Managing a Crisis: Communication in Outbreaks and pandemics Dr. Supriya Bezbaruah

On the 4^th of February, 2015, a lecture in Managing a crisis in Health emergences and communication in such times was held for the MBA-HHM and B.Sc B.M.T students of SIHS at Ambedkar Bhavan.

This session was conducted by Dr. Supriya Bezbaruah who is a Project Manager, South-East Asia Region, Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework Partnership and Communications Officer, Communicable Diseases Department at the World Health Organization Regional Office For South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO).

Madam started the lecture with a game of Chinese whispers to demonstrate how warped a message can get when not communicated correctly. As a health provider you may think your message is perfectly clear but there is a high possibility of it getting distorted due to people’s listening skills, perception &  interpretation, hence it is important to know your audience, especially when it involves risk communication in outbreak of a disease for prevention and control. Sustainability in risk communication is something that should be done.

Madam also touched upon the current scenario of outbreaks, the latest in the news being the Zika virus. Prior to this it was H1N1, SARS in South Africa and, closer to home, dengue. She shared her experience saying that the first step in any outbreak is ensuring the healthy stay healthy and the sick do not get any sicker. An example of an Ebola survivor was stated, about when he had no trace of the virus in his blood he was taken to Delhi for further testing and traces were found in his urine. Seeing this and not being sure about the course of action he was quarantined.

She continued her session talking about the “sensitive side” of an epidemic. As educated people familiar with the sciences of the situation we accept precautionary measures. But for people who do not know the gravity of the situation, it can be a very confusing and frightening experience. Political sensitivity is also of utmost importance when dealing with politicians and the media. During a scare, people often react without thinking and that escalates matters.

This is where communication comes in. For example, in an immunization schedule, if it is properly communicated to people, the acceptance rate will be higher.

Madam continued to talk about some of the proactive communication being used today, about how with the world being a global village, communication channels have changed and the major economic impact most epidemics have on a community, citing examples of SARS and Ebola.    

Madam concluded her lecture citing “Lessons learnt from the past”. These included points she found from dealing with various outbreaks and how she learnt to look at situations differently.

Madam concluded saying – humans are emotional, hence, when dealing with such situations it in important to not only think with your head but also with your heart. We need to hear less and listen more.

All in all, it was a very insightful lecture and the students of both faculties went back with a new ideas of importance of correct communication system during an out-break of a disease. 

Yoga shivir by Baba Ramdev on Rashtriya Yuva Diwas(National Youth Day) - 12 January 2016

The day of 12^th January 2016 witnessed a merge of two major events, Swami Vivekananda Jayanthi and the Yoga shivir. On this auspicious day, we Symbians had a life time opportunity of witnessing Shri Baba Ramdev Maharaj, the guru who is so highly spoken of and whose yoga demonstrations are known all over the world, was amidst us. Eager and curious, the enthusiastic crowd of 6500 students and staff of SIU, had assembled at the Symbiosis International University ground Lavale at 3:30 pm. The esteemed dignitaries and the Guest of Honour Baba Ramdev arrived at the venue at 4pm.

The occasion began with the lamp lighting. Symbiosis International University carries the message of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakkam-The world is one family. It has  an assembly of students from 85 countries of the world. As a mark of appreciation and love from all these countries, a flag of each country was presented to Shri Baba Ramdev ji by the student representatives.  The welcome address was delivered by  Dr Rajiv Yeravdekar , which was followed by an address by Founder  & President, Padmabhushan Dr S B Mujumdar. They expressed their immense delight on the occasion.

It was then time for the event of the day -Baba Ramdev Ji’s address. What we witnessed there was absolute knowledge, yoga and spirituality. The talk was enlightening. Not only did he elaborate on the importance of physical health, but also stressed on the fact that how important it is to remain mentally sound to find your way through life. The modern lifestyle, the food we consume and the rapid competition has left us unhealthy and stressful. He mesmerized   us by demonstrating how simple techniques like meditation, pranayama can build positivity and peace in our lives.

The talk was followed by Yoga session. Yoga is all about peace and concentration. 

The yoga session started off with various types of pranayamas followed by different postures or asanas. The crowd was totally amazed and speechless by the flexibility and easiness with which baba was performing the yoga postures. It was a visual treat to witness that huge crowd performing yoga in sync.

On the whole, it was a great experience. The session  didn’t just teach us yoga .It also gave us immense knowledge about life, ethics and spirituality. It was more than a delight to listen to Ramdev Baba ji and his experience of life .

