The Clinical Establishments Act 2010, as passed by Parliament provides for Registration and Regulation of the clinical establishments with a view to prescribe minimum standards of facilities and services which may be provided by the Clinical Establishments, so that mandate of article 47 of the constitution can be fulfilled. The Clinical Establishments Registration and Regulation System (CERRS) Project enables on line registration and approval. The main challenges in implementation of the project are adoption of the Act by all the States and those who have adopted, the implementation be emphasized in some specific period by the regulating authorities. Some limitations for online registration/renewal of Clinical Establishments have been observed and software needs to be upgraded. In addition, for wider and effective implementation, there should be regular dissemination of information and stakeholders’ participation. The project will pave the way in improving public health for the citizens of the country in due course of time.

The medical profession is one of the most challenging professions in the world, and the five and a half year or more long curriculum of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) degree demands not only intelligence, but also perseverance from those who pursue it. Students enter the medical profession in their late adolescence, and struggle for over half a decade, to imbibe the vast body of knowledge and acquire skills that will transform them into life-savers. Needless to say, a majority of medical students experience difficulties in coping with the demands of the course, and frequently experience stress and various mental health issues throughout the world. In particular, the Indian studies on the magnitude of the problem also reported high prevalence of mental illness for example, 51.3% of medical students being depressed, 66.9% suffering from anxiety, 53% experiencing stress and 20.43% abusing substances.

Introduction: Involvement of teachers is the first and most crucial step in developing health care strategy for the adolescents, however there is paucity of literature in India. Objective: To assess the effect of training on perception and knowledge of the school teachers towards the common health problems among adolescents. Material & methods: An intervention study was conducted in a private school of rural Bangalore in November 2015. A pre-tested open-ended questionnaire containing questions regarding the socio- demographic profile of the teachers and common adolescent health problems was administered to the study subjects before and after one-day workshop for the teachers. Training workshop included sessions on adolescent health issues particularly mental health and life skills. Data was entered in MS-Excel and analyzed with the help of SPSS version 21. Results: A total of 75 teachers participated and their age was 31.07 years. 25 (33%) of them had obtained education till B.Ed. Majority (60; 80%) of teachers were Hindu by religion. After the training perception of the teachers about adolescent health problems improved significantly. 99% of teachers were able to recall common adolescent mental issues particularly depression, anxiety and body image perception disorders after the training. Knowledge scores of the teachers regarding the common adolescent problems for both the genders increased significantly (p <0.05). Conclusion: Training about life skills and on identifying the symptoms related to the common mental disorders should be provided to the teachers on a regular basis.

Introduction: 10% of the world’s population has mild mental disorders, and 1% suffers from severe mental disorders, while in India prevalence rates of common mental disorders range from 6 to 7% and severe mental disorders 1–2%. Mental health of workers affects the productivity of the workplace, with estimates putting these losses to be over 100 million dollars annually. Objectives • Screening of common mental disorders among workers working in small-scale industries; • To determine the socio-demographic and occupational determinants related to mental disorders in workers working in small-scale industries. Materials and Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study and was conducted among 100 workers of small-scale industries having at least 10 employees in an urban slum of north east Delhi during July to August 2016. Written informed consent was taken from each study participant. A pretested sociodemographic questionnaire and screening tool GHQ-12 (general health questionnaire) and PHQ-SADS (patient’s health questionnaire) was used in the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Data of 30 cases was analyzed Results: On screening for presence of symptoms suggestive of psychological distress and mental disorder using GHQ-12, out of 100 participants almost all (98%) were found to be at risk. About 38% were having low-somatic symptoms while 14% were having symptoms suggestive of mild anxiety and 23% of moderate depression.

Majority of global deaths are attributed to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Along with the ageing population, burden of non-communicable diseases is also rising. India shares more than two-third of the total deaths due to NCDs in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of WHO. Since the awareness level about the chronic diseases and their risk factors is still limited in the low and middle income countries, it is expected that the health education based primary prevention interventions could be as successful as the first generation community oriented primary care (COPC) models.

With the accelerating pace of social and technological developments on health front in India, people’s attitude toward healthcare and in their health-seeking behavior has undergone significant changes. Impact of health-related technologies on population focuses more on improving their quality of life and wellbeing It is now and in years to come, health will attain greater significance, amidst the projections of country’s population to be 1.55 billion by 2035, where a large percentage would be in the younger bracket and would be instrumental in driving the economy. And also, there are projections which assumes rise in geriatric population who would also need to be looked after and provided healthcare

Health literacy (HL) is defined as the personal characteristics and social resources needed for individuals and communities to access, understand, appraise and use information and services to make decisions about their health. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. A SWOT analysis is an effective way of finding out what improvements are needed to promote health literacy, leading to better health. This paper is SWOT analysis of health literacy in India. The paper highlights many key points. The need for improvement in health literacy is of utmost importance and it is possible by making health information accessible, easily understandable, and need-based in order to garner effective outcomes