Community Health Care Management Initiative

Panchayat and rural development Department , Government of West Bengal have launched Community Health Care management Initiative (CHCMI) to user in a convergence of service .The focus of this novel intervention is the process of promoting community involvement in health care management through awareness generation exercise for PRI members.

At present, all Block sensitization, 250 G.P. sensitization have been completed on CHCMI.. At present, 2834 Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNC) have been formed in Gram Samsads. Efforts from all levels are on for convergence in VHSNC, monthly meeting of VHSNC in Gram Samsad level on Public Health, meeting in Sub-centre and 4th Saturday meeting (CHCMI) in G.P. level. A convergence between Mass people, ICDS Deptt , Helath deptt and Gram Panchayat have been achieved. As a result percentage of Immunization of child and pregnant woman, Safe maternity, family planning awareness on removal of low-aged marriage, resistance to woman trafficking, awareness, hygiene maintenance, cleanliness in families and decrease of maternal death, infant death have been achieved. All the VHSNCs are engaged in monthly monitoring work on preventive, promotive and over all awareness building initiative with close contact with all the families, especially the back-ward families of remote areas.

Out of 250 nos Gram Panchayat, 133 nos. Gram panchayat get health facility by the Medical officers under Zilla Parishad 18 nos of Ayurvedic Medical Officers & 115 nos. Homoepathic Medical Officer working Gram panchayat level homeo/Ayurvedic charitable dispensary.