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Communication

Faculty & Staff:

 Dr. Ankur Yadav external link
Professor and Acting Head, Liason Officer for OBC, Managing Editor Dharna 
 Ph.D.(Anthropology)

     ankuryadav[at]nihfw[dot]org

    

 Sh. Y. K. Singhal
 Assistant Research Officer 
M.A. (ECO.) B. Ed.     yksinghal[at]nihfw[dot]org
    
 Dr. S. P. Singh external link
 Assistant Research Officer 
 M.Sc.(OR), Ph.D     samindra99[at]gmail[dot]com
    spsingh[at]nihfw[dot]org
    

ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

Effective communication is very important for management of health services and increasing awareness among community members for their active participation in the National Health Programmes and other activities related to health. To strengthen this effort, NIHFW establish a Department of Communication with following objectives:

  • Identify communication needs of communities.
  • Develop communication strategies at various levels.
  • Develop and implement the plans for behavior change.
  • Assess the impact of media.

TEACHING

Teaching of MD (CHA), DHA, PGDPHM and Ph. D students -

TRAINING

Department of Communication has conducted series of training courses aimed at fortifying various facets of healthcare management and capacity building. Workshops and training sessions were organized to enhance Communication skills of Health care professional in various areas if Health Communication.

RESEARCH

Department of Communication has been actively involved in several research studies and publications aimed at enhancing healthcare services and understanding various dimensions of health.

PUBLICATIONS

Publication unit under Department of Communication which is engaged in designing of various modules, training material, research report, posters, pamplets, banners, calendar and other health education material.

Training Programmes in 2024-25

S. No. Titles Dates
1 First Refresher Training for Master Trainers of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) 3-5 April 2024
2 National Workshop on Grievance 15-16 April 2024
3 Second Refresher Training for Master Trainers of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) 8-10 May 2024
4 Training of Trainers for Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras (PMAMs) for North region  15-17 May 2024
5 National Workshop on Claim Adjudication 2-3 May 2024
6 Third Refresher Training for Master Trainers of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) 5-7 June 2024
7 Fourth Refresher Training for Master Trainers of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) 26-28 June 2024
8 Training of Trainers for Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras (PMAMs) for Central, East & West Regions 19-21 June 2024
9 Training of Trainers for Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras (PMAMs) for Northeast region 3-5 July 2024
10 Training Course on Capacity Building of Health Officials in Communication Skills under NHM 24 – 27 September 2024
11 Training of Trainers for Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras (PMAMs) for South region 20-22 November 2024
12 Training Course on Capacity Building of Health Professionals in Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) 11 – 13 December 2024
13 Refresher Training of Master Trainers for District Implementation Units (DIUs) for North and Central Regions 12-14 December 2024
14 Refresher Training of Master Trainers for District Implementation Units (DIUs) Northeast and East Regions 22- 24 January 2025
15 Training Course on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) for Health Professionals under National Health Mission 5 – 7 February 2025
16 Refresher Training of Master for District Implementation Units (DIUs) Central and South Regions

12-14 February 2025

 

Last Updated:21-01-2025