A lack of resources for community health nursing in India

A lack of resources for community health nursing in India

by | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, Latest Updates

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Shortage of nurses and its impact on the Indian health care delivery system remains a major concern to this day. Adding to the above problem there is an undersupply of competent public health nurses who are willing to serve in the resource-limited commmeena copyunity health care settings. The blog is a reflection on the current status of community health nursing education in India.

With a shortage of doctors, it is the nurses and other allied health professionals who run the show in many of the primary healthcare settings in India. Nurses make up a major proportion of the health workforce. In this context we need more and more nurses who are capable of addressing the diverse healthcare needs of society. There is a shift from hospital based curative care to community based preventive and rehabilitative care, and a greater focus on giving people control over their health. Therefore, we need nurses who are equipped with specialized knowledge and skills in public health to work in community healthcare settings.

But the reality shows a different picture. Currently in India, diplomas, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate level courses are offered in nursing. There are also various specialities and sub specialities in nursing at a Masters level. Many nursing educational institutions even the reputed ones in India are contemplating stopping their Masters programmes in community health nursing since there are no takers. If this trend continues, there is a possibility that community health nursing will become extinct in the near future.

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EPHP 2016 partner: National Health System Resource Centre, New Delhi

EPHP 2016 partner: National Health System Resource Centre, New Delhi

by | Nov 25, 2015 | Latest Updates

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The National Health Systems Resource Centre was established in 2007; it was set up under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of Government of India to serve as an apex body for technical assistance and capacity building for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the centre and in the states.

The goal of NSHRC is to improve health outcomes by facilitating governance reform, health systems innovations and improved information sharing among all stake holders at the national, state, district and sub-district levels. We are proud to have NHSRC as a consistent partner for EPHP; they will encourage the participation from their centre and state units and also help in ensuring more Government representation at EPHP 2016.