A District Programme Manager (DPM) is a government official in India who monitors and plans district health strategies, as with the National Rural Health Mission and the District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit.
A DPM does the following:
- assists in matters relating to the overall management of human and financial resources.
- liaises with other consultants of the NRHM program at all levels.
- provides managerial support to district and peripheral level program support staff and grassroots functionaries.
- manages human resources, including contractual staff, within NRHM.
- assists the Civil Surgeon in overall control of financial matters.
- assists the Civil Surgeon in overall logistic management.
- monitors managerial, administrative and financial aspects of NRHM in his district.
- provides logistic support to contractual and field staff for implementation of NRHM
- provides necessary support to technical consultants appointed at the state and field levels during their field visits.
- analyzes financial and physical progress reports, and take corrective measures for improving output.
- identifies the cause of any unreasonable delay in the achievement of milestones, or in the release of funds, and proposes corrective action.
- provides regular report/feedback on the programme to the Civil Surgeon of the district.
- takes appropriate actions in relation to feedback provided by medical officers/programme officers of the district in consultation with the Civil Surgeon.
- undertakes any other duties assigned to him by the Civil Surgeon and the CS' team.
- advises on the further development of the programme.
Job Responsibilities District Program Manager
- 1. Maternal Health
- 1. Ensuring operationalization of all delivery points(Including BEmONC &CEmONCs) & Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) in the division by
- District-wise review & hand holding (Institutional deliveries & status of delivery points- HR, Equipments, Consumables including drugs &
- investigations(Including Sonography services in-house or by outsourcing), Free transport services, Dietary services through in house kitchen
- except L1 SHC,)Prepare plan & Monitor execution of plan, if deviation occurs inform senior officials & facilitate corrective action.
- Monitoring through HMIS.
- Field visit of at least one CEmONC, one BEmONC & one level-1 DP per week.
- Help CMHO in review & making proposal for rational deployment of HR as per guidelines to RJD. (Both regular & contractual.)
- 2. Ensuring Operationalization of Blood Transfusion Services (Prepare plan & facilitate Procurement of BSU refrigerator, acquire license for BSU)
- 3. Medical College- Monitoring Distribution and utilization of funds under JSSK & JSY.
- 4. Comprehensive Abortion Care
- Monthly analysis of MTP data with CMHO & facilitate CMHO to take corrective actions for places of unusually low or high incidences. Physical
verification / Supportive supervision of at least one centre a week.
- Preparing plan ensuring CAC training at identified training centers
- Facilitating Procurement & distribution of MMA drugs to CAC sites.
- Organizing Quarterly meetings of DLC.
- Physical verification of at least one centre a week.
- 5. Ensuring quality 4 ANC check up
- Ensuring quality 4 Ante Natal Checkups by monitoring & taking corrective actions on (At least two sessions must be directly supervised by DPMs every week)-
- Early registration (Review the average time of registration ASHA-wise & Sub centre-wise).(At least two verifications per month.)
- Functioning of ANM mentors. Ensure that corrective action has been taken on mentors’ report.(Physically verify)
- Prepare micro-plan of MSS in co-ordination with DHO-1 and organization of camps as per micro-plan.
- Organization of Roshni Clinic & monitoring in & out-referrals till they are finally treated.
- 6. Elimination of Severe anemia and Eclampsia by monitoring backtracking. Ensuring that identified ANMs reach state HQ for training and personal *appearance positively.
- 7. Ensuring quality intrapartum and immediate postpartum care-
- Functioning of nurse mentors. Ensure that corrective action has been taken on mentors’ report.(Physically verify)
- 8. Maternal Death Review- Validate the data with DHO-1 ensure regular MDRs.
- B . Child Health
- A. FUNCTIONALITY OF FACILITY BASED NEONATAL SERVICES Ensure -
Ensuring functionality of FBNC by review & monitoring of SNCUs, NBSUs & NBCC on parameters of numbers of successful Discharges, Referrals, LAMAs, Mortality, No. of Admissions, Equipment functionality, linkage with RBSK (DEIC), Quarterly Review of Medical College SNCUs,
- Postnatal and KMC Ward.(At least 2 facilities must be physically verified.)Make procurement plan facilitate procurement process by regular follow-up.
- Monitor functionality of FBPC & give feed back to CMHO & CS. Functionality of ETAT in all District Hospitals, reviewing services at Pediatric Ward - *on parameters of Admission, Diagnosis, Referral, Duration of Stay, Functionality of existing as well as new PICUs.
- B. Assist DHO-1 to ensure - FBIR of all community deaths and 2 verbal autopsies per block per month.
- C. JANANI SHISHU SURAKSHA KARYAKRAM-
Ensure availability of free drugs, diagnostics & referral transport to infants up to 1 year.(Physically verify at least two facilities per week.
- 2. Child Health Nutrition
Visit at least two NRCs & ensure regularity & timeliness of staff, Regular rounds by NRC MO / Pediatrician, Availability of quality feeds on stipulated time, cleanliness of NRC as well as kitchen, drugs & diagnostics including Montoux test & X-ray, NRCs on Bed Occupancy rates, Recovery rates, *Defaulter rates, SAM with Medical Complications (NRC-MIS) Food for mothers.