The programme ended at 6 :30 with a excellent quote of Swami Vivekananda “Arise, Awake and stop not till you reach your goal”.

We all returned with a wiser mind, lighter heart and a mesmerizing experience!

GUEST LECTURE ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

Mr.Keshav Desairaju, through his years of experience was able to deliver an impactful lecture on “UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE”.

Sir brought to light some of the significant challenges that our healthcare system is facing which includes an active immunization rate of 61% and the declining number of healthcare professionals in the rural parts of India. Although Ayurveda has its roots in India, it is still considered inferior to allopathy. He stated that maternal and childcare are indicators of a civilized society. Some of the Indian states, including Kerela, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, have attained the sustainable development goal.

Healthcare providers, although generated in large volumes of data in India, have not been able to extend their skills and knowledge to the rural parts of the nation. This is mainly because most providers do not find rendering their services to the underprivileged rural India would be profitable to them in any way. Public Healthcare is a function of the state, however public funding is not enough to provide adequate facilities which are why a public - private partnership is encouraged. On the other hand if private funding is to be brought to the public sector, how is it going to make any profit. Healthcare cannot be addressed solely as a hospital or a public health issue but a holistic approach to universal healthcare is the need of the hour. But first issues in regards to unequal incomes and lack of accessibility need to be dealt with. The Indian Government has started public insurance schemes like the “Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna” and developed the concept of ASHA in the rural areas, both of which have been contributing tremendously to improving healthcare opportunities in India.

The session was then open for questions where issues concerning the health of women were further discussed.

All in all it was a very insightful session that opened our eyes to the current prevailing conditions in the country. 

Guest Lecture Committee

 MBA HHM 2015-17 

Symbiosis International University (SIU) signs MoU with S-VYASA University

Symbiosis International University (SIU) & S-VYASA University today signed a formal MoU at SIU, Lavale Campus in the presence of Padma Bhushan Dr. S B Mujumdar, Chancellor, SIU and Dr. H R Nagendra, Chairman of Task force of AYUSH, Govt. of India, Ministry of AYUSH & Chancellor, S-VYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru.

S-VYASA is one of the 4 premiere Yoga institutes in the country to be recognized by the UGC. It has been recognized as ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Yoga by the Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Symbiosis International University (SIU) recently launched the Symbiosis Centre for Yoga on the occasion of the World Yoga Day on 21^st June 2015.

The proposed association seeks to promote education, training & research in Yoga through joint collaborative research, multi centric trails on various research projects in Yoga practices / Yoga therapies and promote inter-institutional cooperation in implementation of academic programmes in Yoga. 

Also present on the occasion were Dr. Rajani Gupte, Vice Chancellor, SIU, Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis, Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of Health & Biomedical Sciences, SIU, Dr. S C Nerkar, Registrar, SIU and Dr. N K Manjunath, Joint Director – R & D & Dr. Subramanya P, Registrar, S-VYASA Deemed University.  

Public health survey @ Villages in Mulshi Taluka

MBA HHM students conducted a public health survey and cleanliness drive in villages in Mulshi Taluka along with other SIU students .

BLOOD DONATION DRIVE 2015

Blood Donation Campaign Report - Campaigning Team

The aim of blood donation campaign was to generate awareness on Blood Donation and highlight its significance in saving lives during emergencies. Symbiosis center for healthcare organizes a Blood Donation Camp every year in collaboration with many Blood Banks. The campaign organised by Symbiosis center for Healthcare, in co-operation with various Blood Banks gathered a large number of Staff and students who voluntarily donated their blood for the Symbiosis Blood Donation Camp 2015.

Ever since the date for the blood drive was announced, along with SCHC doctors, students worked very hard to promote this blood drive amongst the students  of symbiosis college to participate and donate blood.  We the students of MBA HHM 2015-17 were involved in a campaign committee where we had to perform a skit at different campuses of symbiosis. Some of our batchmates were selected for voice modulation for the skit and had the opportunity to record at symbiosis studios Lavale. The campaigning team Group 2 were assigned Lavale, Vimannagar and Hinjewadi Campus for performing the skit.

It was a wonderful experience spreading awareness and motivating the students.  Besides performing skit, we also promoted the drive by holding the posters with different slogans like DONATE BLOOD SAVE LIFE and encouraged as many students as possible in campus, canteen and mess.  As a result, there was an overwhelming response from the donors with their participation in this noble cause. The teaching and non teaching staff donated their blood along with the students after undergoing pre-screening medical tests that cleared them for donation.

