Community Medicine
The Department of Community Medicine at VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital is committed to providing quality education to its undergraduate and post-graduate students and quality care to the community. The Department is catering to the rural populations of Najafgarh and Fatehpur Beri, along with the urban village residents of Aliganj, Kotla Mubarakpur via its three health centers & one Preventive Health & Screening OPD. Along with providing basic health services, the Department is encouraging research activities to facilitate excellence in academics and related endeavors.
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Services to the Community
Primary Health Centre, Fatehpur Beri
PHC, Fatehpur Beri is located at a distance of 20 km from VMMC. It caters to a population of 73,000.
Services provided
- General OPD Services
- Maternal & Child Health Services
- Age Friendly Clinic
- Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Clinic
- Eye OPD
- Well Baby Clinic is held two days in a week for Nutritional status and growth assessment of under-5 children, counseling of mothers regarding feeding and child care, follow-up of malnourished children.
- Animal Bite Clinic - is held two days in a week for Nutritional status and growth assessment of under-5 children, counseling of mothers regarding feeding and child care, follow-up of malnourished children.
- DOTS Center - The DOTS centre in the UPHC provides the services of sputum microscopy, distribution of ATT and maintenance of records.
- Dental OPD - Dental OPD is held six days a week.
Outreach Activites
Medical camps - Multiple health camps conducted in collaboration with MCW Centre at Kharak, Chandan Hola, Bhati.
Field visits - House to house visits in Kharak and Chandan Hola villages for counseling and motivating families showing resistance to immunization of children.
Rural Health Training Centre, Najafgarh
Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC), Najafgarh is located at a distance of 35 km. from VMMC and it caters to a population of 1, 60,000.
Services provided
- Training of Interns & Externs
- OPD services
- Maternal and child health clinic
- Growth monitoring of under-five children
- Immunization clinic
- Ante-natal clinic
- Health education and counseling
- School health
- DOTS Centre - The DOTS centre in the RHTC provides the services of sputum microscopy, distribution of ATT and maintenance of records.
Urban Health Centre, Aliganj
The UHTC at Aliganj is operational since February 2012, and is situated 2 kilometres away from Safdarjung Hospital. It caters to a population of approximately 22,000, comprising mainly of migrants.
Services offered:
- General OPD
- Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) screening OPD
- NCD clinic
- Family planning services
- Health education and counseling
- Record keeping
- Referral services
- Surveys
- Lab investigations.
- Outreach services for community mobilization during immunization services conducted by Anganwadi workers.
Preventive Health And Screening OPD
The preventive health and screening OPD was commemorated on 2nd September, 2021. It is situated in the first floor of the new OPD block (Room No. 104, 105, 106 & 107). It is operational from 9AM to 4PM on weekdays (Mon – Fri) and till 1PM on Saturdays.
Services Offered:
- Growth Monitoring & Nutrition Clinic
- NCD Screening Clinic
- Maternal Health Clinic
- Relationship & Marriage counselling Clinic
- Occupational & Environmental Health Clinic including adult vaccination
- Women Wellness centre
Family Adoption Programme:
As per NMC mandate the Department is also providing a regular survey of undergraduate students under Family Adoption Programme. Ekta Vihar Area has been selected for this survey. Students are visiting regularly as per their schedule to deliver health services, health talks on important topics, health camps and necessary community services.
