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Yes that CSS initiiative for malaria has been chalked out very nicely in some African countires as per the reports.
I agree with your arguments, Dr. Gopal. Community System strengthening is a very interesting initiative. Did you know that Malaria Competence will be used in CSS in several African countries?
It would be interesting to explore how we can adapt the C…
Dear All,
The Indian capital of New Delhi and many places in the north of our country are having a chilly(by our standards) winter at this time.The same may hinder the process of reduction in the severity of the problem looming large in our part of…
Beautifully articulated.
Lewt us all work for that.
Best wishes.
R.Gopal.
Message from LeaderNet on the World AIDS Day
Dear LeaderNauts,
In commemoration of World AIDS day, the LeaderNet team would like to honor all of our members who are currently working in HIV/AIDS. From Afghanistan to Cambodia, Ethiopia to Swazi…
I strongly believe that working for and ensuring blood security in the developing world is equally important the way food security is being pursued through a concerted action at different levels.
Blood security would be feasible only with the ownership by the community and other stakeholders ,which is being worked upon.
Association of Voluntary Blood Donors(the community) is a major stakeholder in the same. The activities pertain to effecti…
Dear Laurence,
Both motivating the blood donors as well as strengthening of management and effective functioning of fostered public private partnerships are a must.
I have tried to incorporate some of them in the concept note of 'Blood Security" p…
A well-organised Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) must be considered as an essential and integral component of any healthcare delivery system.
India does have a sound national blood policy (development of the same was incidentally largely facilitate…
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- Gender
- Male
- Name
- Dr Rajesh Gopal
- Organisation
- Gujarat State AIDS Control Society(GSACS)
- About Me:
- A medical professional,AIDS control programme manager and a fellow of public health field leadership program facilitated by the CDC,Atlanta.
A graduate of AIIMS,New Delhi with post-graduate qualifications, inter alia, in Human Rights Law from National Law University, Bangalore.
Working as an AIDS control programme manager with the state government for more than 8 years in the Indian state of Gujarat .
Interested in the proactive role of the community at large in assetion of right to health (with a focus on the health management with built in community systems strengthening besides mere health systems strengthening in isolation)and issues pertaining to access to equitable quality healthcare.
- My dream:
- Establishment of the right to health as a fully promoted,protected and widely asserted human right. Everyone must see their definite role and contribute for his/her health-which is perceived in its totality and not just as equivalent of health-care.
The socio-economic,cultural and environmental determinants of health must form the core of the perspectives and pursuits accordingly.The need to act on Community Systems Strengthening(CSS) and Social Change Communication(SCC) must be realized at all quarters.
- My concern:
- Mindset of thinking that health issues are just medical issues needing doctors and hospitals only.
- I'm proud of:
- Meaningful and faciliitatory participation of the infected and affected community in the entire continuum of prevention,care,support and treatment of HIV/AIDS and containment of the second epidemic of stigma and discrimination faced by the PLHIV.
- What I think of AIDS Competence:
- Playing a major role in genearting a concerted collective response throgh mobillization of one and all on the pertinent issues.
- Website 1:
- http://www.gsacsonline.org
- What do I want to do to spread AIDS Competence?
- Facilitate AIDS Competence in my community, Launch a facilitation team, Join a facilitation team, Share about AIDS Competence with potential partners; friends; colleagues, I want to apply SALT in my own life (S: Stimulate; Support; A: Appreciate; L: Listen; Learn; Link; T: Transfer; Team), I want to share my experience on my blog in Ning
- If you choose other, please specify
- Faciltate translation of the documented expertise and deliberations.
Subject to temporal constraints wish to tanslate that into the vernacular as well as translating that into action through facilitation through the myriad stakeholders
- The small secretariat of the Constellation also needs help. Do you want to help? I want to:
- Writing skills, Share AIDS Competence with potential partners, Knowledge Management
Dr Rajesh Gopal's Blog
H1N1 and Indian winter
Dear All,
The Indian capital of New Delhi and many places in the north of our country are having a chilly(by our standards) winter at this time.The same may hinder the process of reduction in the severity of the problem looming large in our part of the world also.
The problem of H1N1 is continuing unabated and we need to reaffirm our faith by revisitng the issues of community systems strengthening(CSS) besides the much needed health systems strengthening(HSS) in our part of the Globe.
Conside… Continue
The Indian capital of New Delhi and many places in the north of our country are having a chilly(by our standards) winter at this time.The same may hinder the process of reduction in the severity of the problem looming large in our part of the world also.
The problem of H1N1 is continuing unabated and we need to reaffirm our faith by revisitng the issues of community systems strengthening(CSS) besides the much needed health systems strengthening(HSS) in our part of the Globe.
Conside… Continue
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments
Message from LeaderNet ,Management Sciences for Health(MSH),USA
Message from LeaderNet on the World AIDS Day
Dear LeaderNauts,
In commemoration of World AIDS day, the LeaderNet team would like to honor all of our members who are currently working in HIV/AIDS. From Afghanistan to Cambodia, Ethiopia to Swaziland, Guatemala to Peru, Australia, France, and the United States, there are over 750 LeaderNauts from 72 countries and 6 continents working to improve management, leadership, and governance in HIV/AIDS programs.