In order to acknowledge each donor for their contribution, donors were distributed certificates provided by the respective blood banks.  They were also provided with complimentary gifts. A total of 1898 Blood Bags were collected from all the campuses of Symbiosis University. Many of our members also donated blood, and became part of the Elite Donor Club.

 Campaigning Team 
MBA HHM -2015-17

THE VALUE OF VACCINATION

                                     

Mary Oliver once said, “What is it that you plan on doing with your wild and precious life?” Dr. Mathuram Santhosham is  the most appropriate person to answer this question since his long list of credentials spoke volumes about his dedication to immunization and child health. 

Sir started off with a brief introduction about the importance of vaccination and its power to prevent the suffering of a child. He suggested the use of vaccines over antibiotics since vaccines have the potential to not only save lives but also the family at large.

Dr. Santosham kept the enthusiastic minds captivated by describing the journey of vaccinology, right from variolation during the Ming Dynasty to the discovery of the smallpox vaccine by Edward Jenner and the progress that immunization has made over the years. 

While various social benefits – which included herd protection, strengthening of the health system and reduction of health inequalities – were further discussed by him in detail, the risks it could possibly pose to health were also described. Sir also shared some insights on the negative hype over the effects of vaccinations which led to their discontinuation.

Dr. Santosham believes that healthy children of today will lead to healthy adults tomorrow and this will ensure a healthy future for our country. He explained that vaccinations, however, are a double edged sword. There are 3 sides to them, the GOOD – Disease prevention, the BAD – Adverse reactions and the UGLY –Controversies arising from it. These controversies need to be dealt with in a rational manner as the benefits of vaccination greatly outweigh the risks. 

In spite of the humungous advances in the field of medicines and the development vaccinations, today, 1.5 million children die every year from vaccine preventable diseases. This number is almost equivalent to 8 jumbo jets crashing per day. He left the audience with this thought urging them to think of the future of the same in our country and encouraging them to make a sincere effort to work for equal immunization privileges for children all over the country.

Guest Lecture Committee

MBA HHM Batch 2015-17 

AMREF Students on Study Tour @ Symbiosis

Amref Health Africa has over 54 years’ experience in health development. In 1957, three surgeons founded the Flying Doctors Service of East Africa, laying the foundation for what is now one of the continent’s leading health development and research organisations. Today, Amref Health Africa implements its projects through country programmes in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, South Sudan and South Africa. Training and consulting support are provided to an additional 30 African countries.

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Amref Health Africa believes that by focusing on the health of women and children, the health of the whole community can be improved. We are concerned with skilled care of mothers before, during and after childbirth; prevention and treatment of cervical cancer, and proper management of childhood illnesses. Our main areas of intervention are maternal and child health; HIV and Tuberculosis; safe water and sanitation; malaria; and essential clinical care.

Amref Health Africa shares knowledge gained from our grassroots programmes with others, and uses it as evidence to advocate appropriate change in health policy and practice. In all our programmes, Amref Health Africa partners with communities, civil society organisations, health practitioners, and the private and public sectors to establish a participatory health care system

 The students are here at SIHS to get exposure to Indian healthcare Systems.

AIDS Awareness Campaign

“A tremendous social responsibility comes only when you are a successful public performer.”

The above quote perfectly applies to the perfect collaboration between Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) and Mahindra & Mahindra to fight against HIV-AIDS.

We were given the responsibility of conducting the “Spreading awareness” programme at two major supplier units of Mahindra & Mahindra at Chakan near Pune.

Aim:

1.      To spread awareness against HIV-AIDS by connecting to the audience (working class of Mahindra & Mahindra) in the most simple and convenient language.

2.      To contribute in carrying forward the success in achieving the noble cause for the betterment of public life.

3.      To boost our confidence in terms of exposure to the other side of corporate world, public speaking skills and connection to large number of people.

Task:

Two days.

Following are the names of Supplier Units visited with date:

1.      Venue: Mungi Engineering Services

Date of the event: 24^th December, 2014.

2.      Venue: Lumax

Date of the event: 26^th December, 2014

Agenda:

The modes were effectively used in the following sequences:

1.      Power Point Presentation(By SIHS)

2.      A 30 minute animated film(By Mahindra & Mahindra)

3.      Street play (nukkad natak).

Experience:

Every member in the group had a unique experience as we realized the importance of Team Building, Team Work with hard work and dedication, Coordination, Communication (verbal as well as non-verbal), Professional etiquette, Appreciation, Interaction skills and public connect with conviction.

