The report of the National Initiative for Allied Health
Sciences has been released on 21.12.2012 to develop a framework to improve
allied health training, education and regulation in the country.
Highlights of the report are as follows:-
The need for an overarching regulatory
body for Allied Health Professionals excluding doctors, nurses, dentists and
pharmacists.
The establishment of national and regional institutes of
Allied health Sciences, dedicated to nurturing and retaining talent in the
allied health space.
Standardization of allied health
Education.
Putting in place quality control Mechanisms for educational
institutions, teaching methods, clinical protocols, workforce management and
other related issues.
Standardized nomenclature and acceptable
terminologies for the various allied health professionals.
Establishing interim regulatory mechanisms to standardize
curricula, training programmes and develop faculty
across India in the allied health streams.
The establishment of management structure at the National,
State and Institutional levels.
The process for establishing one National Institute of
Paramedical Sciences (NIPS) and eight Regional Institutes of Paramedical
Sciences (RIPS) has already been initiated.
The above information was given by the Union Minister for
Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam
Nabi Azad in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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