Department of Community & Family Medicine (CFM) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal is organising a training programme for Medical Officers of Madhya Pradesh in NPCDCS. Under this, around 600 medical officers will be trained in the year 2020.
This is in line with the mandate of AIIMS to contribute to health system strengthening in the state. The training is funded by the National Health Mission. Each batch of around 30 medical officers will undergo training for three days in NPCDCS.
In this context, the first training programme is being conducted from February 3 to 5, 2020, at AIIMS, Bhopal. Prof (Dr) Sarman Singh, Director and CEO, AIIMS, Bhopal inaugurated the training programme on Monday on Monday. Prof (Dr) Arneet Arora, Dean (academics) AIIMS, Bhopal, Dr Saloni Sidana (Additional Mission Director), National Health Mission (MP), Prof (Dr) Arun M Kokane, Professor & Head, Community & Family Medicine (CFM) and training director, Training coordinators Dr Anindo Majumdar (Assistant Professor of CFM) and Dr Pankaj Prasad (Assistant Professor of CFM) and Deputy Director (NCD), Dr Ashish Saxena, were also present during the inauguration.
This programme is expected to increase the quality of health services provided and better management of NCDs by medical officers posted in Primary Health Centres, Community Health
Centres and District Hospitals/Civil Hospitals of Madhya Pradesh, which will help decrease the premature mortality from NCDs.
Resource persons from different departments of AIIMS Bhopal, World Health Organization and other important organizations will train the participants.