Updated to Reflect the 2009 Medical Eligibility Criteria of the World Health Organization
Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks
The revised package of BFHI materials includes five sections: 1. Background and Implementation, 2. Strengthening and Sustaining the BFHI: A course for decision-makers, 3. Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in a Baby-friendly Hospital: a 20-hour course for maternity staff, 4. Hospital Self-Appraisal... and Monitoring, and 5. External Assessment and Reassessment. Sections 1 to 4 are widely available while section 5 is for limited distribution.
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Model Chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals
This revised trainer's guide contains a prototype training schedule for four days. Teaching and learning strategies are highly interactive, using participatory and experiential approach. Training outcomes include developing skills in assessment of clients for risk factors; conduct basic screening pr...ocedures and interpreting the results; holding health education sessions on risk factor modification; promoting healthy lifestyle; and mobilizing communities. The manual is divided into six modules.
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10 years after the UN general assembly special session on drugs
(Published with Decision No. 3003/QðBYT dated 19/8/2009 of the Minister of Health)
This six-day training is intended for case managers/community health volunteers/field supervisors who help households affected by HIV in India.