OCI - Department of Health & Family Welfare
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INTRODUCTION
A Seminar was held on the occasion of
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012 in Jaipur
on 7th January 2012.
The Union Health Minister urged the
OCI Doctors to undertake voluntary
services to improve the access in health
care in the country.
Two
major Associations American
Association of Physicians (AAPI), British
Association of Doctors offered voluntary
services
NODAL CELL
As a follow up, Secretary (Health) has
constituted a Cell in the Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare to act as a
nodal point to facilitate the process.
The members of nodal cell are
Shri S.K. Rao, Joint Secretary
Dr. Suresh K. Mohammad, Director
Shri Sanjeev Chadha, Director
IDENTIFIED PARTNERSHIPS
Initially, areas of partnerships identified
are
Training and capacity building of
doctors, nurses, para medical staff
Assistance in developing training
modules and protocols
Facilitating
creation
of
Infrastructure
Offering charitable services
Developing exchange programme for
medical professionals
OCI PROPOSALS
The Associations, wanted to pick two or
three States to run a demonstration
project to test the system and process.
To partner and form a PPP to work
together in comprehensive cancer care in
institutes in India.
To attract NRI/PIO into health care
infrastructure.
Devising ways and means for hassle free
voluntary working by not only NRI/PIO
physicians but also allied professionals.
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OCI PROPOSALS (contd)
To
attract
philanthropists
from
NRI/PIO business houses.
To set a joint working group with
Government of India for preparing a
detailed action plan.
SPECIFIC PROPOSALS
1.
2.
3.
Infectious Disease (ID) Specially
Course and Training in India,
Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) and Trauma Centres (TC)
in Maharashtra and
India-U.S. Physician Exchange
Program
DECISION TAKEN IN MEETINGS
WITH OCI ASSOCIATIONS
Secretary(Health)
addressed
the
Health
Secretaries of various States to identify
demonstration projects/proposals which can be
started by Indian doctors settled abroad
To identify nodal officers by the states to
interact with OCI Associoations
INTERACTION WITH THE
ASSOCIATIONS OF OCI
A dedicated e-mail address created to
facilitate interaction with the Associations
of Overseas Citizens of India,
[email protected]
Decided to develop a dedicated website by
the OCI Associations and the Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare jointly for which
technical support will be extended by AAPI
and GAPIO
The portal is expected to be ready by end
September 2012.
STATE NODAL OFFICERS
So far, 9 States and UTs sent the names of their
Nodal officers, in response to the letter written
by Secretary (Health).
CHANDIGARH
Dr. Gopal Bhardwaj, S.M.O., I/c Medicine.
Dr. G.B. Singh, Assistant Director Immunization, Office of DHS,
Parivar Kalyan Bhawan.
KOLKATA
Professor Manoj Choudhary, Special Secretary (Medical Education),
Department of Health & Family Welfare.
CHENNAI
Project Director, Tamil Nadu Health System Project / Mission
Director, National Rural Health Mission.
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PUNJAB
Dr. Tejbir Singh, Professor & Head, Department of Community
Medicine, Cum Medical Superintendent, GND Hospital, Amritsar.
Shri Raj Kamal Chaudhry, Secretary Health & Family Welfare-cumMission Director, NRHM.
Dr. A. S. Thind, Director. Research & Medical Education.
PATNA
Shri Sanjay Kumar, Executive Director, State health Society.
TRIPURA
Dr. Debashish Das, State Programme Officer (FW&RCH).
KERALA
Dr. M Beena, State Mission Director, NRHM, Thiruvananthapuram.
ORISSA
Dr. B K Panda, Additional Director, NRHM.
JAMMU & KASHMIR
Dr Yashpal Sharma, Mission Director, NRHM.
ACTION REQUIRED
The remaining states may please send
names of their nominated nodal officers
To identify demonstration projects to
offer to OCI Associations
To interact with OCI Associations
through dedicated portal
Any Suggestions to the nodal cell at the
centre
UPCOMING MEETING
A delegation of AAPI and GAPIO met
the Secretary (Health) on 7th June 2012
Discussed
the
agenda
for
the
forthcoming
Global
Health
Care
Summit proposed to be held in Kochi in
the first week of January 2013.
Your suggestions welcome