Section 3 in Indian Nursing Council (Diploma in Public Health Nursing) Regulations, 2020
3. INTRODUCTION
India is a vast country with a huge population .Though ,there is a recent shift from the villages to cities and towns , most of the people of India still live in the rural areas .Health Sub Centers and Primary Health Centers are the primary focal point of delivery of health care services of the community . The health care of the rural and urban masses rest on the shoulders of the ANM (MPHWs ), LHV and the Public Health Nurses (PHNs ). They are the liaison between thecommunity health care system and institutional health care system .These health work forces are expected to provide a wide range of important comprehensive health services to the community.Provision of Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) is the main focus of the National Health Policy ,2017 , pertaining to primary health care , through establishment of Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs). The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH & FW ), Government of India envisages competent nursing personnel to be placed at these centers as well as in Primary Health Centers to organize and provide health care . MoH & FW and the Council have examined the career path for in -service cadre of nursing personnel working in the public health department .Under the National Health Mission (NHM ),task shifting is recommended to the cadre of service providers . The Council has committed itself to develop a structured career path for ANMs . LHVs and GNMs .It was recommended that the LHVs with four years of service and an additional one year of training will be eligible to become Block Public Health Nurses .In view of improving the standards of Public Health Nursing , the Council has prepared this syllabus for promotional training for LHVs /GNMs .It is envisioned that this would help in the development of a competent nursing workforce in the community for universal access to good quality health care services and thereby enabling our country to attain the sustainable development goals.
