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Kerala People’s Campaign for Decentralised Planning. Dr. Joy Elamon Dr. B. Ekbal. People’s Campaign for Decentralised Planning: Objectives. Strengthen the Local Governments Solve Developmental Crisis Initiate a New Development Culture. Local Self Government Institutions:1214.
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Kerala People’s Campaign for Decentralised Planning Dr. Joy Elamon Dr. B. Ekbal
People’s Campaign forDecentralised Planning:Objectives • Strengthen the Local Governments • Solve Developmental Crisis • Initiate a New DevelopmentCulture
Local Self Government Institutions:1214 • Grama (Village) Panchayaths • 991: Population: 20,000 • Block Panchayaths • 152: Population:150,000 • District Panchayaths • 14: Population:2 Million • Urban Bodies • Municipalities (54) Population:100,000 • Corporations(3) Population:1 Million
Peoples PlanningStrategy • Plan Allocation • Peoples Movement • Rules and Regulation
Peoples Campaign for Decentralised Planning Gramasabha (Village Assembly Development Seminar Report Task Forces Projects Plan Document Gramasabha Implementation
Peoples Campaign for Decentralised Planning Massive Devolution of Resources and Power
Achievements • Participatory Planning and Development • Devolution of Resources and Power • Empowerment of Women • Transparency in governance • Physical achievements
Kerala Model of Health High Health Status Low Economic Development
Kerala Model of Health Good Health at Low Cost Good Health with Social Justice
Kerala Health ModelFrom Success to Crisis • Low Mortality High Morbidity Syndrome • Resurgence of Infectious Diseases • Rise in Life Style Diseases • Stagnation of Public Health System • Rising Health Expenditure • Marginalisation of the Poor
Kerala Health Reform: Goals • Control of Infectious Diseases • Control of LSD • Revamping of Public Health System • Social Control of Private Sector • Control of Health Expenditure • Protection of the poor Community involvement in Health
Decentralisation and Health • Health Care institutions to local bodies • Power and resources transferred • Mandate to plan and implement locally • Human resource development
Decentralisation and Health Sector: Achievements • Integrated Disease control programmes • Specific disease detection camps • School health programmes • Nutrition programmes • Geriatric care • Rural Sanitation • Water Supply • Health Survey • Strengthening Hospital Infrastructure
Kerala Experiment : Uniqueness • Thrust on preventive and promotive health • Innovative health programmes • Better working partnership health workers and the people • Reallocation and availability of Health Resources • Improvement of Primary and Secondary Health Systems
Peoples Campaign: Health Case Studies
Erattupettah: Grama PanchayathIntegrated Health Development • Healthy Village Project • Drinking Water • Sanitation • School Health Programme • Health Cards to citizens • Healthy Hotels • Primary Health Centre Strengthening
Ponnani: Block PanchayathCommunity Mental Health Programme • School Mental Health Programme • Teenage Marriage Prevent ion • Mental Health Survey • Suicide Prevention • Dementia Care • Pain and Palliative Care
Nedumangad: MunicipalityModel Hospital Development • Infrastructure • Blood Bank and Mortuary • Fair price medical shop • Hospital Sanitation
Chembilod: Grama PanchayathStudy on Gender Status in Health • Local Women’s Health Cell • Sex Ratio • Education Status • Sanitation, Toilet and Bathing Facilities • Household work burden • Health Care Facilities • Health and Sex Education