Community Health Officers (CHO)

Community Health Officers are the grass root medical practitioners who had graduated with Diploma in Medicine and rural health care from Medical Institute,Jorhat(MIJ). Medical Institute,Jorhat was established in 2005 by Govt of Assam introducing an act named Assam rural health regulatory Authority act 2004.The main aim of this act to creat some dedicated health officials who will minimize the shortage of Medical practioners.The first batch of this workforce was appointed in 2009 by NHM of Assam and till total 571 CHOs are posted in different Health centre of Assam.
According to official data CHO had already treated around 70 lakhs OPD patients and conducted around 70 thousand of normal delivery only in 8 years.
The CHOs are continuously servicing in national and natural calamities of Assam with great dedication and enthusiasm.

Community Health officers (CHO) Central Committee 2017

New CHOAA Central Committee
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President -Apurba Kalita

Vice President-Raku Deka

Secretary-Kamal Krishna Ray

AGS-Rajdeep Borah, Dhiraj Das & Nipon Nath

Finance Secretary-Dipankar Missong & Pranjal Das

Organising Secretary-Protim Sonowal

Executive Members-Nitul Dutta, Shah Jamal Alom, Prasanta Das & Anupam Das.

Advisory Committee
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Azizur Rahman Babul, Abu Hasmi, Poranjit Gogoi, Sanjay Kr Das, Aktar Hussain, Javed S Bhuyan & Arindom Hazarika.

7th pay Commission - Bringing new hope

7th Pay commission has recommended that RHPs should be posted at SD/SC as category one level officers and other officer should be posted above level.
Please read as below-

(vi) Reorganization: The recommendations regarding pay structure is expected to make the health service more attractive and it can be hoped that it will improve the situation of non availability of doctors to some extent. Commission further recommends to reorganize the primary health care system. 7 th Assam Pay and Productivity Pay Commission 108 It is recommended that the entire system should be divided in three categories and the services to be provided by each category be defined and managed by officers in the following manner:-

Category 1 – It should consist of Dispensaries and institutions below it including Sub-Centres and should be manned by Rural Health Practitioners with diploma qualifications. The services to be provided by these institutions should be limited according to the competence of Diploma Holders.

Category-2 – It should consist of institutions above the dispensaries and below the FRUs and should be manned by MBBS degree holders. The services provided by these institutions should be all inclusive, limited by the available facilities and include referrals to appropriate higher institutions.

Category 3 – It should consist of institution of FRU, Sub-Divisional/District Civil Hospitals and other Specialized Hospitals below the Medical College Hospitals and should be manned by MBBS/PG holder doctors. The services provided by these institutions should be all inclusive and limited by available facilities. It should also include referrals to Medical College Hospitals

A GLORIOUS JOURNEY OF 11 YEARS

DMRHC (3 years Medical course )

Govt. of Assam  has  successfully  come forward to search out a novel  path  for solutions  of the  problems  of Health  Care Delivery  System  in rural  areas  by producing  a set  of  skilled health  professionals called Rural  Health  Practitioner  (RHP)s through introduction  of  a new course  called  Diploma  in Medicine and Rural  Health Care  (DMRHC) course.

DMRHC course is a 3 year course  with another six  months  period of  internship  training.

                                     On  4th  September, 2004  the Assam Rural Health Regulatory  Authority Act, 2004  of the Assam Legislative  Assembly received the assent  of the  Governor. It was  notified on 9th  September, 2004  and published in The Assam   Gazette Extra  Ordinary  on 18th  September, 2004.

The Main Objective  of  the Act.

      To provide for  the  establishment  of  Regulatory Authority  in the  state of Assam  to regulate  and register  the  diploma  holders in Medicine  and Rural Health  Care (DMRHC)  and their  practice of  Medicine  in rural  areas.
     To regulate  opening  of Medical  Institute  for imparting  Education and Training  for the  course of  Diploma in Medicine  and Rural Health  Care (DMRHC).

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION @ Mij

Medical institute jorhat celebrates the 69th independence day at its college campus.
Principal Dr. Adinath Sarma &  Senior teacher Dr. D J Borah were the guest of honour of the celebration.
MIJSU orginises many competitions including poem & essay writing keeping relation with the celebration . winners were awarded from MIJSU.
& awarded articles will be published on upcoming annual magazine of the institute

world environment day celebration