NIHFW NewsletterQuarterly Newsletter of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Vol. XIV, No. 4, October-December, 2012

Participation of the Institute in the 6th Common Review Mission (CRM) under NRHMThe 6th CRM was conducted in 15 states namely, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, during November 3-9, 2012. The following faculty members, Chief Medical Officer and RCH consultants of the Institute visited the States:

• Prof. A.M. Khan- Tripura • Prof. T. Bir- West Bengal• Dr. Meerambika Mohapatro- Uttarakhand • Dr. Renu Shaharawat- Bihar• Dr. K.S. Nair- Kerala• Dr. Rajesh Kumar- Manipur• Dr. Ankur Yadav- Chhattisgarh• Dr. Gyan Singh- Rajasthan• Dr. Balbir Singh Diwan- Uttar Pradesh • Dr. Umesh Chandra Sahu - Odisha

The dissemination workshop of the 6th Common Review Mission of the National Rural Health Mission was held on January 4, 2013, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

In his address, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chairman of the Governing Body of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, highlighted the far reaching changes that have taken place in the health scenario of the country since the launch of the National Rural health Mission more than seven years ago. Further, while talking about the achievements of NRHM, the Union Minister focussed on health infrastructure and human resources development which took place in all the States and Union Territories of the country. The amount of money invested on these issues works out to be Rs. 90,000 crores, the Minister informed the august gathering.

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad releasing the 6th Common Review Mission Report 2012, in New Delhi on January 04, 2013.

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National Rural Health Mission/Reproductive and Child Health-II

National Institute of Health and Family Welfare continued to coordinate the training and monitoring activities of NRHM in various parts of the country in collaboration with 18 Collaborating Training Institutions.

• Monitoring Visits: During this quarter, the consultants visited twenty three districts in nine States/UTs as part of monitoring activities of NRHM.

• Integrated Monitoring Visits: As consultants from NIHFW have also been included as members of the Integrated Field Monitoring Teams of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, they visited two districts of Rajasthan.

• The RCH-II Unit organized a two-day National Workshop for Strengthening of SIHFWs and CTIs during October 16-17, 2012, in collaboration with European Union funded Institutional and Technical Support Project, at NIHFW.

National Child Health Resource Centre (NCHRC)

• Monitoring and Assessment of Facility-Based Newborn Care (FBNC) in Co-ordination with Child Health Division of MOHFW: NCHRC is supporting MOHFW in regular data collection and quarterly review of Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) operational in the country for evaluating the services utilization and quality of care being provided by these units. In this regard, technical reports for the five quarters (January-March 2011, April-June 2011, July-September 2011, October-December 2011 and January-March 2012) have been prepared and shared with the MOHFW and the States.

• Repository on Maternal and Child Health: The digital Repository (www.childhealthindiainfo.com) has completed two years of its operationalization in June 2012. During these two years, there has been a steady increase in the number of visitors – altogether 68,016 visitors accessed the website from 181 countries across the world. 77 per cent of the traffic came from India alone where the site was visited by people from 23 States. The average time spent on the website is four minutes per visit with a good bounce rate of 18 per cent.

• NBSU and NBCC Assessment: NBSU and NBCC assessment tools were developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in consultation with different stakeholders. NCHRC has supported in preparation of the assessment tools.

• Software to Collect and Analyze Field Data on Home Based Post-Natal Care (HBPNC) Programme of Mothers and Newborns: Apart from piloting the software in 2010-2011, NCHRC has given technical support in the development of the software. The software is now ready for installation on the NIHFW server.

Guest Lectures

• Dr. Saraswati Raju, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, delivered a lecture on ‘Child Sex Ratio in India and Its Implementation for Programme Mangers’ on October 5, 2012.

• Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Team Leader-Communication, Path - A Catalyst for Global Health, New Delhi, delivered a lecture on ‘The Challenge and Promise of Innovation in Strategic Health Communication’ on December 7, 2012.

