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                         Facets of GIRH & FWT

              Dr.(Mrs.) T.S. Soundaram established the Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust in 1964 as an outcome of her successful experiences in the Pilot Health Project in Athoor block during 1959-64. Adopting the concept of Gandhian constructive programs in its delineation of its activities, the project pioneered Community Health Education as the promising concept to stabilize the Health and Family Welfare conditions of the Nation. These pioneering initiatives prompted the Government of Tamil Nadu, Government of India and Ford Foundation to recognize the project as an Institution in the year 1964.
The objectives of the Institute are formulated and reformulated to address the National Health and Family Welfare programs of the Government

 

The broad objectives are..:

 

The programs of the Institute are supported and funded by national and international funding organizations including Government of India. The following government sponsored training institutions offer inservice training programs to the various categories of health personnel including top ranking state health administrators

In-service Training Programs..:

 

The Institute organizes the following short-term in-service training programs for government health personnel and NGOs from the southern states

Professional Training Programs..:
 

The Institute offers the following one-year Diploma and Certificate Courses

Research..:

 

The Government of India-supported Population Research Centre is the nodal centre of all the research activities in the Institute. The centre undertakes research in health care services delivery and training, demography, population sciences, evaluation of health programs and other related areas. The focus of research is on modifying strategies for program development, evaluation of on-going programs, and policy formulation. The major areas of research include fertility and mortality, family planning, and nutrition

 

 

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Supporting Facilities..:

 

Boarding and Lodging Facilities..:

The Institute has separate hostel and boarding facilities for the trainees. A sister Institution of Gandhigram - the Kasthurba Hospital, provides back up medical services

Location..:

The Institute is located at Ambathurai on the main National Highway No.7, twelve kilometers south of Dindigul town en-route to Madurai. It lies between the Sirumalai Hills on the east and the Kodai Hills on the west. The nearest railway station is Ambathurai. The Institute is housed in ten large buildings constructed with financial assistance from the State and Central Government, and DANIDA