IADH Africa & Middle East Chapter

O U R G O A L ! ! !

At the International Academy for Design and Health we call
the attention of government institutions and agencies
(Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, Ministry
of Housing, etc) on the need to promote healthy
environment through partnering with
government and global institutional
bodies in the promotion of design
and health through education
in Africa.

O U R D R I V E ! ! !

By providing a highly visible global forum for an
ongoing exchange of research findings among
scientists, designers and industry the
International Academy for Design and Health,
creates a platform for networking and
facilitate deep collaboration amongst
stakeholders in the design,and
health industry in Africa.

S A V E T H E D A T E !
Join us at the African Symposium 2019,
31st OCTOBER 2019
Key topics pertaining to the
Global Perspectives and Local Identities
in Healthy Cities Design with a focus on ‘Salutogenic Healthy Cities Design & Housing Design.

Venue: Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

You won't want to miss this!

O U R G O A L ! ! !

At the International Academy for Design and Health
we are aimed at identifying major challenges
in the development of healthy cities design
& healthcare infrastructures in order to
proffer solutions through research.

O U R G O A L ! ! !

A section of our goal at The International Academy for Design and Health (IADH Africa & Middle East Chapter)
being a leading global and interdisciplinary knowledge
community is to improve the health and well being
of people in Africa through healthy cities
philosophical conceptual framework.

O U R D R I V E ! ! !

The IADH is dedicated to creating and sharing
research findings and practical frameworks
concerning the interaction between
architecture, science, technology
and culture in the promotion of
human health, well being
and quality of life.

The academy is the leading forum for sharing
knowledge on emerging industry trends,
opportunities and skills requirements
within Design & Health.

T H E C O N C E P T

Design is a craft and discipline that applies a specific mindset and skillset to solving problems creatively,
enabling the development of informed, sensitive, inclusive, purposeful, appealing, and innovative
solutions.

Health is a state of physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of diseass and
infirmities.

Design and health share the same human-centred and outcome-driven principles, design helps to
unlock new opprotunities for positive change in health systems.

A B O U T I A D H

Alan Dilani, PhD.
Architect, Professor of Public Health
Founder of the International Academy for Design and Health


Dr Dilani is a global authority on interdisciplinary research regarding the interaction between design and health.

Dilani is a founder of the International Academy for Design and Health (IADH) and the journal, World Health Design.

He has been engaged worldwide in several universities in the field of Design and Health developing a “Salutogenic Design Program”, in both medical and design institutions.

He holds a Master of Architecture in Environmental Design from the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy and a PhD in Health Facility Design from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

His research centre developed at the Karolinska Institute, Medical University, a multidisciplinary research approach, led to a new design theory called “Saltugenic Design” that not only fosters functional efficiency in building infrastructure but also improves health processes.

He has designed all typologies of healthcare facilities and has been served as an advisor for several Ministries of Health around the world developing briefing with a vision of the Salutogenic approach to healthcare infrastructure.

He is the author of 15 books and numerous articles in the field of Design and Health.

Dr Dilani has been awarded in 2010 from the American Institute of Architect, Academy of Architecture for Health for his promotion of high-quality design research and in 2017 he received the first Fellowship of Academy for Design and Health in the city hall of Vienna.

The International Academy for Design and Health is a leading global, interdisciplinary knowledge community dedicated to the stimulation and application of research concerning the interaction between design, health, science & culture.

The AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST CHAPTER is Led by Prof. Innocent Okpanum