CARE India Fellowship in Neonatal & Child Health FINCH 2016-17
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Organisation : CARE India
Fellowship Name : Fellowship in Neonatal and Child Health (FINCH) (2016-17)
Notification & Application Form here : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/10598-FINCH.pdf
Website : careindia [dot] org
Fellowship in Neonatal & Child Health :
IAPSM and Care-India have come together and partnered for initiating Fellowship Programs in Reproductive and Maternal Health with the goal of capacity building of a candidate by appointing him/her in Technical Support Unit (TSU), Bihar.
Related : Department of Science & Technology Inspire Fellowship 2016 : www.scholarships.net.in/10466.html
Goal :
The Fellowship Program is initiated with the aim to enhance and build skills and understanding of the candidate in Epidemiology of Neonatal & Child Health and its related services.
Activities under FINCH:
Fellowship program is designed in such a way that the candidate has to be actively involved in the project and its related activities. Some of the key activities for the fellow is to:
1. Work closely with the field and technical teams of Bihar Technical Support Unit and identify and assess issues, gaps and challenges in neo-natal and child health
2. Suggest healthcare strategies for reducing neo-natal and child mortality rates in Bihar
3. Suggest effective ways to monitor and support frontline workers at facility and community levels to improve the neo-natal and child health outcomes
4. Suggest strategies to improve neo-natal and child health related indicators such as the rate of early initiation of breastfeeding
5. Suggest solution to take care of system level bottlenecks which are affecting the effective implementation of neo-natal and child health interventions
6. Carry out one project related to the neonatal or child health
7. Write up at least one research article or case study related to maternal and reproductive health service in rural area of Bihar.
During fellowship period, the candidate gets following benefits:
1. Study the epidemiological situation of neonatal or child health in Bihar, and steps taken by government to improve it
2. Study the technical and operational interventions and strategies being employed by TSU
3. Understand critical barriers in providing health services at a community level
4. Learn training, monitoring and supporting supervision skills
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for Doctors who are passionate to improve the status of Neo-natal and child health in India. He/she should have the ability to live and work in rural areas, and should willing to step out of their comfort zones.
How and Where to Apply?
Interested candidate to mail their updated CV directly to “hrb[at]careindia.org” and copy to academia.iapsm[at]gmail.com with the subject line Fellowship application from Indian Association of Preventive and Social medicine (IAPSM).