Written by AMU Correspondent
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
The Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University organized an "Induction Training Programme of Epidemiologists” recruited under “Integrated Disease Surveillance Project" (IDSP) from January 4-16, 2010. The IDSP has been sanctioned to the Department of Community Medicine by the Government of India.
The inaugural function of the training programme was held in the Committee Room of Dean's Office. Participants from 27 districts of U. P. are attending the programme while resource persons from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and different medical colleges of U. P. are participating in the programme to deliver lectures and conduct demonstrations in the field.
In her welcome address Prof. Zulfia Khan, Academic Coordinator of the Programme discussed the early warning signals of outbreak of an epidemic and suggested preventive measures to be adopted to control such communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Prof. S. Abrar Hasan, Dean Faculty of Medicine congratulated the staff of the department of community medicine for being selected as one of the two IDSP training centres in UP. Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, Principal & CMS, JNMC discussed the role of epidemiologists in decreasing the mortality indicators.
Prof. Najam Khalique, Medical Superintendent enlightened the participants on future strategy of the IDSP programme.
Integrated Disease Surveillance Project is a state based surveillance programme. With the help of this programme, any outbreak or epidemic may be anticipated early and subsequently appropriate measures will be taken in time to control it.
The programme will run to identify the communicable and non-communicable diseases such as Malaria, Acute Diarrhoeal Disease (Cholera), Typhoid, Tuberculosis, Measles, Poliomyelitis, Road Traffic Accidents) and to assess the magnitude of the problem, trend and distribution of the problem in the country in terms of time, place and person affected. Other main objective of this project is to find out measures for prevention and control of the problem.
Dr. A. R. Siddiqui and Dr. Ali Amir are trained nodal persons for the training programme. Dr. Iqbal M. Khan, Mr. Salman Khalil, Dr. Suboohi Afzal, Dr. Anees Ahmad, Dr. Saira Mehnaz, Dr. Uzma Eram, Dr. M. Salman Shah, Dr. M. Asif Khan, Junior Residents and the staff of the department of community medicine helped in the conduct of training programme.
Dr. Sakina Mushfiq conducted the programme while Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Chairman, Department of Community Medicine presented vote of thanks.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
AMU organises induction training program under IDSP

ALIGARH January 5: The Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University organized an "Induction Training Programme of Epidemiologists” recruited under “Integrated Disease Surveillance Project" (IDSP) from January 4-16, 2010. The IDSP has been sanctioned to the Department of Community Medicine by the Government of India.
The inaugural function of the training programme was held in the Committee Room of Dean's Office. Participants from 27 districts of U. P. are attending the programme while resource persons from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and different medical colleges of U. P. are participating in the programme to deliver lectures and conduct demonstrations in the field.
In her welcome address Prof. Zulfia Khan, Academic Coordinator of the Programme discussed the early warning signals of outbreak of an epidemic and suggested preventive measures to be adopted to control such communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Prof. S. Abrar Hasan, Dean Faculty of Medicine congratulated the staff of the department of community medicine for being selected as one of the two IDSP training centres in UP. Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, Principal & CMS, JNMC discussed the role of epidemiologists in decreasing the mortality indicators.
Prof. Najam Khalique, Medical Superintendent enlightened the participants on future strategy of the IDSP programme.
Integrated Disease Surveillance Project is a state based surveillance programme. With the help of this programme, any outbreak or epidemic may be anticipated early and subsequently appropriate measures will be taken in time to control it.
The programme will run to identify the communicable and non-communicable diseases such as Malaria, Acute Diarrhoeal Disease (Cholera), Typhoid, Tuberculosis, Measles, Poliomyelitis, Road Traffic Accidents) and to assess the magnitude of the problem, trend and distribution of the problem in the country in terms of time, place and person affected. Other main objective of this project is to find out measures for prevention and control of the problem.
Dr. A. R. Siddiqui and Dr. Ali Amir are trained nodal persons for the training programme. Dr. Iqbal M. Khan, Mr. Salman Khalil, Dr. Suboohi Afzal, Dr. Anees Ahmad, Dr. Saira Mehnaz, Dr. Uzma Eram, Dr. M. Salman Shah, Dr. M. Asif Khan, Junior Residents and the staff of the department of community medicine helped in the conduct of training programme.
Dr. Sakina Mushfiq conducted the programme while Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Chairman, Department of Community Medicine presented vote of thanks.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Admissions to M.Phil./Ph.D
A consultative meeting taken by the Vice Chancellor with the Registrar, Controller of Examinations, Dean, Students' Welfare, Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Chairman, Department of Economics, at 2.00 p.m. on 30.12.2009 and considered the request made by students of various Faculties to take a lenient and liberal view regarding their admission to Ph.D.
After considering all aspects, it was decided that the list of candidates recommended initially by the respective Board of Studies for admissions to M.Phil./Ph.D. 2009-10, be submitted to the Chairman, CASR for further consideration.
The Chairmen of BOS may send the list and ensure that the list prepared shall be strictly on the basis of merit and Ph.D. admission procedure.
The cases of those candidates who figured in the merit list but were not recommended for one reason or the other also be reviewed by BOS following the procedure set for admission.
The meeting of the CASR will be held as early as possible
After considering all aspects, it was decided that the list of candidates recommended initially by the respective Board of Studies for admissions to M.Phil./Ph.D. 2009-10, be submitted to the Chairman, CASR for further consideration.
The Chairmen of BOS may send the list and ensure that the list prepared shall be strictly on the basis of merit and Ph.D. admission procedure.
The cases of those candidates who figured in the merit list but were not recommended for one reason or the other also be reviewed by BOS following the procedure set for admission.
The meeting of the CASR will be held as early as possible
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