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Communicate Minds
30thApril2007

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OBSERVATIONOFWORLD HEALTHDAY
In todays world, disease outbreaks know no borders. Globalization has broughtabout newchanges toevery area of life, including health.As the world has noticed great progress in termsoftelecommunicationandother technologies,diseasesalsohavefound newwaystospreadrapidly,sometimes through man made means. Not only this, thewayhumans inhabittheearth provides a f e r t i l e environmentfor newdiseasesto e m e r g e , especiallythose outbreaks that exceed borders to invade the entire world, if not combated. Inthefaceofallthesethreats,strong collaborationbetweenbothdeveloped anddevelopingcountriesisthekeyto combating disease outbreaks and insuringasaferfutureforhumankind, aswellasforthegenerationstocome. Prompted by the necessity of shared responsibilityonthepartofallworld nat ions, the World Health Organizationfocusedits2007World Health Day theme on International Health Security, presenting the mainhealthissuesandmajorthreats likely to exist or escalate in any countryandspreadtoasmanyother countries as they have the opportunity. WiththethemegivenbytheWorld H e a l t h Organization, th 7 April07 w a s observed as the World Health Day everywhere all over the w o r l d . BISWA also observedthe day at its central office at Danipali, Sambalpur.At the onset Mr. S.P Meher,PRO,BISWAgaveahearty welcome to all the participants which was followed by a brief introduction of BISWAs interventioninhealthsectorbyMr. K.CMalick,Chairman.Dr.Ashok Singhaldeliberatedhisexperiences on working with BISWA and particularly on insurance scheme runbyBISWA.Hisconcernwasfor the deficit to meet the rising expectationoftheinsuredpersons underthescheme.
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To address emerging need of health, new forms of action are needed. There is a clear need to break through traditional boundarieswithingovernmentsectors,betweengovernmentaland nongovernmental organizations, and between the public and privatesectors.Cooperationisessentialthisrequiresthecreation ofnewpartnershipsforhealthonanequalfootingbetweenthe differentsectorsatalllevelsofgovernanceinsocieties. GovernmentofOrissahastimeandagainarticulatedtheneed forcollaboratingwithNGOsandprivateagenciestoprovideand facilitatetheuseofhealthservicedeliveryinhardtoreachand underserved areas. The collaboration with NGOs will ensure promotionofpeopleorientedpoliciesoftheGovernmentofOrissa, DepartmentofHealth&FamilyWelfareandprovideaplatform for to manage PHC and implement curative, primitive and preventivehealthservicesintheunderservedandhardtoreach communitygroups. ItisawelcomestepthattheNationalRuralHealthMissionis undertakingtoenhancehealthstatusintheurbanslumsof13 urbanareasinOrissa.Inmostoftheurbanareascoveredunder theprogramme,slumshavenotbeendefinedbytheMunicipal bodies,sotherehasbeenalotofconfusiononthedatapertaining tohealthservices.Stillitiswelcomeastheunmetneedsshallbe addressed with a focus on the underserved and excluded populationoftheurbanareas.Itisexpectedtocreateademand amongtheslumdwellersinrespectofhealthservices elicita higherdegreeofparticipationandincludeallintheprogramme.

Governments,corporatesector,civilsocieties,mediaand individuals.No singlecountry orinstitution hasall the capacities to respond to international public health emergencies, natural calamities, or new and emerging infectious diseases. Only early reporting, and prompt detection of problem can provide resources to be deployed to prevent or halt the spread of the diseases acrossthenationalboundaries. Thethemeofthedayemphasizesotherneedstoreduce thevulnerabilityofpeoplearoundtheworldtonew,acute or rapidly spreading risks to health, particularly those thatthreatstocrosstheinternationalboarders.Increased collaborationbetweenGovts,NGOsanddeveloping& developed countries will enable the international communitytobebetterpreparedtorespondtoanythreat, tothehumanity.Thiswillprovideasecuritynettodeal withcrossborderpublichealthissues,andinturnmake thepeoplemoresecure.

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BISWAsapproachtowardshealthisanintegratedone whichincludeselementaryeducation,skilldevelopment, water & sanitation and economic empowerment was theviewofDrDiptiPattnaik,Advisor,BISWA. A panel discussion was organized during the meeting which was headed by Dr Niranjan Agrawal, Hon. Secretary, IMA, Sambalpur. Other panelists were Dr Kanchan Roy, President, IMA, Sambalpur who spoke ontheneedoftheappropriatetheme,InternationalHealth Security,istheconcernofeveryoneofourswithrising tradeandtravelsduetoglobalization.Thishasbrought thebenefitstomanybutalsohasopenedavenueforrapid spread of diseases that otherwise may have been controlledbygeographicalboundariesorthosemayhave traveledslowlyenoughtobebroughtundercontrol. In todays world, health security needs to be provided throughcoordinatedactionandcooperationbetweenthe

DrRoy,President,IMA,Sambalpurproducedaspread sheet filled with current issues on emerging diseases, economicalstability,internationalcrisisandhumanitarian emergencies, chemical, biological, radiological threats, environmental change,AIDS/HIV and building health security,strengtheninghealth. Dr R.C Nanda, ExCDMO, Sambalpur gave thrust on the collaboration of government and non government sectorsinbridgingthegapsandgivingatouchofquality toservicesectors.

