Mandate of the Division

• Technical Support to National Programmes:
  • National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)
  • National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)
• Capacity Building
• Programme Monitoring & Laboratory Monitoring
• Information, Education, Communication (IEC) & Advocacy with policy makers and National Programme managers
• Research and Development

Current Role(s) of the Division

1-Technical support to National Programmes in collaboration with Nutrition & Iodine Deficiency Disorders Cell, Dte.GHS., MoHFW:

• Technical support to National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) as National Reference Centre
• Technical support to National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF) as National Reference Centre
• Programme monitoring, laboratory monitoring and capacity building under NIDDCP & NPPCF

2-Clinical Biochemistry Test Facility

• Blood Glucose
• Lipid Profile
• Liver Function Test
• Kidney Function Test
• Total Protein
• Thyroid Function Test
• Pancreatic Function Test
• Electrolytes
• Few Nutrient Biomarkers (Iron, Calcium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Vitamin D)
• Edible Salt & Urinary Iodine under NIDDCP
• Water, Serum & Urinary Fluoride under NPPCF

Sample Reference Form

3-Capacity Building under Public Heath Management of Chemical Emergencies (IHR 2005)

Report PHM of Chemical Emergencies_Bhopal

Training(s) Conducted

Participation in Meetings/Conferences/Seminars

Number of Theses/Dissertations Assisted

Health screening camps organized

• Screening of NCDC officers/officials for thyroid disease, in view of higher risk for acquiring COVID-19 infection and continuation of NIDDCP Program, 10 -13 August, 2021.
• Vitamin D, serum Calcium and serum Phosphorous screening of NCDC and NCVBDC, NCDC, Delhi, 2- 3 March 2023.

Publications

• CD Alert on Fluorosis. 2022
• Module for Training of Trainers under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)
• Module for Training of Laboratory Technicians under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)
• “Assessment of Iodine in Salt Samples from North Delhi Schools” published in Journal of Communicable Diseases, Vol. 52, Issue – 3, 2020.
• Iodine is essential for health (स्वास्थ्यकेलिएआवश्यकहै, आयोडीन), Vigyan Pragati.

Technical Guidelines

• National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF) – Revised Guidelines (2014), MoHFW
• Revised Policy Guidelines on National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme, 2006, MoHFW
• Operational Guidelines for Tobacco Testing National Laboratories, MoHFW
• Operational Guidelines – National Tobacco Control Programme , MoHFW
• Guidelines for Detection, Prevention and Management of Arsenicosis in India, MoHFW
• Assessment of Lead Impact on Human and India’s Response. CSIR-NITI-Aayog, 2022

Current Units/Laboratories under the division

• Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory
• National Reference Laboratory under National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)
• National Reference Laboratory under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF)

Units/Laboratories proposed to be set up

• Biomonitoring Laboratory under the proposed National Biomonitoring Programme for Chemical Toxicants. Current focus on the assessment and monitoring of heavy metals
• National Tobacco Testing Laboratory under National Tobacco Control Programme, MoHFW proposed to be shifted to NCDC, Delhi
• Chemical Emergencies Museum for teaching-learning activities regarding Public Heath Management of Chemical Emergencies in an immersive environment.