Our experience and presentation skills (in anchoring, skit performance and logistics) were more polished than ever.

The selling point of ‘this’ two days event were Punctuality, Manufacturing Visit, Guest Treatment, humbleness of the staff-in-charge and the organizers and the audience.

The audiences were actively involved in every part of the programme with utmost zeal and enthusiasm. Their curiosity regarding HIV-AIDS was evident during the Question & Answer session when many sensible and intelligent questions came up with some logical & relevant suggestions.

The only minor flaw was the logistics part (A-V) and a bit bridging gap between the workers and the organizers on the first day which was later rectified till the end of the event.

Result:

The event was a success at the both the supplier units from the audience as well as the organization point of view. By the end, we all received a gift as a token of appreciation.

Conclusion:

Every complex thing can be made simpler with mankind by:

EARNING PROFIT AND RESPECT WITH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN RETURN BY CONVICTION, CONNECTION AND DEDICATION.

Written By  

Group no: 8

Team Leader: Dr. Praful Desai

Team Members:Neha Panikar, Dr. Shailly Singh, Vikash Kumar, Dr. G. PremRao, Shubhankur Sharma, Lincymol Abraham, Anagha Meshram, Komal Pawar , Aneerudh Sarkar, PrithwiRaj Chakraborty, Madhulika Rawat, Dr. Mamta Awachat.

Mahindra & Mahindra Chakan Joins hand with SIHS for AIDS Awareness & prevention campaign

 As we stand poised at the start of the second decade of the new millennia, it is time to take stock of the victories won and losses faced in the on going fight against AIDS, deadliest disease known to man till date. No other words conjure up so much revulsion, fear and despair in the human psyche than AIDS or HIV.

•   Approximately 2.5 million of these cases are in India, where however the prevalence is only about 0.3%

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       Estimated adult and child deaths during 2010 is 250,000.

•      By starting an awareness program one can hope to bring together masses of people and enlighten them on the ill effects of this disease.

•      By bringing together individuals from all walks of life one can give them information on how the disease is contracted by individuals and the ways one can enlist to save themselves from contracting the disease.

•       This knowledge given to the masses will prevent social stigma from becoming rampant and will allow those affected with the disease to live a normal life.

AIDS is a disease that doesn't choose its victims. It affects each and every individual that comes its way.Victims include babies, teen and old people. Their race, sex and age doesn't count when they are affected with the disease.

 Sometime people are infected even if it was no fault of theirs; this is in cases of newborn babies.

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    A constructive, coordinated and consistent program will help orient the community to a higher success rate and in turn will help to combat HIV/AIDS in a better way.

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     It is essential to get more and more people involved in an AIDS awareness program as this goes a long way in reducing incident as people are well informed regarding what to do and what not to do.

•       Student participation in the program will enable them to contribute to nation building.

•      The AIDS Awareness program to be carried out by Mahindra Chakan is a very welcome step in this direction

Col Dr. Vijay Deshpande 

HOD MBA HHM

How relevant is Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in today’s time…?!!

On 15^th august 2014, the Honarable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan with the aim to achieve a clean India by 2^nd October 2019 which incidentally marks 150^th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. I’m sure quite many of us heard his speech that day on television (or later on in the continuous loops on the news channels) but what I’m more certain of is, many of us also smirked after hearing him out and flipped through the channels on television. Because when it comes to the concept of clean India it is just impossible right?

We have discussed this topic endlessly with friends over coffee many a times at the canteen and share funny stories about how a friend once painted a wall yellow by urinating on it or how the now-famous aunty in the neighborhood throws garbage off her bungalow gate. As usual we talk, we laugh over it and say “India ka kuch nahi ho sakta !”. Everybody knows that what you personally do does make a huge difference and yet we cant even make sure that our fellow classmates don’t leave their half eaten wadapavs under the desk. So does that give you the right to comment on Modi’s vision.

Yes, this campaign may sound superfluous what with the shortage of public bins, shortage of staff for the public cleaning departments and not to forget the in tatters waste disposal system but the least we all can start with is throwing our chewed gums and empty wafers packets into the nearest dustbins and not “smartly” sticking the gums under the first furniture we come across.

