Delhi government launches certificate course for health assistants; Check details here

Stating that the state government plans to make it a long-term initiative, Sisodia said within four days, 1.5 lakh people have applied for this training programme.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on June 28 launched a certificate course for health assistants. During the launch of the said programme, the minister said that the course has been launched to equip the youth with all the basic skills and knowledge to fight any medical crisis. Stating that the state government plans to make it a long-term initiative, Sisodia said within four days, 1.5 lakh people have applied for this training programme.

The initiative has attracted funds of Rs 5 crore from the Delhi government. The course has been initiated in partnership with the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. "We want to create a model youth force in Delhi that will be equipped with all the basic skills and knowledge to fight any medical crisis. Not only will our youth be prepared to fight any crisis, but they will also be able to provide medical assistance to their family and people in their community," Sisodia said after launching the course.

Talking about receiving applications from a total of 1.5 lakh people for the programme, the deputy chief minister said, "This indicates that people are enthusiastic to be a part of this course and learn. While in the first batch we have inducted 5,000 trainees, we plan on scaling this and making it a long-term and ongoing initiative," he said.

Stating the importance of the course, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the certificate course is extremely important to tackle any medical crisis of the future. "This course will be able to provide individuals with employment opportunities considering there is an increasing need of health assistants in hospitals who will be able to assist nurses and doctors," he said.

The government through an official statement informed that the two-week long course will include 500 trainees in the first batch, who will be equipped with the knowledge of life support, heart functioning, COVID-care, blood testing, sampling, first aid, home care, etc.

Under this course, trainees will be taught how to measure oxygen, blood pressure, and how to inject medicines as well, it added. The course is divided into two stages – the first week will include didactic and demonstrative training, while in the second week, trainees will receive a practical experience.

The basic training under this course will be given by Nine hospitals in Delhi-- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Chacha Nehru Child Clinic, Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Ambedkar Medical College, ESIC Hospital Basaidharapur, Hindu Rao Hospital and Vardhaman Mahavir Hospital are the nine hospitals roped in for the programme, the statement said.

The Delhi government will provide training in batches of 500, with a total of 5,000 trainees, who will receive a certificate and medical kit upon completion of course. The medical kit includes a blood pressure monitoring device, thermometer and oximeter.

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