Five Day International Public Health Management Development Program Concludes

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Chandigarh 20^th May:- A five day International Public Health Management Development Program was concluded today at School of Public Health, PGI, Chandigarh, which was organized in collaboration with International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and Chitkara University, Punjab from 16th to 20th May, 2016 at Seminar Hall, School of Public Health. A total of 36 participants from 15 states of country participated in the program. The participants ranged from senior level program managers, academicians from medical colleges and national institutes and non-governmental organizations. This program aimed to enhance the skills and competencies of middle and senior level program managers for addressing public health challenges and strengthening efficiency of organizations in limited resource settings.
On the fifth and the last day of the program Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Professor and Head, School Of Public Health, explained the concept of monitoring and evaluation in the context of health program implementation and also the steps about how to monitor and evaluate a national program. He further explained the difference between monitoring, evaluation and audits. He told that monitoring and evaluation guides key decisions such as informational needs, methodological approaches, capacity building and allocation of resources. In last he explained the steps involved in Monitoring and evaluation.
In the next session, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Sub Dean Training, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi talked on the topic of public health communication. This topic was further elaborated by Dr. Amarjeet Singh, Professor, School of Public Health, PGI.

He elaborated the importance of good communication in advocacy for public health issues and report writing.

The program concluded in the evening with valedictory session. Amitabh Avasthi, Deputy Director Administration, PGI Chandigarh and Prof. Vikas Bhatia, Dean, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar distributed certificates of participation and group photographs to the participants. They congratulated the entire team for the grand success of the program.