Mr. Tika Ram Gurung

• The National Health Mission (NHM), formerly known as the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), was launched in 2005 to improve access to quality healthcare for rural populations, the poor, women, and children. As a State Consultant for Quality Assurance, I focus on ensuring quality and patient safety in public healthcare institutions through:

1. NQAS (National Quality Assurance Standards)

2. Kayakalp (Hospital Cleanliness and Hygiene Initiative)

3. MusQan (Newborn and Child Quality of Care Programme)

4. LaQshya (Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative)

5. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

6. SaQushal (Patient Safety Programme

7. Biomedical waste management.

8. Antimicrobial Resistance.

1. Project Evaluation: Planned and coordinated endline evaluation, concurrent monitoring surveys, outcome monitoring surveys, and operational research studies.
2. Data Management: Analyzed monthly reports, concurrent survey data, and operational research data to inform project decisions.
3. Documentation: Prepared PQPAT, PIIRS, operational research proposals, and articles for publication in organizational blogs and journals.
4. Monitoring: Supervised implementing staff in the field, ensured data quality, and coordinated with hub and central-level teams.
5. Meetings and Collaboration: I attended monthly and quarterly meetings at the state and hub levels, and I met with the State Commissioner of ICDS.
6. Reporting System: Guided the development of an online monthly reporting system and constructed monthly reporting formats, Log Framework Appraisal (LFA), and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (M&E Framework).

Representative of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, for the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4).

1. Led data collection efforts for NFHS-4 in Sikkim,

2. Revamping strategies to achieve:

- a 30% increase in response rates,

- Improved data reliability and accuracy.

3. Ensured data quality through:

- Supportive supervision,

-Monitoring the data collection agency,

4. Providing continuous progress reports to IIPS, Mumbai, and.

5. Coordinating and liaising with IIPS, Mumbai, and the data collection agency.

• Taught the following subjects to BSc Nursing and B Pharmacy students:

1. Biostatistic

2. Epidemiology

3. Community Health

4. Health Research.

• Taught the following subjects to Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) students:

1. Epidemiology
2. Health Research.

3. Communicable Diseases.

4. Non-Communicable Diseases.

• Additional Responsibilities: - Coordinated and liaised with: - College management, - Students, - Lecturers, - Community.

Taught the following subjects to: - Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) students, - BSc Nursing students.
1. Environment.

2. Occupational Health.

Clinical Experience:

1. Operating Theater:

- Operation Theater management,

- Pre-operative Preparation,

- Assisted in surgeries.

2. Post-operative Care: -

- Managed patient recovery

- Provided patient support

3. Medical Record Management: Maintained accurate patient records

4. Patient Education: Educated patients on post-discharge care and medication management

5. Emergency Case Management: Managed emergency cases effectively.

1. Outpatient Check-ups: Conducted routine check-ups and assessments for outpatients. 2. Emergency Case Management: Managed emergency cases effectively, providing timely and critical care. 3. Health Education: Provided health education to patients, empowering them with knowledge on healthy practices, disease management, and prevention.

1. Outpatient Check-ups: Conducted routine check-ups and assessments for outpatients.
2. Emergency Case Management: Managed emergency cases effectively, providing timely and critical care.
3. Health Education: Provided health education to patients, empowering them with knowledge on healthy practices, disease management, and prevention.

Clinical Experience:

1. Operating Theater:

- Operation Theater management,

- Pre-operative Preparation,

- Assisted in surgeries.

2. Post-operative Care: -

- Managed patient recovery

- Provided patient support

3. Medical Record Management: Maintained accurate patient records

4. Patient Education: Educated patients on post-discharge care and medication management

5. Emergency Case Management: Managed emergency cases effectively.