EIGHTH CONFERENCE OF CENTRAL COUNCIL OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE PROCEEDINGS AND DECISIONS TAKEN AUGUST 28 - 29, 2003 NEW DELHI MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES (BUREAU OF PLANNING) GOVERNMENT OF INDIAEIGHTH CONFERENCE OF CENTRAL COUNCIL OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE PROCEEDINGS AND DECISIONS TAKEN AUGUST 28 - 29, 2003 NEW DELHI MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES (BUREAU OF PLANNING) GOVERNMENT OF INDIACONTENTS Item No. Subject Page No. PART-I INAUGURAL SESSION 1, Welcome address by Shri J.V.R. Prasada Rao, 01 Secretary (Health) 2, Address by Shri A. Raja, 05 Hon'ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare 3. Presidential Address by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, 09 Hon'ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare 4. Inaugural address by Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 7 Hon'ble Vice President of India 5. Vote of thanks by Dr. $.P. Agarwal, DGHS 27 PART-IL PROCEEDINGS 28" August, 2003 Department of Health 33 Issues related to Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases (Malaria, TB, Leprosy, AIDS, Blindness, Cancer and Mental Health) Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy 35 29" August, 2003 Department of Health Issues related to Medical Education 63 Department of Family Welfare 1 Acknowledgement by Ministers from Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir 85 PART-II DECISIONS TAKEN 87 PART-IV ANNEXURES Annexure 1 Powerpoint Presentations 99 Annexure 2 Notification regarding re-constitution of CCH &FW 175 Annexure 3 List of Participants 181 Annexure 4 Programme 201 Annexure 5 Invitation card 203