Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Bachelor of Rural Health Care

The Government is considering to introduce a 3½ year rural health care course tentatively called Bachelor of Rural Health Care (BRHC), which has been framed after taking into consideration views of various stakeholders including States. The purpose of the proposed course is to generate a cadre of health care providers who by the virtue of the way they are chosen, trained, deployed and supported would be motivated to live in and provide comprehensive primary health care in the rural areas at the Sub-Centre level.

Presently, the proposal is under examination by the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare and also by the Medical Council of India. 

The above information was laid in the Rajya Sabha today by the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad. 

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