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Ardram Mission
As part of the Nava Kerala Mission - II, the Aardram Mission focuses on the development of health and wellness centers in Kerala. In the current financial year, under the leadership of Honourable Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan, a meeting was held to review the progress of the program. The Honourable Health Minister Veena George highlighted key issues addressed by the Aardram Mission during the meeting. The Chief Minister concluded by offering suggestions to improve various aspects discussed.
Topics covered in the meeting included yearly insurance policies, old-age care, palliative care, cancer control projects, expansion of lab networks using the hub and spoke model, elimination procedures for diseases such as black fever, malaria, filariasis, and tuberculosis. Other discussions revolved around continuing Ardram Mission 1, implementing e-health programs, enhancing health research through research institutes, constructing isolation wards, One Health programs, availability of telemedicine services, access to medicines for rare diseases at reasonable prices, establishing health and wellness centers, and launching campaigns like "VIVA" (valarchayil ninu vilarchayilek), Healthy Life and Arogyajeevanam.
Enhancing health research through research institutes was highlighted in the recent meeting, with a significant emphasis placed on Kerala’s State Health System Resource Center (SHSRC) and its leadership. The research workshop conducted under the guidance of SHSRC Kerala was closely linked with the Ardram Mission.
The January Annual Report of the Ardram Mission clearly articulates the integration of medicine and research within it, outlining pivotal steps for strengthening the Health Department. Collaboration with esteemed research institutes such as IAV, IGIB, RGCB, and NIV has provided a robust framework for health-related research activities, further supported by the establishment of an Ethics Committee by SHSRC Kerala for research approvals.
With 35 research projects approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRC) and 19 by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), doctors with postgraduate qualifications in public health from the Health Department are spearheading research endeavours. To bolster these efforts, workshops are being conducted to provide guidance to employees engaged in research activities.
Under the leadership of SHSRC Kerala, research activities span a spectrum of health-related topics including livelihood diseases, palliative care, mental health, geriatric health, and communicable diseases etc. Training workshops for Family Health Center employees and community representatives, facilitated by SHSRC Kerala, are instrumental in supporting the Ardram mission's objectives. Additionally, SHSRC Kerala serves as the nodal agency for the Mid-Level Service Providers (MLSP) Activity programme, identifying and training proficient candidates for workshops and examination activities.