• Prof. Chee Ng, Associate Director, Asialink and Ms. Julia Fraser, Co-Director, Asia Australia Mental Health, delivered a lecture on ‘Current Global Trends in Mental Health’ on December 13, 2012.

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Training Courses and WorkshopsSl. No.

Title Dates Coordinator(s) Total Participants

1. Training of State Trainers in National Cold Chain Management Information System

October 3-5, 2012 Prof. M. Bhattacharya 24

2. Training Course on Prevention of Human Trafficking and Violence Against Women and Children

October 3-5, 2012 Prof. A.M. Khan Dr. M. Mahapatro

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3. Training Course on Public Health Nutrition

October 8-10, 2012 Dr. Nanthini Subbiah 19

4. Orientation-cum-Training on Health Policy and Planning

October 15-17, 2012 Prof. N. K.Sethi 25

5. Training Course on Training Technology for AYUSH Faculty Members

October 29- November 2, 2012

Dr. Poonam Khattar 31

6. Application of Research Techniques in Reproductive Bio-Medicine

October 29- November 9, 2012

Prof. M.M. Misro 17

7. Training Course on Leadership Development in Health Sector

November 5-9, 2012 Prof. Rajni Bagga 13

8. Training Course on Administrative and Financial Skills for Administrators and Faculty Members of AYUSH Training Institute

November 5-9, 2012 Prof. A.K. Sood 32

9. Training Course on Stress and Conflict Management for Health Professional

November 5-9, 2012 Prof. Neera Dhar 33

10. Training on Human Resource Management and Development

November 19-23, 2012

Prof. U. Datta 11

11. Training of Cold Chain Technicians Repair and Maintenance of ILRs and DFs

November 19-24, 2012

Prof. M. Bhattacharya 18

12. National Training Programme on Youth Friendly Health Services in India

November 19-30, 2012

Dr. Poonam Khattar 22

13. 17th Professional Development Course in Management, Public Health and Health Sector Reforms for District Medical Officers

November 26- February 2, 2013

Prof. M. Bhattacharya Prof. T. G. Shrivastav Dr. Pushpanjali Swain Dr. Nanthini Subbiah

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14. Training Course on Administrative and Financial Skills for Administrators and Faculty Members of AYUSH Training Institutions

December 3-7, 2012 Prof. A.K. Sood Dr. Rajesh Kumar

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15. Training Course on Management of Paediatric Cases for the Health Professionals in Hospitals of Myanmar

December 10-28, 2012

Prof. J.K. Das 12

16. Workshop on Enhancement of Training Skills (micro teaching and training aids) for Faculty Members of Training Institutions

December 17-21, 2012

Prof. Neera Dhar Dr. Poonam Khattar

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17. Foundation Course on BEmOC Training for Health Professionals

December 18-20, 2012

Prof. M. Bhattacharya 24

18. Training Course on Training Technology for AYUSH Faculty Members

December 24-28, 2012

Prof. A.K. Sood Mr. M.P. Meshram

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Visitors to the Institute

• Dr. Jagdish Prasad, Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, visited the Institute on October 4, 2012.

• Shri Sundeep Kumar Nayak, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, visited the Institute on October 15, 2012.

Besides, delegations from Myanmar and Bhutan visited the Institute during this quarter.

Events

Vigilance Awareness Week

The Vigilance Awareness Week was observed in the Institute during October 31-November 6, 2012. During this week, Director and staff members of the Institute took a pledge to root out corruption in any form in the institute and bring transparency in their official functioning to strengthen the nation’s democratic set-up.

Communal Harmony Week

With the objective of serving the victims of communal riots and to denounce communalism; NIHFW observed the ‘Communal Harmony Campaign’ including the ‘Flag Day’ during November 19-25, 2011. An amount of Rs. 5200/- (Five Thousand and Two Hundred Only) was collected during the Flag Day on November 23, 2012 and the same has been deposited to ‘The Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi-110003’.