We listen to our friends and relatives talking infinitely about the US trip that they recently took and how clean the streets are but during the same conversation they will never miss a chance of criticizing their own country. This they do while actually spitting their pan masala on the road with not a care who gets attractively painted by it. Have we as the citizens of India ever done our bit to keep our surroundings clean?

I would also like to share my personal experience regarding this.   While I was doing my MBBS, many of my classmates and friends would laugh at me when I would pick up their toffee wrappers and pocket them or keep them in my bag and I’m sure many of them would have thought that I was just acting overly smart. And yet quite a few out of them over the years have also got embarrassed when I gave them a look of deepest disgust and in the process have learnt to dispose their wrappers in the dustbin. I take pride to bring about that little change.

But what’s the point, right? You will read this article and still not give a thought to cleanliness because if one around us litters that gives us an automatic right to do the same. In fact that automatically gives you a moral right to stop the person. Remember, that would bring about a small change. And many small drops fills the whole ocean.

Mopping around in our own homes brings no shame then why feel embarrassed for volunteering for a day to clean the streets in your neighborhood? Try doing it or stop talking. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is neither a political revolution nor a strategy of Modi to earn personal gains. In fact he has not said anything new at all. Since childhood we all have been thought that Cleanliness is Next to Godliness but somewhere along the path of growing up physically we have forgotten that lesson. The government will do its part for this campaign but its success will majorly depend on how inspired the masses are to bring about this change.

A classic example is a group called “ The Ugly Indian” in Bangalore, who are normal people like us and have jobs to work at 6 days a week but what is interesting is their philosophy of “Kaam chalu mooh bandh” or “ Stop talking, Start doing” which managed to clean many public places and the cleanliness was maintained because it inspired the others who would pass those filthy areas earlier but never care.

The relevance of this campaign in today’s time is dependent on us, the people, how we play our role and commit to the duty being an Indian citizen. Each one of us is a well educated individual and its not much if we are expected to keep our surroundings clean or educate others about cleanliness as a small token of gratitude to our country for the rights it has provided to us.

Lastly I would like to requote Shri Narendra Modi

“If a country when united for a cause can non violently defeat one of the most powerful imperial empires in the history of mankind...
Then there is no reason to believe that they cant keep their nation clean”

Dr Priyanka Pawar

MBA HHM Batch 14-16

Capacity Building in Healthcare

On 18th June 2014 we had a guest lecture by Dr Ashok Dayalchand, Founder  &  Director , Institute of Health Management,  Pachod.
Dr Ashok cited health management models which includes essentially 5 resources namely:-
1. HR

2. MONEY
3. MATERIAL
4. INFORMATION
5. TIME

These 5 resources are the input which produce desirable outputs like objectives, change, increase in utilization of services and increase in quality of care.
He articulated the 8 game changers in the Health Management which are-
• Monthly needs assessment and micro planning.
• Build capacity of nurse and midwives.
• Build capacity of primary level staff in Behaviour change Communication.
• Make supervisory cadre functional and productive.
• Build capacity of NHCs for CBM
• Medical Officers
• Capacity Building of block and district health managers.
• Training of trainers
He  emphasized on the 3 main reasons that result in neonatal and maternal mortality-
(a) Delay in identifying symptom
(b) Delay in transportation
(c) Delay in services at the health centre

Dr Ashok also talked about the importance of capacity building. Capacity building not only includes training but also HR, ORGANIZATIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO LEGAL FRAMEWORK.He also mentioned about the health workers in India called AASHA. Among every 1000 people thereis 1 community health worker. 900 thousand such workers are trained. 1 such midwife is present for the service of every 5000 population.
He also brought into notice serious issues like early child marriage, domestic violation, etc.35-60% female undergo domestic violationand more than 45% female marry before the age of 18.
Towards the end of the session Dr Ashok drew our attention towards the importance of COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS and also Child Health and Nutrition. 80% of malnutrition is seen in children less than 3 years of age. Lastly he discussed Growth Faltering and how it can be beneficial to eradicate malnutrition. Growth Faltering is defined as current weight same as or less than previous month.
He ended the lecture by a very interactive question-answer session.

MS. JUHI CHUGH
MBA – HHM (1ST YEAR)

Symbiosis initiative: Medical aid for Pandharpur Wari – June 2014

Punekars’ welcome the palakhi of Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj & Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj with much zeal and gusto in the month of June/July every year which starts from Alandi & Dehu respectively . The Palakhis’s then proceed to Pandharpur, the home of Vithoba – Rukhamai. This year too, the Palakhis of Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj & Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj started its 23 day journey from Alandi & Dehu respectively to the home of Lord Vithoba. This grand procession was welcomed by Punekars’ on 21st June 2014.

