Aligarh : A team of students of Public Health and Human Rights from different universities of United States of America visited Department of Community Medicine, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University. The students have come under university exchange programme of India-Health and Human Rights, SIT Study Abroad and World Learning of USA. The team will assess the different levels of health care delivery system in India.
Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Chairman of the Department welcomed the students and team members presented a brief introduction of Department of Community Medicine and its role in the community for the advancement of Public Health especially in urban slums and marginalized population. Students visited different OPD of J. N. Medical College, which is a tertiary care health facility. They observed the functioning as well as resources available in the hospital.
Later, an interactive session was organized in the Committee Room of Dean?s Office. Prof. S. Abrar Hasan, Dean Faculty of Medicine welcomed the students and repied their queries regarding academic activities in the college. Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent, JNMC thanked the students and team members for coming to J. N. Medical College Hospital for assessment of health care and discussed future plan of expansion of activities in the hospital like availability of smart card (Health Insurance) for below poverty line (BPL) patients.
The team also visited Z. A. Dental College and had a brief interactive session with Prof. S. H. Hashmi, Principal, Dental College. The visit to Dental College was organized by Dr. S. S. Ahmad, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dr. Azim A. Khan Sherwani, Academic Director, World Learning, USA thanked the Dean, Principals and Chairman, Community Medicine for organizing the visit. The team will also visit Malkhan Singh District Hospital (Secondary Care Level) and Primary/Community Health Centre, Jawan, Rural/Urban Health Training Centres, and ROME Mobile Health Clinic of Department of Community Medicine.
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