World AIDS Day

The World AIDS Day was celebrated in the Institute on December 3, 2012. The event was organized by the Ist year and IInd year post-graduate students MD (CHA) under the guidance of Prof. A.K. Sood, Dean of Studies, NIHFW.

Prof. M. Bhattacharya, Head, Department of Community Health Administration, chaired the occasion. In her opening remarks, Prof. Bhattacharya shared some of her valuable experiences and information with the audience on HIV/AIDS. Also, Prof. A.K. Sood, Dean of Studies, in his speech highlighted the current scenario of the disease in the globe in general and India in particular.

On this occasion, a quiz competition on HIV/AIDS was also conducted by the students. The winners of the quiz and the Ist year and the IInd year PG students were given away the prizes.

Glimpses of World AIDS Day Celebrations

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Activities of Director

In addition to his involvement in the activities of the Institute; Prof. Jayanta K. Das, Director, NIHFW, being an expert in the field of Public Health, Health Management and Hospital Administration, took active part in the meetings, discussions, workshops, etc. in various capacities in different organizations of which a few significant activities are listed below:

• Interview Panel for the selection of Advisor (Quality Improvement) in the National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), on October 11 and 18, 2012.

• Meeting-cum-Workshop on ‘Strengthening of SIHFWs in e-learning and Quality Assurance of Health Training’ at NIHFW, during October 16-17, 2012.

• Round Table Discussion with the Medical Professionals from IVF Clinics and Hospitals at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on October 16, 2012.

• Workshop on ‘Nursing Research for Evidence Based Nursing Practices’, at the Trained Nurses Association of India, New Delhi, on October 17, 2012.

• Review Meeting on the Progress on Strengthening of Midwifery Training under the Chairmanship of AS&MD, at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, on October 17, 2012.

• Up-gradation of Central Health Education Bureau as National Institute of Health Education and Promotion; including building plan prepared by C.D.B. and proposed museum on October 18, 2012.

• Scaling-up Capacity Development through e-Learning, WBI, at the Claridges Hotel, New Delhi, on October 19, 2012.

• Workshop on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on October 26, 2012.

• National Review Meeting on Family Planning in partnership with JHPIEGO at Hotel Eros Intercontinental, Nehru Place, New Delhi, on November 1, 2012.

• National Level Briefing Workshop of 6th Common Review Mission, National Rural Health Mission, at NIHFW, on November 2, 2012.

• Joint Annual Conference of Indian Society for Malaria and other Communicable Diseases (ISMOCD) and IAE Plenary Session, at India Habitat Centre, on November 4, 2012.

• 10th National Conference of India Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH), at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on November 23, 2012.

• Joint Panel of ICMR-ICSSR, at Indian Council of Medical Research, New Dehi, on November 26, 2012.• National Training Programme on Youth Friendly Health Services [2 weeks at NIHFW (19 – 30 November,

2012) and 1 week at Sweden (2 – 8 December, 2012)].• Management of Paediatric Cases for the Health Professionals in Hospitals of Myanmar, at NIHFW, on

December 10, 2012.• 4th India-Australia Community Mental Health Advisory Committee Meeting, under the Chairmanship

of the Director General of Health Services, at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, on December 13, 2012.

• Capacity Building on Public Health in Emergencies (PHIE), at National Disaster Management Association, on December 17, 2012.

Besides, Prof. Das served as an examiner for the following:• MD (CHA) Supplementary Practical Examination, at NIHFW, during October 18-19, 2012.• Practical part of MD (Hospital Administration), (Final Supplementary Examination for the session

September 2012) in the Department of Hospital Administration at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, during October 20-21, 2012.

• Final Examination of MHA at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, during December 10-11, 2012.