Among those in our virtual community… Continue
Dear LeaderNauts,
In commemoration of World AIDS day, the LeaderNet team would like to honor all of our members who are currently working in HIV/AIDS. From Afghanistan to Cambodia, Ethiopia to Swaziland, Guatemala to Peru, Australia, France, and the United States, there are over 750 LeaderNauts from 72 countries and 6 continents working to improve management, leadership, and governance in HIV/AIDS programs.
Among those in our virtual community… Continue
Posted on December 7, 2009 at 3:41pm —
Blood Security---access to safe blood as a right of the patient!
A well-organised Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) must be considered as an essential and integral component of any healthcare delivery system.
India does have a sound national blood policy (development of the same was incidentally largely facilitated by the Gujarat SACS), but the absence of a functional national blood service renders a patient hapless and helpless at the critical moments.
In event of a road traffic accident or any medical/surgical emergency, a patient is, more often than not, e… Continue
India does have a sound national blood policy (development of the same was incidentally largely facilitated by the Gujarat SACS), but the absence of a functional national blood service renders a patient hapless and helpless at the critical moments.
In event of a road traffic accident or any medical/surgical emergency, a patient is, more often than not, e… Continue
Posted on November 9, 2009 at 1:03pm — 2 Comments
Working on the dream to make safe blood accessible to all the needy!
We in Gujarat are working to minimize all possibilities of transmission of HIV
and other infections through transfused blood along with prevention of avoidable
deaths for lack of blood ,say at the time of childbirth.
Repeat voluntary blood donation supplemented with quality standardized blood banking practices
with a reorganized blood services with functional blood storage centres in tribal/rural and difficult to reach
unserved and undeserved areas, may realize the same.
We all are working in… Continue
and other infections through transfused blood along with prevention of avoidable
deaths for lack of blood ,say at the time of childbirth.
Repeat voluntary blood donation supplemented with quality standardized blood banking practices
with a reorganized blood services with functional blood storage centres in tribal/rural and difficult to reach
unserved and undeserved areas, may realize the same.
We all are working in… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 4:46pm — 2 Comments
A communication from the network of PLHIV of Gujarat,India--GSNP+
Milestones in the journey of GSNP+: Participatory changes in Government Policy through advocacy of GSNP+ for the People Living with HIV & AIDS in Gujarat
GSNP+ introduction
Gujarat State Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GSNP+) is a network of HIV Positive people of Gujarat. GSNP+ is registered under Society Act on 6th February 2003 with the efforts of seven people living with HIV/AIDS at Surat . The objective of the network is to work for the people living with HIVAIDS in Gujarat by… Continue
GSNP+ introduction
Gujarat State Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GSNP+) is a network of HIV Positive people of Gujarat. GSNP+ is registered under Society Act on 6th February 2003 with the efforts of seven people living with HIV/AIDS at Surat . The objective of the network is to work for the people living with HIVAIDS in Gujarat by… Continue
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 11:36pm —
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 7:43pm on December 22, 2009,
Sreejit Enartha M said…
- Thanks rajesh,
That is my younger one..in the profile photo!
Howare things at ur end??
Hope to 'bump' into you more in this forum
regards
- At 6:57pm on December 7, 2009,
Avnish said…
- Thanks Dr. Gopal,
Regards,
Avnish
- At 7:52pm on November 6, 2009,
Ishdeep Kohli said… - Hi Dr Gopal,
Thanks for the gift! Hope it gives us renewed energy to keep up the momentum in our efforts. Good to ‘meet’. You are an effective communicator making differences and mobilizing action.
best regards,
Ishdeep
- At 10:28am on October 30, 2009,
Rituu B. Nanda said… - Dear Dr. Gopal,
Many happy returns of the day!
Best wishes,
Rituu
- At 10:36pm on October 25, 2009,
Rituu B. Nanda said…
- Thanks Dr Gopal.
- At 8:04pm on September 21, 2009,
dr sandeep rathod said… - thank you sir,
i am sure there is alot to learn from everyone in the health system and life in general.
will be happy to stay connected,
regards,
sandeep
- At 4:33pm on May 6, 2009,
Marlou said… - What a beautiful family. Nicely choosen picture!
Marlou
- At 11:01am on May 4, 2009,
Kalana said… - Thank you very much for the comments and the wishes.
- At 5:28pm on April 21, 2009,
Rituu B. Nanda said…
- Dear Dr. Rajesh,
A warm welcome! I am delighted to see you here. Please do add your picture to the profile.
Hope you will post your response on Jean-Louis write-up.
Best wishes,
Rituu
- At 3:14pm on April 21, 2009,
Laurence Gilliot said…
- Dear Dr. Gopal,
Welcome to Aidscompetence!
We hope you will enjoy the opportunity to communicate with friends, colleagues and like minded people in all parts of the world.
Please take some time to walk through this virtual Constellation home.
You will find many opportunities for connecting, sharing and learning. Meet old friends and make new friends by visiting people’s personal pages. Or ‘listen’ to their stories in their Blog. Share your experiences in the discussion forum, share your pictures or watch the video’s. And invite your own friends in as you wish!
Again, we are very happy to have your voice on Aids Competence and look forward to your contributions.
You will find some suggestions and rules of play under the ‘help’ tab.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any assistance.
Warm regards,
Laurence
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