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Introduction
The
Minimum Intervention Package of Health Service (MIPS) project
aims to reach out to the disadvantaged remote community of the
Ghat block, cut off from the main stream on account of various
geographical and historical reasons with an integrated standardized
package of the of the basic health service which forms the core
of the public health service delivery system. The project is an
innovative pilot experiment of the government, in which an NGO
is entrusted to shoulder the responsibility of the government
health services. Voluntary organization Shri Bhuvneshwari Mahila
Ashram (SBMA) is to provide a comprehensive list of health services
to the community at village level, Nyay Panchayat, sub-block and
block level in Ghat.
The
primary objective under this project is to provide RCH services
to the community of Ghat, which by and large has remained marginalized
until now. The Prevention, Promotion and Cure approach known popularly
as the PPC approach has been adopted in the project. Thus activities
related to prevention and cure of disease and promotion of health
education and awareness form the components under the program.
The
basic objectives of the MIPS project are:
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First Aid and Referral Services-For
all kind of general emergencies like fall, insect and snake
bites, poisonings, accidents, trauma, shocks etc.
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Primary treatment of minor illness: For fever,
headache, cough and cold, infection, pain, boils etc.
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Primary treatment and referral of the six communicable
diseases: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Typhoid, Fever, RTI,
Tuberculosis, Skin disorder (scabies)
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Child and Maternal Care: For
pregnant, lactating women and children ante-natal, neo-natal
and post natal check up, nutritional education safe deliveries,
new born care, immunization, family planning education.
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Identification,
referral and subsequent follow-up of the chronic disease-Tuberculosis,
Leprosy, RTI, Skin disorder etc
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Promote
Behavior Change Communication-Disseminate
information on family planning, sanitation and hygiene, RTI/STI,
HIV-AIDS and generate awareness for behavior change. FLE for
youth and adolescents.
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To
build up a proactive, positive and participatory relationship
between all public and private health service providers.
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Block:
Ghat [Vikas Nagar]
Working Area
The
working area of the MIPS project is Ghat block in district Chamoli
of Uttaranchal. Ghat is one of the most backward and remote
block in Uttaranchal and is 74 km. from its district headquarter
Gopeshwar, Chamoli and 254 km. away from the state capital Dehradun
respectively The geographical area of the Block is about 10393
Hectares and it has a population of 31105 (as per the 2004 survey).
Under the MIPS project 89 villages (100% village) of block Ghat
are being covered. The total numbers of household covered are
6347 with 77 villages having a population of more than 500.
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The
development scenario is pretty bad with deteriorating services,
infrastructure and access to public facilities of education, health,
transportation and livelihood. The poverty and the ignorance of
the common mass aggravate the grimness of the development scenario.
The development indicators of health are low with poor immunization,
high IMR and MMR, large family size and a sex ratio as low as 923
and 868(in the 0-6 age group).
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The
existing public health structure services and infrastructure in
the block are 1Primary health care centre in the block headquarter
(Ghat), 6 allopathic dispensaries, 3 SAD, 6 sub centres run by Animate
total number of health personnel inclusive of doctor, Pharmacist,
ANM, Vaccine Supervisor appointed in the block are 26. |
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