Patna: AIIMS Patna on September 21 launched the 10th and final phase of its Capacity Building Programme on Management of Public Health Emergencies for District Health Officers. The six-day programme will continue until September 26.
The training brings together District Health Officers from Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Assam to strengthen district-level preparedness, coordination and response during large-scale public health emergencies.
Focus On Emergency Preparedness
Organised by the Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS Patna, the programme covers preparedness and contingency planning, emergency response systems, risk assessment, resource management, communication, patient safety, surveillance and outbreak response.
Participants are also being trained in hospital preparedness and disaster management through expert-led lectures, interactive discussions, case-based learning and experience sharing.
District-Level Response
The programme highlights the role of district health authorities in early response, resource mobilisation, inter-agency coordination and maintaining essential healthcare services during emergencies such as infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters and mass casualty incidents.
The training is coordinated by Dr Sujeet Kr. Sinha, Additional Professor and Head of the Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS Patna.
More Than 300 Personnel To Be Trained
The inaugural session was held at the College of Nursing, AIIMS Patna. Prof. (Brig.) Dr Raju Agarwal, Executive Director, AIIMS Patna, attended the session as chief guest.
Senior academic, clinical and administrative officials, including Prof. (Dr) Punam Prasad Bhadani, Dean (Academics); Prof. (Dr) Sanjay Pandey, Dean (Research); Prof. (Dr) Prashant Kr. Singh, Medical Superintendent; and Dr J N Srivastava, Patient Safety Expert, JCI and former Advisor, Quality and Patient Safety, NHSRC, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, were also present.
With the completion of the final phase, the Department of Hospital Administration said the programme series will have trained more than 300 health personnel from different parts of the region.
The initiative is aimed at strengthening district-level preparedness, resilient healthcare infrastructure and coordinated emergency response mechanisms across the wider public health system.