Prof. Das took a session on Climate Change and Disaster Management, at Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurgaon, on October 9, 2012. He also took a session on Role of National Rural Health

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Missio and Role of ASHA in addressing issues related to Health Care and Maternal Health, at Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurgaon, on December 19, 2012.

Activities of Faculty

Prof. M. Bhattacharya, Head of Department of Community Health Administration and Epidemiology, acted as an expert in the following:

• Sub-Committee on Updating National Guidelines for STI/RTI Management on October 30, 2012 at NACO, New Delhi.

• Technical Resource Group (TRG) on HIV Surveillance and Estimation on November 16, 2012 NACO, New Delhi.

• Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting at National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS), New Delhi, on November 21, 2012.

• Fifth Meeting of the Expert Group on Spatial Data Technologies for Decentralized Planning during November 26-27, 2012 at the Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhawan, New Delhi.

Besides, Prof. Bhattacharya served as a Member of (i) Task Force on “HIV Surveillance and Estimation”, (ii) Expert Group on “Spatial Data Technologies for Decentralized Planning” under Natural Resources Data Management System of Department of Science and Technology; and (iii) ICMR task force on Micronutrients during this quarter.

She also delivered a Guest Lecture on “Challenges in HIV Sentinel Surveillance in India” on November 22, 2012 at KITS, Bhubaneswar, Orissa and Chaired a session on “The need for MPTs: Overview of Epidemiological Trends and the Rationale for MPTs” on December 11, 2012 at ICMR-CAMI International Symposium on “Accelerating Research on Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for Reproductive Health” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Prof. T. Mathiyazhagan, Head, Department of Communication, served as a resource person for the workshop on Barrier Analysis in Communication in connection with a study on Complimentary Feeding Practices in Madhya Pradesh, organized by the Indian Institute of Development Management, Bhopal, on October 30, 2012.

Prof. Rajni Bagga, Acting Head, Department of Management Sciences, participated in the Consultation Workshop on “Scaling Capacity Development through e-Learning in India” on October 19, 2012, New Delhi. she also presented the findings of her study on ‘Nursing on Midwifery: A Critical Review’ in Planning Commission on November 22, 2012 under the chairpersonship of Ms. Hameeda Saeed, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India.

Besides, Prof. Bagga attended the following:

• The First Forum on Human Resources for Health Management and Development at Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang, China, during November 29-30, 2012.

• The Study-cum-Training Programme on Community Mental Health Development during December 3-7, 2012 at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Dr. Ankur Yadav, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, participated in the Strategic Planning Workshop on Strengthening Capacity for Evidence Based Advocacy: using spitrire SMARTCHART communication tool organized by Improving Healthy Behaviours Programme during December 4-5, 2012 at Clarion hotel, New Delhi.

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Forthcoming Training Courses and WorkshopsS. No.

