Overview:

The Advanced Diploma in Multi-purpose Health Workers is a specialized vocational program for developing a skilled and efficient human resource to cater to the pressing demand of superior healthcare professionals, with a special focus on rural areas and also delivering quality primary healthcare services. Offered by many universities across India, this 2-year course is spread out over four semesters to train compassionate healthcare professionals who can fulfill the demands and needs for healthcare delivery in urban and rural settings.

Courses in the curriculum focus on experiential learning to provide our students with essential techniques and methods needed for sustainable healthcare delivery. This program lays the groundwork for community health, disease prevention, and patient care. It complements multipurpose health worker programs by providing specific training that prepares its graduates to address a number of different health challenges as well.

After graduation, they will be ready to take up well-organized health service roles such as those covered under the Advance Diploma in Multipurpose Health Assistant and be invaluable in improving the resources available to assist in maintaining community health.

National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) Level - 6

Career Opportunities:

The requirement for such well-trained multipurpose health workers is going to be rising and growing due to the need for a specialised level able to be enormously accessible and, in addition, inclusive healthcare services. Here are some career paths that graduates of this program can venture into:

1. Community Health Worker
2. Public Health Educator
3. Public Health Worker, Maternal, and Child Health
4. Environmental Health Officer
5. Health Promoter
6. Disease Prevention Specialist
7. Health Outreach Coordinator
8. Healthcare Assistant
    

The key sectors seeking graduates include:

1. Public Health Departments
2. Community Health Centers
3. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO)
4. Hospitals and Clinics
5. Schools and Establishments of Learning
6. Environmental Health Agencies
7. International health agencies
8. Government health programs
    

The median monthly salary for multi-purpose health worker graduates is between Rs 15,000 and Rs lakh in their sector, depending on their role and experience. This program builds the cornerstone of a promising career in healthcare that has evolved over time and, with its diverse nature, prepares students on how they can accrue ample knowledge of the skills required, which will help serve them well across all professional settings.