The Inaugural ceremony was organized at Vishwabhavan, Symbiosis. Mr. Sharad Ranpise, MLA, inaugurated the medical services by Symbiosis for the warkaris and delivered an inaugural speech. This was followed by an address by Mr. Sumeet Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, Pune. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, President & Founder, Symbiosis elaborated on the Symbiosis initiative in the Community Outreach Program. Mrs. S. S. Mujumdar Hon. Director, AMM Symbiosis; Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis; Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of Health & Biomedical Sciences, Symbiosis and Mr. Avinash Salve, Ex- Corporator PMC and many dignitaries attended & expressed their opinion on this noble initiative spearheaded by Symbiosis & Sheela Salve Memorial Trust.
This was followed by the departure of the mobile medical units for the wari from Symbiosis campus to specified locations.
Last year the total number of warkaris served were 12,552. This year the total number of warkaris served has increased to 26,950. Warkaris were treated for various ailments like Acute Gastro Enteritis, Fever, Acute respiratory infection, different kinds of minor injuries, aches / pains etc. The event was successfully managed by SCHC Medical Officers, Emergency medical practitioners’ and the MBA students which was applauded by one and all.
Standing true to the saying, “Leader by example”, on 21st June 2014, Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar encouraged the teaching & non-teaching staff members of Faculty of Health & Biomedical Sciences to join & walk with the wari which was nearly 15 K.M. This as cited later by many employees of Symbiosis was an experience of a lifetime.

PROMOTING HEALTH RIGHTS , PATIENT’S RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY ACTION FOR HEALTH

Our respected guest Dr. Abhay Shukla, Senior  Coordinator of SATHI-CEHAT, provided us with a highly interactive and informative session pertaining to community health, the fundamental rights of a patient and how these can be promoted.

Dr. Shukla emphasized on the relationship shared between patients and the healthcare providers. Private sector plays a major role in healthcare delivery in India. However there is no regulatory act governing the standardization of rates in these private  hospitals. For example, a simple Cesarean  section may cost anything between 15000 rupees to 1 lakh rupees. This may lead to  an explosion on healthcare costs in highly commercialized private corporate hospitals. We must have a comprehensive regulatory body.

A patient has following FOUR BASIC RIGHTS- 

The following issues related to RTI were  addressed  during the lecture -

•       Doctors do not give back reports to patients who want a second opinion. But a second opinion is a patient’s right.
•      There should be an Emergency care in every hospital for immediate help in case of a casualty.
•     Sexual harassment of women patients must be curbed.
•     Patients having AIDS must not be refused treatment.
•     JAN SWASTHYA ABHIYAAN aims at removing these discriminations.
•    There are various trust hospitals that do not obey rules that should be followed by trust hospitals.
•     20% beds must be reserved for backward classes but that does not happen.
•    The corporate hospitals have a trait of trying to out do the smaller hospitals. This is called Corporatization. 

He Also mentioned, according to the PROFIT LOGIC only the one’s with money get healthcare. According to SOCIAL LOGIC healthcare is a human right. Dr Shukla highlighted the ventures  of SATHI teaming  up with JADS in Barwani in MP since 2000.In the Community health centre in Pati, the people were unsure about the workings of the hospital. There were no proper doctors and no rules and schedules were followed. The needles were reused. No proper hygiene was maintained. Due to the help rendered by SATHI and the villagers the following changes could be achieved-

•     Doctors were on time
•     Ambulance services started
•     Separate needles were used
•     No illegal charges were demanded
•     New hospital building was being constructed.

LEVELS OF PLANNING – STATE PLANNING AND MONITORING BY SATHI-

The levels of monitoring begin from the District level where a body of people especially doctors monitor a particular district. All affairs under the district are planned by this body. These people assign delegates to a smaller area or the Block inside the district. Inside each block there are the smaller and more compact  People’s health care units that cater to the healthcare needs of various small villages. This is a chain of events that is closely monitored and followed.

Overall the session gave us a comprehensive idea about how collaboration can help our community in terms of health, especially in rural areas. It was highly enjoyable and had a very practical approach to spreading awareness and other health issues. 

Ms. Tanima Debmallik

MBA HHM 2014-16