Diploma in Multi Purpose Health Worker is a paramedical program that offers a great value at the places of emergency health problems or a disaster where the hospitals and medical facilities are not available
The programme is of 18 months including 6 months internship/training. The examinations are held annually.The candidates who join this MPHW course, are trained in the basic concepts of various medical subjects including pharmacy, psychology, microbiology, nutrition, medicine, surgery, dentistry, midwifery, hygiene, sociology, fundamentals of nursing, medical-surgical nursing, maternal health nursing, communicable disease control, nursing or allied health professions, communication skills, general foundation course, anatomy, physiology, family planning / welfare activities and environmental sanitation, child health nursing, community health nursing etc.
After completion of this diploma, the candidates get various job opportunities to perform basic health care activities, carry out nutrition and health education initiatives.