ISHA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN INDIA      

      Public Health status of a society influences morbidity, mortality, health care expenditure and socio-economic development of a society. This influences the quality of life and longevity. Realizing the importance of health education and training of public health professionals, ISHA’s contributions have been as follows:

1. CONFERENCES:

         ISHA has organized national conferences in which 200-300 professionals and administrators have participated. Those related to public health are:

         1980          –          Health for All by 2000 AD
         1981          –          Role of Hospitals in Health Care
         1982          –          Health Manpower Requirements for 2000 AD
         1985          –          On Growing needs of Urban Health Management
         1987          –          Health of the High Risk Groups: Mothers, Children, and Elderly
         1988          –          Health of Women and Children for Development
         1989          –          Health of the Metropolis: Bangalore
         1990          –          Health care for the villages and slums.
         1990          –          HIV-AIDS updates in India
         1990          –          Health and Development of the Tribal People.
         1990          –          Community Participation in Health and FW Programme.
         1992          –          Current Trends in Occupational Health.
         1993          –          Role of Voluntary Organizations in Health Care.
         1994          –          Environment and Health.
         2002          –          TB, Malaria and HIV-AIDS.
         2003          –          TB Management in India.
         2004          –          TB Management in India.
         2005          –          Chronic Diseases in India: Stress Related Disorders.

II.    CAPACITY BUILDING IN PUBLIC HEALTH

In the last 27 years, ISHA has conducted about 300 training programmes for Central Government, State Governments, educational and research institutions, WHO, NGOs, and professional bodies in the field of public health. About 15,000 medical administrative, nursing personnel and NGO representatives have been trained in public health. Some of the programmes have been:

   a.   National Health Policy and National Health Programmes

Thirty- two training programmes for CGHS Medical Officers in Health Policy, National Health Programmes Implementation: Family Welfare, Malaria, TB, HIV-AIDS, Cardio-vascular, Cancer, Leprosy, and related areas.

   b.  HIV-AIDS

To create awareness, we have conducted about 30 workshops nationally and large number for state governments, specifically for North-Eastern States where the risk of HIV-AIDS is high – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura. Also, extensive training programmes for Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, West Bengal and other states.

  c.  Biomedical Waste and Municipal Waste Management.

Based on extensive research studies of over 3000 hospitals, we have conducted large number of training programmes at national, state and institutional levels.

  d.  Disasters Preparedness and Emergencies Management

We have conducted over 100 training programmes at national, state and institutional level for disasters preparedness and public health effects of disasters.

  e.  One-year Competency Based Post graduate Distance Learning Programme.

Since 2005, we are offering one-year competency based distance learning programme in public health. A number of health professionals are enrolled.

III.  Research studies: ISHA has carried out the following studies in public health fields:

1982-   Distribution of Family Welfare Measures in IPP Districts – Andhra Pradesh

1982-   Reorganization of the Health System in Karnataka State towards Primary Health Care.

1989-   Evaluation Study of the IPP-III project in Karnataka State.

1990-   Study on Community Participation in Health and Family Welfare. Innovative Experiences – country wide study.

1990-   Health and development of the tribal people in India

1990-   Nutritional status of women and children in two backward districts of Karnataka State

1992-   Health and Development in India. Background document for Planning Commission for the Eighth Five Year Plan

1994-   Evaluation of 52 PVOH-I projects for strengthening health services.

1994-   Health of the youth in 200 Bangalore slums.

1994-   Study on organizational, management, and community factors involved in resurgence of Malaria and Effective Implementation of National Malaria Eradication Programme.

1995-   Midterm evaluation of model family welfare schemes of NGOs assisted by GOI (200 projects).

1995-   Immunization coverage, evaluation in five districts in Karnataka for UNICEF.

1994-1995-   Assisted the Ministry of Health and Planning Commission in conducting a study on present stock of health manpower and projected requirements by 2020.

1997-   Study on present supply and requirements of blood: voluntary blood donation and requirements for blood by 2005.

1997-   Study and development of systems for hospital waste and hazards management for Bangalore and Hubli-Dharwad.

1997-   Study on X-ray installations – effect of radiation hazards in causation of childhood cancers.

2001-   Projected patterns of cardiac heart diseases in professionals and administrators in India.

2002-   Study on Impact of externally financially assisted projects on health and family welfare in Karnataka state.

2002-   Study on clinical competency of general practitioners in diagnosis, treatment, and referral of HIV-AIDS, TB, and Malaria Cases: Critical Issues and Recommendations.

2003-   Public-Private partnership in Public Health in India.

2004-   Study on Smoking Behaviour, Cancer, and Fertility Effects in woman in urban and rural areas.

2005-   Study on assessment and diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis in India.

IV   Publications Related to Public Health

    A.   Journals – Each issue is devoted to one theme. The international websites are:

     http:/www.doaj.org/http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/http://www.hoho.org/services

1983      -      Health Institution building in India

1984      -      Role of Voluntary Agencies in Health Care

1985      -      Community participation in health care

1987      -      Planning and Management of Nutrition and Health Programmes

1988      -      Planning and Management of Leprosy Programmes

1989      -      Planning and Management of Population Programmes

1990      -      Planning and Management of Public Health Programmes Commnicable Diseases

1990      -      Planning and Management of Public Health Programmes Non-communicable Diseases

1991      -      Health Policy, Achievements and Issues in Health Care in India

1991      -      Mental Health in India – I

1992      -      Mental Health in India – II

1992      -      HIV-AIDS in India:Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Prevention and Control.

1994      -      Planning and Management of Pediatric Education Programmes

1995      -      Mental Health in India – III

1998      -      Stress Related Disorders: Cardiac Heart Diseases.

1999      -      Stress Related Disorders, Alcohol, Smoking, Cancer, Diabetes

2002      -      Health and Health Care in Jammu and Kashmir

2003      -      TB Management in India

2004      -      Health of the People in Hilly States

2005      -      Cancer Management in India

2006      -      Leprosy Elimination and Rehabilitation in India

    B.   Books

1985      -      On growing needs of urban health management

1990      -      Health care for the villages and urban slums

1990      -      Community Participation in Health and Family Wwelfare: Innovative Experiences

1990      -      Health of the Metropolis – Bangalore

1992      -      The Third Force in Health Care: Role of Voluntary Organizations

1993      -      HIV-AIDS in India: An update for Action

1994      -      Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness

1995      -      Mental Health care in India: Assessment, Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Evaluation

2000      -      Alcoholism and Health, Impact, Prevention and Control

2004      -      Hospital Clinical Waste, Hazards Management and Infection Control

2006      -      Environmental, Industrial, and Occupational Health

Infrastructure

      A.    Faculty: ISHA has over 100 faculty resources in public health who are experts in various fields from our life               members, all over India.

       B.    ISHA has an excellent building, seminar rooms, library (perhaps best in Asia) and residential block for about               60 participants.

       C    Data Bank on India and most of the countries