-based NGO, Public Health Research Institute of India, Yadavagiri, have been selected for Poster and Oral presentations at the 8th Annual Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference to be held from Mar. 1 to 3 at Bangkok in Thailand.

The selected abstracts are: ‘Empowering Community Women as New Leaders in Health Promotion Among Tribal Pregnant Women in Mysore District, Karnataka, India’ by Poornima Jayakrishna and ‘The Benefits and Barriers to Iron Deficiency Anemia Education among  Jenu Kuruba Adolescent Girls   in Mysore District’ by Dr. Caitlyn D. Placek.