HEALTH WORKER TRAINING SCHOOL

A. Background information:
It is firmly believed by the teaching staff of the Health Workers’ training school that service to the rural poor is service to the nation.To serve the deprived rural people,the Multipurpose Health Workers’are the appropriate persons.We also believe that unless the rural population are given the highest attainable Health and Family Welfare Department will never be achieved.It is also recognized that the first responsibility of the school is to train out the best Health Workers by giving full technical knowledge, Zeal to serve the rural poor and to make them realize that they are the key workers to help the rural people towards their road to health.In addition,it equips the students in the art of teaching the community on different topics of health,helping people in their sickness,preventive measures against communicable diseases, discharge the service of MCH,RCH,FP and all other National Health Programmes.
The staff of this training school therefore,fully accepts its responsibility in training out the best Health Workers who will be able to discharge all his services to the community and who is also fully convinced of the need to serve the community,the rural people in particular.
Lastly, it is hoped that the trainees will serve the community for their health and also demonstrate healthful living practices,which will in turn give the community the highest attainable health.Additionally,the people are also to realize that their health is in their hands and with this partnership,the goal of achieving optimum health can be achieved.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL:
• It was first started as ANM Training School at Civil Hospital,Aizawl in 1957
• On the introduction of Multipurpose Workers scheme in India and to implement the scheme of Mizoram,this training school was upgraded from ANM School to the present status of H/W Training school since October 1980.No separate male or female school but they are one as per Government of India(Vide Govt.of India Letter No.Z.22012/1/79 and N.30011/1/78-ply of 19.5.79).
• Shifted to Kulikawn from Civil Hospital in August 1989.
• T.T adOur History capacity is 40 females and 30 males.
• Essential Education qualification for entry into the ttraining-HSSLC or its equivalent passed.
• Duration of training of basic H/W-1 ½ years.
Training of different categories of Health Personnel undertaken are:
• Dai - 101
• Nursing Orderlies(police)(3+7) - 10
• ENA - 19
• Midwives - 8
• GNM Up-gradation - 53
• ANM - 203
• First Aid(Home Guard) - 30
• Youth Indian Red Cross Society - 5
• H/W trained up to 2005 - 683(F-400,M-283)• Community Health Officer Trained - 20(F-11,M-9)
B.Objectives of the programme: The main purpose of the training school is to capacitate the student to demonstrate the ability to plan and carry out job responsibities assigned to him/her under the multipurpose workers’scheme. The important objectives are to enable the students to:
1. Impart the importance and principles of healthful living practices to the community.
2. Perform the comprehensive health care services.
3. Provide basic MCH services including immunization, family planning, nutritional services and health education activities both at home and in the clinic.
4. Provide midwifery and nursing services(Female),as well as promote environmental sanitation(Male)for prevention and control of communicable diseases.
5. Participate in execution of National Health Programme in the sub-center area and be an important member of the health team.
6. Participate in community development works.
Extra Curricular Activities: Participated in the Student Nurses Association Conference held at High School Field, McDonald Hill, Aizawl on 10-11 May, 2006 and won the prize on the following discipline-
1) Folk Dance - 3rd Prize
2) Recitation - 2nd Prize
3) On the spot painting - 3rd Prize
4) Floor Decoration - 2nd Prize
5) 100mtr Race (Boys) - 1st Prize
6) Discuss Throw (Boys) - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize
7) Javelin Throw (Boys) - 1st & 3rd Prize
8) Discuss Throw (Girls) - 1st Prize

Practical Field Training Achieved:
1) Thingsulthliah PHC/CHC being visited every session. Health teaching, home visits, School education given and maternal child health care given and visiting different offices important for the trainees in the area such as BDO Office, ICDS, Sub-Centre etc. within the area.
2) Hlimen and Salem Sub-Centre being selected for Urban Training Centre and are being visited surveyed.
3) For environmental Sanitation Education Practical Work, the following places have been visited-
i) MULCO (Pasteurisation) at Thuampui
ii) Dumping Place at Turial
iii) Water purification Plan at Tlawng
C. Manpower situation Staff position: Administrative staff (Office)

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