| Sr. No. | Name of Faculty | Designation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anita Khokhar | Director Professor & HOD | |
| 2 | Dr. Jugal Kishore | Director Professor | |
| 3 | Dr. Richa Kapoor | Director Professor | |
| 4 | Dr. Poornima Tiwari | Director Professor | |
| 5 | Dr. Anita Verma | Director Professor | |
| 6 | Dr. V. P. Gautam | Professor | |
| 7 | Dr. Geeta Yadav | Professor | |
| 8 | Dr. Shalini Smanla | Associate Professor | |
| 9 | Dr. Shveta Lukhmana | Associate Professor | |
| 10 | Dr. Sneha Kumari | Assistant Professor | |
| 11 | Dr. Priyanka Sharma | Assistant Professor | |
| 12 | Dr. Namita Srivastava | Professor |
| Sr No. | Days | Clinic | Faculty Incharge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday | Growth Monitoring & Nutrtion Clinic | Dr. Shveta Lukhmana Dr. Priyanka Sharma |
| 2 | Tuesday | NCD Screening Clinic | Dr. Richa Kapoor Dr. Anita Verma |
| 3 | Wednesday | Maternal Wellness Clinic | Dr. Poornima Tiwari Dr. Sneha Kumari |
| 4 | Thursday | NCD Screening Clinic | Dr. Anita Khokhar Dr. Geeta Yadav |
| 5 | Friday | Women Wellness Clinic | Dr. Shalini Smanla |
| Relationship & Marriage Counselling Clinic | Dr. Sneha Kumari | ||
| 6 | Saturday | Occupational & Environmental Health Clinic | Dr. Jugal Kishore Dr. Shveta Lukhmana |
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Dr. Jugal Kishore
- Das S, Jena P K, Satpathy N, Kishore J, et al. (December 13, 2023) Performance of the Heaviness of Smoking Index in Indian Settings. Cureus 15(12): e50433. DOI 10.7759/cureus.50433
- Das A, Kishore Noise levels and annoyance among staff in a tertiary care hospital in North India: A cross-sectional study. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2023; DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2023.2286388
- Panda M, Sandooja C, Kumar V, Kishore J. Factors associated with Insomnia Severity Index among elderly participants. Indian J Comm Health. 2023;35(3):264-269. https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2023.v35i03.003
- Grover A, Venkatesh U, Kishore J, Chakma T, Thomas B, Menon G, Periyasamy M, Kulkarni R, Prusty RK, Venkateswaran C, Mishra B, Balu V, Viray M, Mathew G, Ketharam A, Balachandar R, Singh P, Jakhar K, Devi R, Saha K, Barde P, Moral R, Singh R, John D, Yadav J, Kohli S, Aggarwal S, Rao V and Panda S. Factors associated with stigma and manifestations experienced by Indian health care workers involved in COVID-19 management in India: A qualitative study. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2023; 10, e46, 1–9 https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.40
- Grover S, Anand T, Kishore J, Sinha DN, Malhotra S, Dhawan P, Goel S. Hypertension and its correlates among pregnant women consuming tobacco in India: Findings from the National Family Health Survey-4. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023; 35 (102281). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523001729
- Kishore J, Panda M. Role of Industries to Address Public Health Challenges to Make India Rabies Free by 2030. APCRI J. 2023;25(1):1-3.
- Kishore J, Gupta S, Gedam P (April 25, 2023) Initiation of the First Preventive Health and Screening Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in India. Cureus 15(4): e38115. DOI 10.7759/cureus.38115
- Ratan SK, Kumar P, Kishore J, Aggarwal SK. Modified Pediatric Penile Perception Scale to Evaluate Cosmetic Outcome in Children With Hypospadias Repair. Indian Pediatrics. 2023 May:S097475591600543. PMID: 37209054.
- Suraj Singh Senjam, Souvik Manna, Jugal Kishore, Anil Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Praveen Vashist, Jeewan Singh Titiyal, Pratap Kumar Jena, Donald S. Christian, Uday Shankar Singh, Ramachandra Kamath. Assistive technology usage, unmet needs and barriers to access: a sub-population-based study in India. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2023, 100213, ISSN 2772-3682, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100213.
- Kishore J, Kumar R, Nazli T, et al. (May 05, 2023) Efficacy of the Unani Regimen as an Add-On to Standard Treatment in Hospitalised RT-PCRConfirmed Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial. Cureus 15(5): e38574. DOI 10.7759/cureus.38574
- Sandooja C, Panda M, Kumar V, Kishore J. Sleep quality index among the elderly population in selected areas of Delhi- a community based cross-sectional study. Int J Community Med Public Health 2023;10:1537-42, https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20230937
Dr. Anita Khokhar
- Goyal M., Khokhar A et al. Willingness to quit and associated factors amongst tobacco users attending Out-patient Departments of teritary care hospital in Delhi, India. Addiction and Health, 2023;12 (1): 147-152
- Debnath A, Alam M, Goyal M, Khokhar A, Lukhmana S. The Prevalence of Violence Against Resident Doctors and Its Subsequent Effects on Patient Management in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India. Cureus. 2023 May 17;15(5):e39116.
- Yadav S and Khokhar A. Effect of Information, Education, and Communication activity on health literacy of cardiovascular diseases among school-going adolescents in Delhi Journal of Education and Health Promotion 10(1):, | DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_756_19
Dr. Poornima Tiwari
- Mogan KA, Tiwari P, Joseph B, Katia A, Kumar A, Chugh A. A smartphone based assessment of hearing impairment among students of a Medical College, Delhi, India A cross sectional study. Indian J Community Med 2023;48:196-200.