Course Title Dates Course Coordinator and Co-Coordinator

1 Training of Cold Chain Technicians in Repair and Maintenance of ILR and DF

January 7-12, 2013 February 4-9, 2013 March 4-9, 2013

Prof. Jayanta K. Das Prof. M. Bhattacharya

2 Training Course on Logistics and Supply Management System in Health and Family Welfare

January 7-11, 2013 Prof. M. Bhattacharya

3 Training Course for Curriculum Design and Evaluation for the Faculty Members of Training Institutions

January 14-18, 2013 Prof. A.K. Sood Dr. Poonam Khattar

4 Effective Cold Chain and Vaccine Management Course

January 14-19, 2013 Prof. Jayanta K. Das Prof. M. Bhattacharya

5 Master Training of Trainers in Designing State specific IEC/BCC Strategy for Implementation of NRHM

January 15-19, 2013 Prof. T. Mathiyazhagan Dr. Ankur Yadav

6 Training of Trainers on National Cold Chain MIS January 28-30, 2013 Prof. Jayanta K. Das Prof. M. Bhattacharya

7 Training of Cold Chain Technicians in Repair and Maintenance of Walk-In-Coolers and Walk-In-Freezers

January 28- February, 2, 2013 February 25- March 2, 2013

Prof. Jayanta K. Das Prof. M. Bhattacharya

8 Training Course on Demographic Data Analysis for Health Personnel

January 28- February, 1, 2013

Dr. Pushpanjali Swain

9 Training Course on PPP in Health Services Delivery February 4-8, 2013 Prof. V. K. Tiwari

10 National Orientation Workshop on Rural Drinking Water and Health: Priorities and Practices

February 11-12, 2013 Prof. A. M. Khan

11 Training Course on Human Resource Development February 18-22, 2013 Prof. U. Datta Prof. A.K. Sood

12 Professional Training on Capacity Building for IEC Officers of Assam in Communication Skills under NRHM

February 18-22, 2013 Prof. T. Mathiyazhagan

13 Training Course on Public Health Nutrition February 18-22, 2013 Prof. M. Bhattacharya14 Training Course on Data Analysis Using SPSS for

Health and Demographic ResearchFebruary 25 - March 1, 2013

Dr. Pushpanjali Swain

15 Workshop on Enhancement of Training Skills (micro teaching and training aids) for Faculty Members of Training Institutions

March 11-15, 2013 Prof. Neera Dhar Dr. Poonam Khattar

16 Training Course on Scientific Writing March 18-22, 2013 Prof. M. Bhattacharya

17 Training Course on Stress and Conflict Management for Health Professionals

March 18-22, 2013 Prof. Neera Dhar

18 Professional Training on Capacity Building for IEC Officers in Communication Skills under NRHM

March, 2013 Prof. T. Mathiyazhagan Dr. Ankur Yadav

19 Four Regional Trainings of IEC Officers in Designing State specific IEC/BCC Strategy for Implementation of NRHM

February-March, 2013 Prof. T. Mathiyazhagan Dr. Ankur Yadav

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Jayanta K. DasEditor: Prof. T. MathiyazhaganMembers: Prof. N.K. Sethi Prof. K. Kalaivani Prof. M. Bhattacharya Prof. A.K. Sood Prof. A.M. Khan

Layout and Design: Ravi Tewari

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Promotions

• Shri S.P. Singh was promoted from Transport Supervisor to Workshop and Maintenance Officer (Adhoc) on November 2, 2012.

• Shri Chhuttan Lal Meena was promoted from LDC to UDC on December 26, 2012.

Capacity Building of IEC Officers in Social and Behaviour Change Communication

The Institute in collaboration with Improving Healthy Behaviours Programme (IHBP), supported by USAID, has proposed to share a common agenda and bring complimentary resources for addressing behaviour change communication capacity building and training activities at national and state levels. Activities of NIHFW and IHBP will focus on strengthening capacity in the area of behaviour change communication skills; including facilitation techniques and opportunities and sharing information and resources. In this regard, the Institute has already completed two courses on Capacity Building of Frontline Health Functionaries of Delhi State in Communication Skills and has decided to roll out the course to train the IEC/BCC officers who are working at national, state and district levels.

The first course in the series will be held in Chennai covering the IEC/BCC officers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka. The subsequent course will be held in Jaipur for the IEC/BCC officers of Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The third and fourth courses will be held in Bhubaneswar and Panchkula, respectively. The course planned for Bhubaneswar will be represented by the IEC/BCC officers of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, while the course planned for Panchkula will be represented by the IEC/BCC officers of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

On completion of these courses, the participants will be able to:

(i) list out the NRHM priorities at the community level and their communication challenges under National Rural Health Mission;

(ii) describe characteristics of SBCC and its steps in plan-ning;

(iii) prepare creative briefs for communication pro-gramme;

(iv) implement the communication programme;(v) monitor and evaluate the communication pro-

gramme; and (vi) develop communication action plan.

Participants of the Capacity Building of Frontline Health Functionaries of Delhi State in Communication Skills