The Village Health Staff Nurse program
was launched in collaboration of Ensemble Agissons, France, in order
to address the rural health problems of the 16 villages in Manvi,
Raichur Dist. The program was aimed to create a sustainable model
for health care by training local rural women to deliver basic
health services in their own villages. The goal of the Village
Health Staff Nurse program is to provide primary health care at the
village level to prevent illnesses from progressing to a more
serious and costly state. The women are taught to identify and refer
serious or life-threatening illnesses to the Primary health center
or any other institution that provides health services. A number of
learning methods are used during the training of Village Health
Staff Nurse, including films; focus group discussions. The women
learn to use a stethoscope, blood pressure monitor and many other
tools to analyze health issues in the village.
The Village Health Staff Nurse expected to perform the following
activities
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Conduct home visits in the village
they are based in.
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Participate in VIMUKTI’s health
education and awareness activities.
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Treatment of simple illnesses at
the village level and referral of more dangerous or complicated
cases to other local hospitals and government health centers.
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Participate in VIMUKTI’s health
education and awareness activities.
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Participation in government
education and training programs as well as health and economic
schemes in their villages.
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Educate women on prevention of
domestic violence
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Participation in village health
activities related to disease prevention and health living.
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Participation in a network of
village institutions including the local village governance
committee (Gram Panchayat)
