Ray Sandip Kumar
Calcutta Medical College, Kolkatta And Secretary General IPHA.
Indian J Public Health. 2005 Jul-Sep;49(3):171-4.
Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) welcomes the release of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) documents. It suggests that manpower requirements of the Community Health Centre (CHC) should be rationally determined on the basis of work and patient load of the CHC. Importance should be given on availability of simple & life saving equipment, female staff when male staff is not available. Safe drinking water, an adequate sanitation and excreta disposal facility through Panchayet Raj Institution (PRI) or privatization was proposed. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) has been accepted more streamlining based on the community was suggested. Capacity building or training should be CHC based for grass-root level functionaries with incentive to Medical officer (MO). IPHA proposes to extend support in capacity building, development of manual for ASHA & other categories of health professional as well as Program Implementation Plan (PIP).
印度公共卫生协会（IPHA）对国家农村卫生使命（NRHM）文件的发布表示欢迎。该协会建议，社区卫生中心（CHC）的人力需求应根据其工作和患者负荷合理确定。应重视配备简单且能救命的设备，在没有男性工作人员时应配备女性工作人员。建议通过乡村自治机构（PRI）或私有化提供安全饮用水、充足的卫生设施和排泄物处理设施。有人提议，应根据社区情况对经认可的社会健康活动家（ASHA）进行更有效的精简。应以社区卫生中心为基础，对基层工作人员进行能力建设或培训，并给予医务人员激励。IPHA提议在能力建设、编写ASHA及其他类别卫生专业人员手册以及项目实施计划（PIP）方面提供支持。
