The Indian Community Health Foundation (ICHF), through its educational division Indian Institute for Health Training (IIHT), offers the CMS & ED training programme to develop knowledge and practical skills in community health, preventive healthcare, and essential drugs at the primary healthcare level.
The programme is specially designed for individuals interested in supporting rural and underserved communities through health awareness, primary healthcare education, and grassroots community health services.
Transparent fee particulars for Regular Centre-Based and Online learning modes under Section 8 compliance.
Comprehensive 11-subject curriculum blending basic medical sciences, preventive health, and practical community response.
Foundations of primary healthcare, Alma-Ata principles, preventive medicine, and community healthcare dynamics.
Environmental sanitation, hand hygiene, safe drinking water, waste handling, and community wellness awareness.
Basic structure and functioning of human bodily systems, organs, and physiological vital signs.
Fundamental clinical understanding, patient examination techniques, and basic disease mechanisms.
Identification, prevention, and home-care protocols for fever, cough, diarrhoea, seasonal epidemics, and vectors.
CPR awareness, choking management, sterile burn dressing, fracture splinting, and accident triage.
Antenatal & postnatal guidance, institutional delivery awareness, infant vaccination schedules, and growth tracking.
Balanced diets, combating micro-nutrient deficiencies, anaemia prevention, and infant feeding guidelines.
Education on national essential medicine lists, generic names, approved indications, contraindications, and doses.
Storage of essential medicines, expiration tracking, avoiding polypharmacy, and safe dispensing awareness.
Hands-on clinical demonstrations, vital recording (BP, pulse, temp, blood sugar), and supervised awareness campaigns.
Open to dedicated individuals who aspire to make a tangible difference in rural healthcare literacy.
Young men and women who have completed 10th (HSLC / Madhyamik) or equivalent from any recognized state or central education board.
Frontline community workers and volunteers looking to formalize their knowledge of primary healthcare principles and essential medicines.
NGO workers, youth club representatives, and social activists dedicated to advancing public health, sanitation, and hygiene awareness.
Individuals eager to learn about first-aid response, vital sign recording, emergency stabilization, and responsible patient referral.
People interested in promoting primary health awareness in rural and underserved areas, bridging the medical literacy gap and guiding families toward timely hospital and doctor referrals.
Candidates who successfully complete the prescribed 18-month training, practical assessments, and examination requirements will receive an official course completion certificate issued by the Indian Community Health Foundation, subject to applicable academic and institutional rules.
Issued by Indian Community Health Foundation (Section 8 Non-Profit • CIN: U85499WR2026NPL297534 • NITI Aayog DARPAN: WB/2026/1254569).
Through Indian Institute for Health Training (IIHT)
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