Overview:

The Multipurpose Health Workers (MPHW) General is a two-year course, which is generally subdivided into four semesters and is complete in different healthcare institutions and training establishments in India. The purpose of this course is to teach people who can work as health workers and deliver health care services in rural and urban areas. The program is designed to meet the increasing need of trained health workers to support health care, delivery for the first referral, maternal and child health, hygiene and disease prevention, and control, thus enhancing community health.

From the onset of the course, the students are equipped with both theoretical understanding and skills of health promotion, disease prevention, and primary health care delivery. The knowledge that is required for implementation of health education, first aid immunisation, and management of illness is incorporated in the curriculum. For the goal of training competent public health professionals, emphasis is laid on community health and hygiene, helping students grasp information on the health requirements of specific populations, and disseminating health information among the public.

The MPHW General provides the students with the knowledge that enables him/her to take on a significant role in the execution of the health requirements in the general public, most especially in the underprivileged communities with little access to resources. Graduates will be prepared to serve in national health programs, collect health data through surveys, and collaborate with different medical and public health workers. This course is aimed at equipping health workers with knowledge and skills that will enable them to positively impact the health of people by providing them with the basic health care needs.
 

Course Curriculum:

The course content for multipurpose health workers (MPHW) in general is considered according to the importance of community health and primary medical care. Key subjects include:

1. Introduction to Community Health
2. Primary Healthcare and its Components
3. Nutrition and Health Education
4. Maternal and Child Health
5. Family Planning and Reproductive Health
6. Immunisation and Vaccination Programmes
7. Communicable Diseases and Their Prevention
8. Basic First Aid and Emergency Care
9. Environmental hygiene and sanitation
10. Health Education and Communication Skills
11. Health Records and Documentation
12. Disease surveillance and control measures
     

Career Opportunities:

The MPHW General have diverse career opportunities in both the government and private healthcare sectors. Possible roles include:

1. Community Health Worker
2. Public Health Assistant
3. Health educator
4. Sanitation Inspector
5. Maternal and Child Health Worker
6. Immunisation Officer
7. Family Planning Counsellor
8. First Aid Technician
9. Health surveillance assistant
    

India, like much of the developing world, has a huge demand for trained health workers, especially in rural and underserved areas where access to healthcare is lacking. Average MPHW (Diploma) training salary is around RS. 15,000 to 30,000 per month, which can vary between the health department or the employer's entry-level minimum wage job description. Such professionals can become senior health inspectors with experience and further training. Public promotion or maternal and child care family welfare programming staff are focused and have a special interest in controlling specific diseases while earning corresponding salaries at advanced stages of their career.