XI Five Year Plan 2007-2012 - Public Health & Family Welfare ...

24. Networking with NGOs and Professional Organizations
With a view to strengthening grass root level advocacy as well as availability of
health care services, the State proposes to strengthen the network of NGOs in health
and allied sectors. These NGOs would include all such non-government
organizations whether they are new or old and they may be functioning as voluntary
organizations (VOs), community based organizations (CBOs) and such other civil
society organizations (CSOs).
25 Addition of Gyne. And Pediatric Ward in District Hospitals
Institutional deliveries have registered a significant increase of 20% in last year as a
result of various innovative schemes implemented in the State to promote
institutional deliveries. It is expected that proportion of the institutional deliveries will
increase to a level of 50% by next year. To meet the increased demand of
institutional deliveries there is an urgent need for expansion of capacities of district
hospitals especially terms of bed capacity in Gynec. and Pediatric Wards. It is
proposed to add 20 beds in each specialty in each district hospital.
26 Behavioural Change Communication (BCC)
Behavioral change communication is an important thrust area under NRHM. The
State intends to determine behavioral change communication needs of the
community on different thematic areas apart from identifying and supporting the
specific communication roles which different committees are required to play at
different levels of governance.
27 Capacity Building of PRIs
The PRIs constitute the third-tier of governance and have crucial roles in surveillance
in public health system in mobilizing the community for positively altering its health
seeking behavior.. The State is determined to institute a continued initiative of
capacity building of the PRIs at village, Gram Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Zila
Panchayat levels.
28. Support to FOGSI
RCH-II Programme guidelines provide that FOGSI will coordinate and organize
training of medical officers in emergency obstetric care including caesarian sections.
These trainings will be organized by FOGSI specialists for the MOs of both public