- Parija PP, Tiwari P, Sahoo SS. How much do we follow birth preparedness? A community‐based snapshot study from rural Delhi, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2023;12:1901
Dr. Anita Verma
- Goyal M, Singh N, Kapoor R, Verma A, Gedam P.Assessment of Nutritional Status of Under-Five Children in an Urban Area of South Delhi, India. Cureus 2023; 15(2): e 34924. DOI 10.7759/cureus.34924
- Sekhri S, Verma A Study of Depression and Its Associated Factors among patients of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension attending a primary health centre in a rural area of New Delhi, India. Cureus.2023; 15(1): e33826. DOI 10.7759/cureus.33826
Dr. Geeta Yadav
- Unveiling the impact of COVID-19 on diabetics: vaccination status and infection rates in a North-Indian state- insights from a primary healthcare centre based non-communicable disease registry. Debnath, A., Nath, R., Mondal, A., Yadav, G., Lukhmana, S., & Kishore. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 11(2), 874–878.
- Mondal A, Debnath A, Dhandapani G, Sharma A, Lukhmana S, Yadav G. Prevalence of High and Moderate Risk of Liver Fibrosis Among Patients With Diabetes at a Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Clinic in a Primary Healthcare Center in Northern India. Cureus. 2023 Nov 23;15(11):e49286.
Dr. Shveta Lukhmana
- Unveiling the impact of COVID-19 on diabetics: vaccination status and infection rates in a North-Indian state- insights from a primary healthcare centre based non-communicable disease registry. Debnath, A., Nath, R., Mondal, A., Yadav, G., Lukhmana, S., & Kishore. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 11(2), 874–878.
- Mondal A, Debnath A, Dhandapani G, Sharma A, Lukhmana S, Yadav G. Prevalence of High and Moderate Risk of Liver Fibrosis Among Patients With Diabetes at a Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Clinic in a Primary Healthcare Center in Northern India. Cureus. 2023 Nov 23;15(11):e49286.
- Goyal M, Khokhar A, Lukhmana S, Debnath A, Srivastava N. Willingness to Quit and Associated Factors Among Tobacco Users Attending Outpatient Departments of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India. Addict Health. 2023 Jul;15(3):192-201
- Debnath A, Alam M, Goyal M, Khokhar A, Lukhmana S. The Prevalence of Violence Against Resident Doctors and Its Subsequent Effects on Patient Management in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India. Cureus. 2023 May 17;15(5):e39116.
Dr. Sneha kumari
- Pooja Goyal, Shweta Goswami, Mitasha Singh, Sneha Kumari, Mithilesh Kumar, 5 5 5 5 Manish Bansal, Seema Ghai, Cherry Gupta, Navneet Rawlley. Prevalence of HIV Testing among Spouses and Factors Enabling or Deterring the Uptake of Testing among Spouses of PLHIV and ANC Clinic Attendees in Selected Districts of Haryana: A Mixed-Method Study. Available from https://naco.gov.in/sites/default/files/Final_Research%20Compendium%20Volume%201.pdf
- Singh, Mitasha; Goyal, Pooja; Goswami, Shweta; Yadav, Kriti; Kumar, Mithilesh; Kumari, Sneha. Five-Year Trend of Blood Pressure Among Industrial Workers in Haryana, India: A Record-Based Analysis. Amrita Journal of Medicine 19(1):p 9-13, Jan–Mar 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_2_23
Ongoing events
Department
- Swachhta Pakhwada is celebrated yearly.
- Communication workshop for interns is being conducted on regular basis.
- WHO Day is celebrated with active participation every year.
- Medical Examination of newly admitted MBBS students is being conducted yearly.
UPHC, Fatehpur Beri Center
Health Talks
- Heat Related Illness: A series of Health talk on Heat related illness were organized in Fatehpur Beri on 8th June 12th June, 15th June by the Residents and Interns of Fatehpur Beri. The topics covered are symptoms, prevention strategies, and staying safe during heat waves.
- Blood Donation: Discussed the importance of donation, eligibility criteria, and health benefits for donors. Health talk was conducted on 15th June.
- Oral Cancer Survey and Tobacco Cessation Counseling : Patients attending the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) clinics with a history of current tobacco use are screened for oral cancer. Those suspected cases are referred to higher center for evaluation. Tobacco cessation counselling done by the Resident and Medical social worker.
- Growth Monitoring : Children attending immunization clinics (Well baby clinics) are regularly monitored for growth and development on Wednesdays and Fridays. Children with malnutrition are given counselling by Health
- Management of Moderate and Severe Acute Malnutrition : Post Graduate students are assigned to children with Severe Acute Malnutrition. They conduct home visits and ensure comprehensive management, including counseling and appropriate interventions along with Health Educator.
- Health Camp : Recently held in collaboration with the Asian Medical Student Association, a health talk, community anemia screening and menstrual kit distribution among pregnant women and adolescent girls was conducted at Anganwadi 21 of Fatehpur Beri (Asola) by the Residents and Interns of Fatehpur Beri on June 7th. The Anganwadi comes under the field of practice area of the Urban Health Training Center of Fatehpur Beri District.
