Divisional Activities
π§ Email ID of Programme: amcncdc2018[at]gmail[dot]com
π€ Officer In Charge: Dr. Arti Bahl and Dr Suneet Kaur
Programme details:
NRCP was approved and rolled out in the entire country under the 12th Five Year Plan. NCDC is the nodal agency
for implementing the health component. State level activities of the program are being implemented through the
National Health mission since FY2019-20. The programme has now been approved under SFC for FY 2021-26 under
Scheme E of umbrella scheme of NCDC.
- Point Prevalence Surveys of Antibiotic consumption at NAC-NET sites
- Monitoring of antimicrobial consumption trends at NAC-NET sites
π§ Email ID of Programme: eisdottechnical[at]gmail[dot]com
π€ Officer In Charge: Dr. Tanzin Dikid and Dr Ramesh Chandra
Programme details:
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, launched the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
Programme at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi in October 2012 on the lines of the programme
of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA. This two-year programme is designed
to provide high quality training to public health professionals with skills in epidemiology necessary for
public health actions including surveillance, effective and rapid response to any public health event or
crisis. This training is offered to nominated candidates of state health departments and self-sponsored
mid-level public health professionals.
This unique programme is being conducted by the NCDC, Delhi in technical collaboration with CDC, Atlanta. The
programme is now linked to a Masters in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) degree from HN Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical
Education University.
π§ Email ID of Programme: epdncidc[at]gmail[dot]com
π€ Officer In Charge: Dr. Anubhav Srivastava
Programme details:
Epidemiology Division of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is a WHO Collaborating Centre for
Epidemiology & training since 1996. Objective is to strengthen technical capabilities and skills of health
professionals in field application of epidemiology in prevention & control of diseases.
Among the various Training Programmes conducted for Public Health Capacity building, Field Epidemiology
Training Programme (FETP) & Paramedical FETP are the two key WHO sponsored activities.
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It is a tailor-made programme for medical personnel from countries of South East Asia Region to
strengthen the epidemiological skills. The training covers modules on principles of epidemiology,
introduction to biostatistics, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and response, role of the
laboratories in public health, emerging infectious diseases, communication and health promotion,
international health regulation, basic computer applications, and field practice.
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Regional Training Programme on Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases or Paramed
FETPThe division conducts one-month training programme every year for Paramedical workers from
the countries of South East Asia Region in prevention and control of communicable diseases. This training
programme aims at enhancing epidemiological skills of paramedical health workforce in the region for rapid
response during communicable diseases outbreaks.
Review meeting of the Regional Coordinators under National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of
Zoonoses (NOHP-PCZ) under the Chairmanship of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on 6 April 2021
at Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and Government of India New Delhi-110001