Media Fellowship on Right to Health
Ranchi: Eight Journalists in Jharkhand will be provided Media Fellowship on the topic Right to Health. Two candidates will be selected from each of the three districts viz. Hazaribag, Palamu, West Singhbhum and two from Ranchi for State edition. Interested candidates can send their entries to Vishnu Rajgadia, Convener of the fellowship at CINI- Jharkhand Office in Panchwati, 357-A, Ashoknagar, Road No. 5, Ranchi- 2, Jharkhand by the 10th of July 2003.
The fellows will be selected by a selection committee. Selected fellows will be granted the fellowship during a State Level Workshop on Right to Health which will be held on 14th of July 2008. The fellowship will be granted by Community Based Monitoring of Health Programs under NRHM for which Child In Need Institute (CINI) is the State Nodal Agency.
The Govt. of India has launched the NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) on 12th of April 2005. It has also initiated Community Based Monitoring (CBM) program to involve the community in the process of planning and monitoring of various health services under the NRHM. In the first phase, nine states have been selected for a Pilot initiative which includes Jharkhand. 135 villages spread in 9 Blocks of three districts have been chosen by a State Mentoring Group for guiding the initiative in the State. The districts are Hazaribagh, Palamu and West Singhbhum. (In each of these districts, 3 blocks has been selected with 15 villages each. Consequently, a total of 135 villages are to be covered under the CBM initiative. Child in Need Institute (CINI) is the nodal agency in Jharkhand to facilitate the same in the State level). NGOs such as NBJK, IDF and Ekjut have been selected to facilitate the same at the District level.
The scheme to provide fellowship to eight media persons in the state is an effort to ensure greater participation of media in Community Based Monitoring of the health services under NRHM and to create awareness on people’s right to health.
Ranchi: Eight Journalists in Jharkhand will be provided Media Fellowship on the topic Right to Health. Two candidates will be selected from each of the three districts viz. Hazaribag, Palamu, West Singhbhum and two from Ranchi for State edition. Interested candidates can send their entries to Vishnu Rajgadia, Convener of the fellowship at CINI- Jharkhand Office in Panchwati, 357-A, Ashoknagar, Road No. 5, Ranchi- 2, Jharkhand by the 10th of July 2003.
The fellows will be selected by a selection committee. Selected fellows will be granted the fellowship during a State Level Workshop on Right to Health which will be held on 14th of July 2008. The fellowship will be granted by Community Based Monitoring of Health Programs under NRHM for which Child In Need Institute (CINI) is the State Nodal Agency.
The Govt. of India has launched the NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) on 12th of April 2005. It has also initiated Community Based Monitoring (CBM) program to involve the community in the process of planning and monitoring of various health services under the NRHM. In the first phase, nine states have been selected for a Pilot initiative which includes Jharkhand. 135 villages spread in 9 Blocks of three districts have been chosen by a State Mentoring Group for guiding the initiative in the State. The districts are Hazaribagh, Palamu and West Singhbhum. (In each of these districts, 3 blocks has been selected with 15 villages each. Consequently, a total of 135 villages are to be covered under the CBM initiative. Child in Need Institute (CINI) is the nodal agency in Jharkhand to facilitate the same in the State level). NGOs such as NBJK, IDF and Ekjut have been selected to facilitate the same at the District level.
The scheme to provide fellowship to eight media persons in the state is an effort to ensure greater participation of media in Community Based Monitoring of the health services under NRHM and to create awareness on people’s right to health.
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