Dr P K Nath: September 2011

family health care program- 2011

TODAY WAS OUR PRESENTATION ON ''FAMILY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM- 2011'', HELD AT CHETLA (KOLKATA) WHICH IS AN URBAN SLUM.

OUR'S WAS GROUP C3 AND THE GROUP MEMBERS WERE:-
DR. PALLAB KANTI NATH, (MYSELF)
DR.SWAKSHAR SAHA
DR.NILANJAN MANDAL
DR.UDAY SARKAR
DR.ABHIJIT DAS
DR.RUBY SARKAR
DR.KALIPRASAD MUKHERJEE
DR.PARTHA SARATHI MITRA

ALL OF US HAD BEEN WORKING HARD ON THE PROJECT AND FINALLY , TODAY WE SUBMITTED OUR PROJECT REPORT AND ALSO GAVE A PRESENTATION ON OUR WORK.

THE EXPERIENCE WAS AN EYE-OPENER AND GAVE US AN INSIGHT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SLUMS. WE ALL LEARNED A LOT AND AT THE SAME TIME ENJOYED OUR WORK AS WELL. THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM ALSO HELPED US TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ( IF NOT MUCH) FOR THE FAMILY WE WORKED WITH BY PROVIDING VARIOUS HEALTH RELATED ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

ASHA

ASHA

One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist (ASHA) or Accredited Social Health Activist. Selected from the village itself and accountable to it, the ASHA will be trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system.

Following are the key components of ASHA:

ASHA must primarily be a woman resident of the village- married/ widowed/ divorced, preferably in the age group of 25 to 45 years.
She should be a literate woman with formal education up to class eight. This may be relaxed only if no suitable person with this qualification is available.
ASHA will be chosen through a rigorous process of selection involving various community groups, self-help groups, Anganwadi Institutions, the Block Nodal officer, District Nodal officer, the village Health Committee and the Gram Sabha.
Capacity building of ASHA is being seen as a continuous process. ASHA will have t undergo series of training episodes to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence for performing her spelled out roles.
The ASHAs will receive performance-based incentives for promoting universal immunization, referral and escort services for Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) and other healthcare programmes, and construction of household toilets.
Empowered with knowledge and a drug-kit to deliver first-contact healthcare, every ASHA is expected to be a fountainhead of community participation in public health programmes in her village.
ASHA will be the first port of call for any health related demands of deprived sections of the population, especially women and children, who find it difficult to access health services.
ASHA will be a health activist in the community who will create awareness on health and its social determinants and mobilise the community towards local health planning and increased utilisation and accountability of the existing health services.
She would be a promoter of good health practices and will also provide a minimum package of curative care as appropriate and feasible for that level and make timely referrals.
ASHA will provide information to the community on determinants of health such as nutrition, basic sanitation & hygienic practices, healthy living and working conditions, information on existing health services and the need for timely utilisation of health & family welfare services.
She will counsel women on birth preparedness, importance of safe delivery, breast-feeding and complementary feeding, immunization, contraception and prevention of common infections including Reproductive Tract Infection/Sexually Transmitted Infections (RTIs/STIs) and care of the young child.
ASHA will mobilise the community and facilitate them in accessing health and health related services available at the Anganwadi/sub-centre/primary health centers, such as immunisation, Ante Natal Check-up (ANC), Post Natal Check-up supplementary nutrition, sanitation and other services being provided by the government.
She will act as a depot older for essential provisions being made available to all habitations like Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORS), Iron Folic Acid Tablet(IFA), chloroquine, Disposable Delivery Kits (DDK), Oral Pills & Condoms, etc.
At the village level it is recognised that ASHA cannot function without adequate institutional support. Women's committees (like self-help groups or women's health committees), village Health & Sanitation Committee of the Gram Panchayat, peripheral health workers especially ANMs and Anganwadi workers, and the trainers of ASHA and in-service periodic training would be a major source of support to ASHA.

neonatal tetanus

last week after our class in ID Hospital ,Beliaghata as we were coming out of the auditorium , a baby was being brought to the ward (new admission)....we were curious and went to have a look and it turned out to be a case of neonatal tetanus.

previously till that time, i had only read about the condition and thought it was not seen these days, but seeing the baby in opisthotonos made me think once again on the previous notion that i had about the condition.....as our guide pointed out , in spite of all the efforts that are being given to drive out this menace , there are people who are still ignorant about it and don't get immunized properly during pregnancy and often undergo unsafe delivery process which ultimately culminates in such cases. it was very sad to see so innocent a life in such a pain.....

