New Delhi,With the population
exploding and breaking Rural and Urban boundaries, there is a tremendous need
to develop infrastructure, skill and many other aspects for an overall economic
development of the country. This is not only required for the Rural population,
but also the Urban population which comprises of over 31.2% of the total
population in the country, which has in turn given rise to the Smart Cities
Mission by the Government of India. In contribution to development of skills and
capacities required for the Smart Cities Mission, The International Institute
of Health Management Research (IIHMR) Delhi concluded a 5 day long Management Development Programme
(MDP) on Urban Health in June 2016
Dr. B S Singh, Associate Professor,
IIHMR Delhi said, “The dynamics of our country have changed over the past decade. We have
realized that the population is ever exploding and the boundaries between Rural
and Urban have become extremely thin. The country will soon have over 45% of
the population residing in Urban areas by 2030. The government has therefore
realized that this calls for the need to develop Smart Cities. Also, to develop
a smart city one needs to understand that care must be taken to realize the
most pressing needs of any city and create opportunities to improve the life of
people residing in these cities. Thus, the government will be spending over $15
billion in the next 5 years to remake around 100 cities as ‘Smart Cities’ in
the country. This also calls for better public health delivery systems through
more contributions through the GDP on the healthcare services.”
Dr.
B S Singh added, “Till date the total contribution from the GPD for healthcare
services is less than 1%. Under the health coverage, about 58% of the total
healthcare expenditure is from the patient’s pocket, out of which 10% is for
health services and Insurance only. According to the Economic Survey 2015-
2016, there are major challenges in the public healthcare delivery systems such
as the coverage in maternal and child health along with the lack of skilled
personnel. This calls for the need of developing capacities in the Urban health
segment. IIHMR Delhi focuses of key areas of Research, Academia and Training.
Under training, the IIHMR Delhi performs various Management Development
Programmes to build and develop capacities especially in the healthcare
segment. Understanding the rising need of the Urban Population and the
development of the Smart Cities concept, IIHMR Delhi introduced the Management
Development Programme on Urban Health to build capacities for the overall
economic development thereby contributing to the Smart Cities Mission.”
Dr.
Singh also concluded that the Government has been making increasing efforts to
improve the Urban Scenario. According to Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) a
total of Rs. 19,55,343.15 crore have been made through ongoing PPP investments
in projects of Solid Waste Management,
Water Supply, Parking Lots and Spaces, Roads/Flyovers, Mass Rapid
Transportation System, Other Urban Transport t develop the urban space. Also,
programmes such as Employment Through Skills Trainings and Placement
(EST&P) have been developed to provide skill training to the Urban Poor for
market based jobs and self-employment.
The government has also begun programmes such as
Self Employment programmes (SEP) designed to focus on financial assistance to
individuals/group of urban poor for setting up gainful self-employment
ventures/micro-enterprises, suited to their skills, training, aptitude and
local conditions. No minimum or maximum educational qualification is prescribed
for the selection of beneficiaries. Other programmes under the National urban
Livelihood Mission are, Schemes of shelters for Urban homeless, Support to
urban street vendors etc.
IIHMR Delhi offers a two-year full-time Postgraduate
Program with specialization in Hospital Management, Health Management and
Health Care Information Technology Management with a total annual intake of 120
students. It is a flagship educational program which aims to develop trained
professional managers with requisite skills in planning, implementation,
operational management, diagnosing and problem solving, consultancy and
entrepreneurship with a view to prepare them to manage hospitals and healthcare
institutions in developing countries, both in the public and the private
sectors, and to meet their rising demand.
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