A district-level sensitization and stakeholder consultation was held on 17th April 2025 in Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, as part of the IPSI initiative to strengthen primary health care services.
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A district-level sensitization and stakeholder consultation was held on 17th April 2025 in Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, as part of the IPSI initiative to strengthen primary health care services.
A state-level stakeholder meeting was held on 16th April 2025 at Bhubaneswar under the chairpersonship of Dr. D. Brundha, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM) to discuss ongoing efforts and future strategies for strengthening primary health care at Kalahandi, Odisha under the IPSI project.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s ‘Ayushman Bharat’ program aims to strengthen Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) through Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs, now known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir or AAM). The AB-HWC program seeks to transition from a selective approach to a comprehensive model of delivering primary healthcare services.
An annual retreat for IPSI project was held on January 10 and 11, 2025 at Chilika Lake, Odisha. The main objective of this two days event was to take stock of the project journey so far and more importantly to plan the strategies needed to be adopted for the next year.
Evidence informed decision-making using routine health information systems has been an ongoing challenge due to various factors. In the current context of Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs), information is available across multiple, disease- or program-specific data portals; however, there is no integrated system that can enable facility and block/district managers to make decisions on comprehensive health of the population.
Series #6: Community action for better health: The potential of Village Health Councils in Meghalaya
The state of Meghalaya, in north-eastern India, has been at the forefront of promoting community involvement through Village Health Councils (VHCs). VHCs are elected bodies comprising key village representatives. VHC are mandated to organise efforts around improving nutrition and health in their communities, and thereby bridge the gap between the community and primary health care system.
Team-based models of delivering primary health care services are widely recognized as necessary for providing people with comprehensive and continuous health care. While health policy guidelines in India identify roles and responsibilities of each team member at Sub-Health Centers (now known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir; previously Health and Wellness Centers), there is a need to obtain a grounded understanding of team functions and corresponding team competencies (i.e. key knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes) that teams should possess to deliver health services effectively.
IIPH-Gandhinagar hosted a two-day IPSI workshop at its campus on 7th and 8th June 2024. The purpose of the workshop was for all partners to present, discuss and develop the content for the team mentoring pilot in Bhavnagar.
A three-day exposure visit for Kalahandi district team was held on April 28-30 to the Sundergarh district.