MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL 
SCIENCES ,SEVAGRAM
 

6.20.1. The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences was established as an experimental rural medical college in the Gandhi Centenary Year of 1969 with an objective of developing a pattern of graduate and post-graduate education best suited to India's predominantly rural population.

6.20.1.(i) According to the pattern of financial assistance, the recurring expenditure of the Institute is shared amongst Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and Kasturba Health Society in the proportion of 50:25:25. The Central Gov- ernment released grants-in-aid lakh during the last three years were as under:

  1995-96        Rs.400.00 lakh
  1996-97.       Rs.424.99 lakh
  1997-98        Rs.467.50 lakh

6.20.1.(ii) 64 students are admitted every year to MBBS course on the basis of merit as adjudged in the All India Pre-Medical Test.

6.20.1.(iii) The post-graduate students are admitted only after completing continuous period of two years rural service with the Non-governmental Organisations working for community health and approved by the Institute or State Government or Central Government.

6.20.1.(iv) The Institute also endeavours to imbibe Gandhian philosophy hence students and staff members are required to accept some Code of Conduct, such as -(i) Wearing of Khadi; (ii)Community Prayer and respect for all religions; (iii) Shramdan; (iv) Eschewing non-vegetarian food, alchohol & smoking.

6.20.2. Social Service camp: This is another effort in imparting knowledge and awareness about rural life. For each batch of students one village is adopted and a camp is held there. Active community participation is enhanced by setting up 'Mahila Mandals' and 'Yuwak Mandals'. Students stay in the village for 15 days and carry out health survey under guidance of Department of Community Medicine. Each student is allotted usually three/four families, whom they have to follow up for the next 4 and, 1/2 years. A re-assessment of the health of the families people is carried out to measure the benefit of such a scheme.

6.20.3. Rome Project: The post-graduate students final year MBBS students and nursing students are posted at Kasturba Rural Health Training Centres at Arji and Bhidi as a part of Community Medicine teaching programmes. These Centres have been started under the Rome Project Scheme of Government of India. The Main aim of these Centres is to teach and train medical students, doctors and nurses to work in a rural set up and inform them of the working of the Primary Health Centres.

6.20.4. Kasturba Hospital: The Kasturba Hospital is a 560 bedded hospital and well equipped for patient care having adequate facilities for diagnosis and treatment. It caters to teaching needs of the students of MGIMS and Kasturba Nursing School as per the requirement of MCI and Nursing Council of Maharashtra. Total number of patients treated at OPD during the period from 1. 1.97 to 31.3.1998 was 1,72,605 while of those who were admitted was 19,989.

6.20.5. Radiotherapy Unit: During this year, the Institute has started Radiotherapy Centre at this Hospital to treat cancer patients.

6.20.6. De-addiction Centre: Funds for building construction have been provided by Government of India. Construction work has been started.

6.20.7. Nursing College: Post Basic B.Sc. Course in Nursing has been started this year, as per regulations of Nursing Council of India, Government of Maharashtra and Nagpur University, Nagpur.

6.20.8. Services:

6.20.8.(i) GOPD: It has a unique section called General OPD, which is developed on the lines of a Primary Health Centre and which is run by the Department of Community Medicine, where all the patients are examined. Those who do not need specialist treatment are prescribed treatment, and those who need specialist opinion and treatment are referred to the concerned speciality. The postgraduate and Interns thereby learn the practical management of all cases as in any Primary Health Centre.

6.20.8.(ii) Health Insurance Scheme: Another unique feature of the Hospital is the Health Insurance Scheme, which is in vogue for the last 40 years to provide health care to workers of the unorganised sector. It has also helped to create health consciousness in community which has been motivated to plan preventive and curative measures from available facilities.

6.20.9. The health workers are supported by 'Gram Sabha' through village funds raised from Insurance prepayments.

6.20.10. Types of Health Insurance Schemes are:

(i) Family Health Insurance Scheme.

(ii) Health Insurance Scheme for Institutions.

(iii) Health Insurance Scheme for Charitable Institutions.

(iv) Health Insurance Scheme for disabled.

(v) Village Health Insurance :In this, three different schemes are available:-

(a) Out-door & Indoor Insurance.

(b) Indoor Insurance for Village Coomunity.

(c) Jawar Health Insurance Scheme.