Health is a fundamental human right. Maintenance of optimum level of Health entails individual as well as social responsibility. However, Health can never be adequately protected by health services without active involvement of the community.FMPHW plays a vital role in the rural health care delivery system.The candidate should be sensitive and accountable to meet the health needs of the community.
FMPHW Curriculum intends to prepare skilled and effective female Health workers to achieve the goals of NationalRural Health Mission, which aims at bringing about dramatic improvement in the health system and health status of the country. FMPHW in community health skills to practice basic health care at a defined level of proficiency in accordance with local conditions and to meet local needs. Further, the programme fits into the general educational pattern as well as nursing education system.
Duration: 18 Months
Eligibility: 10th Pass
The demand for qualified and skilled nurses never diminishes but continues to grow with the expansion of health care facilities. Apart from jobs in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, orphanages, old age homes, there is also scope for private practice. With the expansion of educational and training institutions in nursing, the demand for teachers is also increasing. Nurses spend much of their time on their feet, either walking or standing. Nursing is also an emotionally demanding job, involving long and strenuous working hours. They are often exposed to health hazards. In many organizations the salary levels are very low. For those who feel that caring for the sick and disabled is the motto in life, they will find the profession satisfactory and more often than not financially rewarding as well.