- NCD Screening : Conducted for individuals aged 30 and above attending the medicine outpatient department.
- A cancer survey is being conducted at the Fatehpur Beri center.
UHTC, Alignaj
Daily
- OPD SERVICES: General OPD, Pediatric OPD, NCD Clinic , Tobacco cessation counselling .
- GROWTH MONITORING: Under 5 yr children growth monitoring and assessment and management of Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency.
- Referral services for Emergency, immunization, and specialty services through Preventive OPD approach.
- Morbidity Profile: Data collection and weekly/monthly analysis of patient profile.
Weekly
- FIELD CANCER SURVEY (Priyanka ji MSW + intern+ Residents)
- Aanganwadi visit (Wednesday)
- Demonstration for vector (Larva,adult) identification and various methods to control (Done by Abhishek ji HI for the interns + resident posted)(Every Saturday)
- Health talk on various topic, on health days.
- School Activity (Atal Adarsh vihar school, South ex part A) (Health education, and screening for Anemia, eye sight and general minor conditions)
Preventive Health & Screening OPD
- NCD screening
- Tobacco cessation counselling for patients consuming Tobacco
- Tobacco cessation counselling of the security guards and sanitation workers
- Oral and breast cancer screening for
- Lifestyle and diet modification counselling: For NCD patients and pregnant women.
- Adult vaccination: Hepatitis B, Influenza vaccine and Inj dT.
- Health talk on heat related illnesses, every Wednesday.
- Health talk on vector control, every Friday.
- Breeding site identification by interns and health inspector every Tuesday and Thursday.
- BMW management training for sanitation workers of the hospital.
Upcoming events
UHPC Fatehpur Beri
June 2024
| Sr. No. | Date | Site | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26/06/2024 | UPHC Fatehpur Beri | Health Talk on Dissemination on IYCF practices |
| 2. | 29/06/2024 | Fatehpur Beri | Health Talk on Heat related illness |
July 2024
| Sr. No. | Date | Site | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/07/2024 | Asola | Role Play on Gender Equality emphasis on girl education and women empowerment. |
| 2 | 11/07/2024 | Anganwadi centre | World Population Day. Theme: Localizing the SDGs Health talk on Family Planning. |
| 3 | 17/07/2024 | Fatehpur Beri | Role play on Anemia and its Prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment. |
| 4 | 25/07/2024 | Fatehpur Beri | World Hepatitis Day Theme: Hepatitis can’t wait. Health talk on Ways of transmission and prevention of transmission of Hepatitis. |
RHTC, Najafgarh
Health Camp in Sweet Home (NGO)
- A health camp will be conducted for resident of Sweet Home, NGO at Najafgarh.
- All the residents above 30 will be screened for common Non-Communicable Diseases.
- All the children will be screened for nutritional deficiencies.
- Growth monitoring of all the children will also be done.
- Referral to higher centre if required.
- Distribution of necessary medication to required residents.
Health awareness session on the occasion of “World Population Day”
- Role play will be conducted at the RHTC OPD premises and in Mitraon Village.
- People will be made aware about the different types of contraceptive available at the RHTC.
UHTC, Aliganj
Phase I: 27Th June – 10th July 2024: “Dampati Sampark Pakhwada” or Community Mobilisation Fortnight
- NUKAKD NATAK (By Interns and Residents doctors)
- RALLY FOLLOWED WITH DISTRIBUTION OF PAMPLETS (Prepared by PGs )
- Health talk at (chaupal, market area, temple area).
Phase II: 11th July – 24th July “Jansankhaya Sthirta Pakhwada” or Service Provisioning Fortnight
- Family planning counselling @ UHTC Aliganj and contraception availability.
- Referral services (for Cu T insertion or permanent sterilization) to gynecology OPD Safdarjung hospital.
Preventive Health & Screening OPD
26 June: International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illegal Trafficking
11 July: World Population Day (One Month Activity: Split into two fortnights)
28 July: World Hepatitis Day
29 July: World ORS Day
1-7 August: World Breastfeeding Week
13 August: World Organ Donation Day
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- Teaching & Training of undergraduate medical students.
- Teaching & Training of Postgraduate Students
- Teaching & Training of nursing students (of Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, Nursing College, Delhi), MLT students & PGDMCH (Post graduate Diploma in maternal & child Health) students from IGNOU.
- Training of Interns & Externs
- Training of Paramedical staff
- The Department of Community Medicine is a nodal centre for Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP).
- Coordination of Medical Examination of students at the time of admission.
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