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Thursday, Jul 13, 2006

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Programmes for gynaecologists

Staff Reporter

One in collaboration with ISRO; the other with the help of a pharmaceutical company

CHENNAI: The Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (FOGSI) will conduct two courses for postgraduate students, one in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation and another with a pharmaceutical company

The first programme covers 125 medical college-cum-teaching hospitals across the country and will be in the form of a daylong training conducted via satellite every month, said president of the federation Duru Shah.

The programme will be held either in Delhi or another centre and telecasted for the benefit of the students-audience in the institutions.

The second course is a weekend `ethi skills' class to be held every month in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai from next month.

Sixteen selected students will be taken to these centres every month for hands-on training in gynaecological procedures. The FOGSI has entered into a five-year contract with a pharmaceutical company, which will provide its infrastructure for the training programme. The free course is open to all students of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

The federation, which aims at improving the reproductive and sexual health of women, has declared 2006 as the year of youth and adolescent health. Over 1.5 million schoolgirls and 50,000 college students in the country are covered under the programmes taken up during this period. Following the Central government's release of guidelines for reproductive health in April the federation trained around 30 doctors who in turn will train other doctors in their region. One doctor from Chennai also features on the list.

Special Secretary, Health and Family Welfare department, T. Jacob, who participated in the two-day south zone yuva FOGSI conference held last weekend, said though 56 per cent of deliveries are done in Government-run institutions, neonatal mortality and morbidity is quite high. The Government had given Rs. 600 crore to improve the referral centres but it was only marginal, he noted. Secretary general of FOGSI, C.N. Purandare, said the federation with some 20,000 members had organised the conference to give young doctors a platform to present papers. Eighty per cent of the papers presented were by young obstetricians and gynaecologists.

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