Dr T. Panda, ADMO (PH), Sambalpur summarized the Roll Back Malaria strategy of WHO to curtailthemalariaepidemic.

DrR.N.Nanda,ExhealthDirector, Orissa explained about the role of Government in International Health Security. At the onset he quoted HenrySigerivtin1941Thepeople healthoughttobetheconcernofthe people themselves. They must struggleforitandplanforitLater theconceptchangedanditwassaid The war against diseases and for WORKSHOPONSOLID health,cannotbefoughtbyphysicians WASTEMANAGEMENT alone,itshouldbeapeopleswarin whichtheentirepopulationmustbe A workshop on Solid Waste mobilizedpermanently.Healthisnot mainly an issue of doctors, society service, and hospital, rather it is an issueofsocialjustice.

Gopalmal. The women self help th group members, students of 6 and th 7 classandtheteachersofGopalmal school part icipated in it. The employees of BISWAnamelyMr. Bibhuti Seth, Mr. Kishore Ku. Singh, Mr. Kapil Biswal and Mr. Sudhansu Naikstagedasmall drama on t he benefit s of using dustbins.Attheend of the workshop dustbins were distributed among the women SHG members and t he teachers. BISWA also promised to providedustbinsinalltheclassrooms and in the office of the school. On behalfofBISWADr.AbantiPradhan, ResearchOfficer,Mr.LingarajDash, Planning Mananger, Water & Sanitation and Mr. Mihir Nath, District Coordinator participated in thisprogram.

deliberation on the discussions duringthepaneldiscussionandalso proposedthevoteofthankstothe entire panelist who participated in it.

Mr.K.CMalick,Chairman,BISWA felicitatedthreeeminentphysicians of the city for their efforts to ease the lives of suffering people. The namesofthoseeminentfiguresare: DrRasheswariPanigrahi,MS DrAshokSinghal,HealingTouch DrArtatranaPanigrahi,Badbazar. The meeting was closed with vote ofthanksbyMr.S.PMeher,PRO, BISWA.

Dr Narayani Panda, Rotary Club, Sambalpurwasvibrantabouttherole ofRotaryInternationalinthesector ofHealthandHungerwhichisagreat threat for the developing countries likeIndia. Rotaryalso hasa roleto Management under Natio nal Enviro nmental Awareness playintheUnitedNation. Campaign was organized by DrNiranjanAgrawalthe moderator BISWA on 24th April07 at of the panel discussion gave a brief Gopalmal U.G.M.E Schoo l,

WORKSHOPONSME BANKING& FINANCE2007

Marcus Evans, Mumbai organized a two days conference on Small & MediumEnterprises(SME)Banking &Financing2007atHotelLeRoyal th th Meridien, Mumbai on 26 and 27 April07 withsupport fromSmall & Medium RatingAgency (SMERA). Theexpected
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Qualit y Council of India organized a oneday workshop on th Environmental ImpactAssessment Consultant Organization on 27 April07 at Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata. The workshop aimed at understandingthe NationalAccreditationBoardfor PersonalTraining (NRBPT)schemesforregistrationofEIAConsultantOrganizationsand tounderstandthenew EIANotification(reengineeredenvironmental clearance process). Dr. Abanti Pradhan, Research Officer, BISWA attendedtheworkshoponbehalfofBISWA.

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th th BISWAorganizedasixdaystrainingprogramfrom24 to30 March07 onleafcupplateandcandlemakingtocreatetrainersforselfmotivation infutureatBarkotblockofDeogarhdistrict.Theprogramwassupported byNABARDandwasattendedbyMr.B.KDash,AGM,NABARD.On behalfofBISWAMr.JayantaSwain,PlanningManager,Mr.C.SPradhan, DistrictCoordinator,Deogarhandblockleveltrainersparticipatedinthis workshop.

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benefits of the workshop was to create an understanding among the participantsaboutthecurrentmarketconditionsandexaminingthelatest developments within the SME market, deliberate concerns of SME financing,examiningtheuseoftechnologicalmethodsinSMEBanking, assessing the benefits of cross selling other products within SMEs, meeting&networkingwithleadingdomesticandinternationalbanks, mastering new and successful ways to reduce or mitigate the risk of SMElending,comparingmarketstrategiesandidentifyingwhichtools areeffective,differentiatingourproductsgettingtheproductsright(not therightproduct),developingtheskillsetoftheSMEbankersthrough traininganddevelopment.Mr.JayantSwain,PlanningManagerattended theworkshoponbehalfofBISWA.

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