Yesterday Once More

been listening to this wonderful song by 'carpenters'......
i just love the song .....

When I was young

I’d listened to the radio

Waitin’ for my favorite songs

Waiting they played I’d sing along

It made me smile

Those were such happy times

And not so long ago

How I wondered where they’d gone

But they’re back again

Just like a long lost friend

All the songs I loved so well

every sha-la-la-la

Every wo-wo-wo

Still shines

Every shing-a-ling-a-ling

That they’re starting to sing’s

So fine

When they get to the part

Where he’s breakin’ her heart

It can really make me cry

Just like before

It’s yesterday once more

Lookin’ back on how it was

In years gone by

And the good times that I had

Makes today seem rather sad

So much has changed

It was songs of love that

I would sing to then

And I’d memorize each word

Those old melodies

Still sound so good to me

As they melt the years away

All my best memories

Come back clearly to me

Some can even make me cry

Just like before

It’s yesterday once more....

on the marriage anniversary of Bula mashi(aunty)

we had gone out to have dinner together but the restaurant was already filled up due to some occasion and we had to wait for sometime.....suddenly we saw a man selling ice-gola and wow!!!! everyone of us had the reincarnation of our childhood days again......
here is what happened on that day (because the restaurant was full and we had to wait outside....),feels like going back and living the carefree life of childhood again......

Hare Krishna

while surfing the net came across some lines on Krishna...i liked them a lot and thought of sharing them here.....

Krishna insisted on outer cleanliness and inner cleansing. Clean clothes and clean minds are an ideal combination

All of us are pleasure-seeking creatures. So you can say that directly or indirectly we are all seeking Krishna. Chanting Hare Krishna is a way of seeking Krishna directly

i had previously made a video also on the topic about the lord--"krishna"

Why people look for Govt Jobs

got this as a mail from a friend from my college today. found it interesting and funny so decided to share it here.......

The Four Cats

Four men were bragging about how smart their cats were.

The first man was an Engineer,

The second man was an Accountant,

The third man was a Chemist, and

The fourth man was a Government Employee.

To show off, the Engineer called his cat, "T-square, do your stuff."

T-square pranced over to the desk, took out some paper and pen and promptly drew a circle, a square, and a triangle.

Everyone agreed that was pretty smart.

But the Accountant said his cat could do better. He called his cat and said,

"Spreadsheet, do your stuff."

Spreadsheet went out to the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies.

Everyone agreed that was good.

But the Chemist said his cat could do better. He called his cat and said, "Measure, do your stuff."

Measure got up, walked to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a 10 ounce glass from the cupboard and poured

Exactly 8 ounces without spilling a drop into the glass.

Everyone agreed that was pretty good.

Then the three men turned to the Government Employee and said, "What can your cat do?"

The Government Employee called his cat and said, "CoffeeBreak, do your stuff."

CoffeeBreak jumped to his feet.......

Ate the cookies........

Drank the milk.....

Sh*t on the paper.......

Scr***d the other three cats........

Claimed he injured his back while doing so.

Filed a grievance report for unsafe working conditions.......

Put in for Workers Compensation..................and

Went home for the rest of the day on sick leave............

AND THAT, MY FRIEND IS WHY EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT!

cartooonizzzed.....colourissssed....

made this video sometime back when i was in siliguri with the pictures of some fun-filled moments.the original music that i had given back then was 'lets dance, put on your red shoes' (by david bowie) .

but today i decided to edit the song using youtube's editor and here is what came out as a result.......
cartooonized.....colourissssed....

here is the previous version that i had made in siliguri....(only the song is different, rest is all same)

charm in the approach

got up today at 5am (very early for me ,cause i usually get up at around 7). dont know what happened, but simply my eyes were wide open and i was awake all of a sudden
and as i looked out of the open window,
i saw the morning sky, cloudy and sad but beautiful although .

i got up and went to the belcony and saw a rikshaw drive down the road below my flat. a gentle breeze was there and i felt the intoxication of the coming ''durga pooja'' (i've always felt a change in air , and everything around with the coming of the pooja)

however its the beauty of its approach that thrills me the most ; watching ppl anticipating what they will do during the pooja-days; what to eat; where to go; new cloths to buy and gift ;counting each day as it nears the 'mahalaya'; ........there is a romantic 'charm in the approach' of it as i would like to say.....

as i stood there and the morning breeze blew past me, i remembered
pooja is only a month away......