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Review of the Government of India/WHO In-country Fellowship
Programme

The Union Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare suggested holding a review of Government of India/WHO
In-country collaborative Fellowship Programme. Accordingly, a meeting was
held on 12-13 December 2009 in Udaipur,
Rajasthan.
Eminent experts from prestigious
educational institutions, senior functionaries from Government agencies and
autonomous NGOs participated in the meeting, which was organized in
collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. More>…
Meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres in India

On 12 & 13 November 2009, WHO Country
Office organized a meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) operational
in India. This meeting was attended by all the WHO
CCs, representatives from the Directorate General of Health Services,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and WHO South East Asia Regional
Office (SEARO). The meeting was
inaugurated with the welcome address by Dr. S. J. Habayeb, WHO Representative
to India,
followed by speech by the Director General Health Services, Dr. R. K.
Srivastava, and the inaugural address was delivered by Dr. Samlee Plianbangchang,
Regional Director, SEARO. The meeting was facilitated by Dr J. S.
Thakur, Cluster Focal Point for Noncommunicable Diseases and Social
Determinants, WHO Country Office for India. The objectives of the meeting were to explore
the potential role of WHO CCs in evolving national health priorities and
possible development of a network of WHO CCs in India.
These objectives were discussed through
technical presentations from resource persons from Thailand
and India,
groupwork on generic as well as cluster-specific issues, and a panel
discussion. A General Body Meeting (GBM) of participating centres decided on
formalizing an organizational network and a secretariat at the National
Centre for Disease Control, New
Delhi. The meeting concluded with recommendations
related to WHO, MOHFW and WHO CCs, and decided on
similar periodic meetings.
World Pneumonia Day – 2 November 2009
Pneumonia a major killer in children; prevention possible with
safe & effective vaccines
Pneumonia is the leading single cause of
childhood mortality. The disease accounts for 19 per cent deaths in children
less than 5 years. Pneumonia kills more children than any other illness, more
than measles, malaria and AIDS combined. Globally 156 million new pneumonia cases
are reported every year in the developing world. As many as 8.7 per cent of
these cases are severe enough to be life-threatening and require
hospitalization. India
accounts for the maximum 43 million new cases followed by China (21 million cases) and Pakistan (10
million cases). Pneumonia is estimated to kill 410,000 children in India every year. More>…
Healthcare Executive Management Development Programme (HxMDP)

This was the 5th HxMDP organized by AIIMS. The Health Minister of Bhutan, H.E.
Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa, inaugurated the programme and expressed his pleasure
for the bilateral collaboration between the two nations. He stressed the importance of this
programme since it addresses the need for improving the managerial capacity
in healthcare to lasting improvement in delivery of the services. He was accompanied by H.E. the Ambassador
of India to Bhutan, Mr. Pavan K Varma;
the Health Secretary of Bhutan,
Dr. Gado Tshering; WHO Representative to Bhutan, Dr HSB Tennakoon; senior
officials, stakeholders; and the media.
Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta presided over the function and advised the
participants to actively interact and benefit the most from this programme,
which is a fertile ground for rich exchange of experience and ideas. Dr Salim
Habayeb, WHO Representative to India, served as faculty. Dr RT Anand, AIIMS, effectively facilitated
day-to-day organization; and DK Sharma, Medical Superintendent,
AIIMS presided over the Valedictory function of the programme on 10 October
2009. The next programme of this series is scheduled for March/April 2010. More>…
WHO FCTC Working Group meeting in New Delhi
The
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare hosted the first meeting of the
Working Group on Article 17 and 18 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (WHO FCTC) in New Delhi
from 16 – 18 September, 2009. The
Article 17 of WHO FCTC supports economically viable alternatives for tobacco
workers and growers while Article 18 provides for protection of their environment
and health.
The WHO FCTC, the first treaty aimed at
curbing tobacco-related deaths and disease, has been ratified by 164
countries till date. A number of working groups have been formed to develop protocols and guidelines for different provisions of the treaty. More>…
National Initiative on Patient Safety

The National Initiative on Patient
Safety was organized by the Department of Hospital Administration, All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in collaboration with WHO and INCLEN
on 14-16 September 2009. The
initiative was launched by Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, Honourable Union Minister of
Health & Family Welfare. The event
was attended by Dr R C Deka, Director, AIIMS; Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta, Medical
Superintendent & Head of the Department o Hospital Administration, AIIMS;
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Deputy Regional Director, WHO-South East Asia
Region; and Dr S. J. Habayeb, WHO Representative to India; amongst others.
The target participants were from the
departments of administration; surgical disciplines; anaesthesiology; microbiology;
medicine/paediatrics; and nursing administration from ten institutes of India.
The scientific sessions were conducted by several eminent national and
international experts on topics such as surgical safety, hand hygiene,
management of medication, and patient communication. At the end of the three-day workshop the
participating teams presented their framework of patient safety plans for
implementation in their respective institutes.
EUR 5 million Grant from KfW Development Bank to WHO for Laboratory
Support
On 17 September 2009, a grant agreement was signed between KfW and WHO
for 5 million Euros as a contribution by the Government of Germany’s
development bank to WHO for supporting laboratories
in polio surveillance. The agreement
was signed by Mr Stephan Opitz, First Vice President South and Central Asia,
KfW Development Bank; and Dr Salim Habayeb, WHO Representative to India. Also attending the signing function were Mr
Oskar Von Maltzan, Director, KfW Office New Delhi; Ms Renu Chopra,
Head-Administration, KfW Office New Delhi; and Ms Virginia
Swezy, Deputy Project Manager, National Polio Surveillance
Project.
Photo:
Mr
Stephan Opitz, First Vice President South and Central Asia, KfW Development
Bank, and Dr Salim Habayeb, WHO Representative to India signing the grant
agreement.
Pandemic H1N1
2009
Archives
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I. Core
Programmes of Technical Support
Fellowship Programme
Communicable Diseases and
Disease Surveillance (CDS)
Family & Community Health (FCH)
Non-communicable Diseases & Mental Health (NMH)
Health Systems Development
(HSD)
Sustainable Development & Healthy Environment
(SDE)
Immunization and Vaccine
Development (IVD) Health Action in Crisis
II. Special Programmes of Technical
Support & (Main Supporting Agencies)
Norway India Partnership
Initiative 2006-2011
(Royal Norwegian
Government)
Universal Immunization
Programme
(USAID)
Disease Surveillance
(USAID)
Strengthening Surveillance and Response
Capacity for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
(USAID, US
HHS, CDC)
National Polio Surveillance
(DFID, Rotary, USAID,
ITALY, CDC)
Measles Surveillance Technical Assistance
Field Epidemiology
(CDC)
Revised National
Tuberculosis Control
(CIDA,
USAID, DFID)
Commission on Macroeconomics & Health
(Bill Gates Foundation)
HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance
(CIDA,
DFID, SIDA, UNAIDS)
Leprosy Elimination
(Sasakawa Foundation)
Roll Back Malaria
Tobacco Free Initiative
Bloomberg Tobacco Control
Partnership
Lymphatic Filariasis
(World Bank)
Knowledge Management
(UNDP)
E-Health
III. External
Collaboration & Other Partnerships
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