DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES

Major Achievements

For control of Communicable Diseases:

• Eradication of Small pox, Guinea worm and Polio.
• Elimination of Leprosy and Yaws.
• Containment of diseases like Avian Influenza, H 1 N1, CCHF, Plague, Leptospirosis.
• Cholera, widely prevalent was brought under control through focused action.
• Public health burden of diseases like Malaria, trachoma, filarial, Kala-Azar got substantially reduced.
• Major initiatives began to control tuberculosis.

For control of Non Communicable Diseases:

• Integration of AYUSH with National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in 6 districts in the country, by combining contemporary medicine and our traditional health systems. Yoga is an integral part of these programmes.
• Pilot Intervention has been initiated for prevention and control of Rheumatic Fever / Rheumatic Heart Disease in 3 districts by NPCDCS in collaboration with Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram (RBSK).
• National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) has been established at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi and has been operationalized.
• Standard Treatment Guidelines for common conditions of 21 clinical specialties / super specialties have been prescribed.
• Minimum standards for clinical establishment, belonging to different categories of allopathic and AYUSH system of Medicine have been prepared.
• Revised Guidelines for Indian Public Health Standards for Government Health Care facilities were released in 2012   
• Initiation of National Injury Surveillance, Trauma Registry and Capacity Building Centre at Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi
• Launch of National Program for Palliative Care (NPPC) as a new initiative.