Facilitate Convergence with ICDS, DoE and TWD. Give feed back to CMHO, Make sure that critical issues come for discussions in DHS/coordination meetings.
- A. Prevention of Childhood Anemia- Physical verification of at least 5 AWCs and 5 Primary Schools to ensure-
Prepare procurement plan & facilitate procurement to ensure Availability and consumption of IFA Syrup at AWCs Prepare procurement plan & facilitate procurement to ensure Availability and consumption of Pink IFA Tab at Primary school Tally with drug issue and consumption reports Availability of appropriate IEC and reporting registers. Fortnightly review the progress & corrective actions as per review findings.
- C. Prevention of Adolescent Anemia- Physical verification of at least 5 AWCs and 5 Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools to monitor:
Prepare procurement plan & facilitate procurement to ensure Availability and consumption of IFA Blue at AWCs (for out of school adolescent girls) Prepare procurement plan & facilitate procurement to ensure Availability and consumption of Blue IFA Tab at Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools Tally with drug issue and consumption reports. Fortnightly review the progress & corrective actions as per review findings. Availability of appropriate IEC and reporting registers
- D. Implementation of MAA Campaign (IYCF Practices) - Monthly review of trainings & Community awareness activities in the district.
- Family Welfare - Ensuring
Achievement of ELA by regular monitoring of HMIS data. Stock availability of contraceptives. Operationalization of facility as static center by FP 2020 DHAP. Quality in Family Welfare Timely disposal failure claims. Arrange Regular DQAC meetings. Timely sending as well as analysis of GOI 11 format report with CMHO & corrective action. Visit at least one sterilization camp with DHO-2 of CMHO to review the quality of camp & ensure corrective actions.
- E Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakram (RBSK)-
Ensure that all the newborns with birth defects are referred to DEIC by checking birth defect register during visit of delivery points (At least on DP per week). Review the SNCU discharge registrations in DEIC during monthly meeting of CM&HO. Monitor preparation & ensure compliance of block wise micro-plan of Mob.
- Health Team.(Physical verification of work of at least 2 teams per week)
Monitor screening of planned facilities / number of infants & children, as well as treatment of all 4D positive children, including cleft lip / palate surgeries. Organize quarterly camp at district level for line listed child. Ensure monthly FMIS bookings. Facilitate training of delivery point staff and MHT as per approvals. Review & take corrective actions on death audit report. Monthly review of District Health card with CMHO & corrective action. Progress of CLEFT LIP free MP (High Priority).(Weekly Review of data with corrective action) Facilitate progress of Pediatric Surgical Unit establishment in Medical colleges.(Weekly review) Cochlear implant cases (High Priority).(Weekly review) Death of 4D's positive children.(Weekly Review)
- D. Human Resources-
Timely preparation of error free line listing & disbursal of PIP. Monitor Timely redressal of grievances as per HR manual. Give feedback on pendency to CMHO & RJD. Regular monitoring of complaints & legal cases to ensure speedy disposal within time limit. Give feed back to CMHO & RJD on pendency. Facilitate timely completion of annual performance appraisal process & contract renewal.. Review placement of HR with CMHO & propose rationalization plan to RJD. Regularly monitor to ensure entries & updation of HRMIS(Monitor progress every week)
- G. Finance
Ensuring availability of funds in all blocks. Coordinate with DAM & CMHO in Monitoring Expenditures, Advances, Pendency’s & UCS. Monitor Timely payments of all beneficiary oriented schemes (Review pendency every week). Monitoring of FMIS based comparative reports with DAM.(Monthly review & Corrective action) Make proposals for judicious use of untied funds. Coordinate with DAM for timely completion of Audits. Ensure proper record keeping. Ensure timely submission of Reports to State. Ensure deductions of EPF & IT amount which in turn deposited in respective accounts regularly.
- H. Hospital Administration-
To organize RKS meetings (General Body & Executive Body) are held as provisions of RKS Rules, 2010. Monitor proper deployment of Cleanliness Workers, Supervisors and Security Guards as per the norms in all subordinate institutions. Physically verify their number, quality of services provided & consumables use in at least one institution per week. Monitor & ensure timely & full payments to the deployed staff by Outsource agencies, deductions towards EPF/ESI are made & deposited in respective accounts. Coordinate with CS in ensuring Proper functioning of Dialysis scheme by monitoring functional status of machines, RO plant, availability of consumables, sessions conducted against expected ®ular payments.(Physical verification & critical review of at least one such unit per week). Regularly visit the facilities to ensure that all Essential and Vital equipment are available and functional.(Physical verification of at least two facilities per week.)
- I.Quality Assurance-
Organize regular Meetings of Quality Assurance Committee as per norms. Monitor & ensure timely disposal by the authorized CBWTF agency/Deep Burial (where outsourced Services are not available). Monitor & ensure Disinfection & sterilization of labor rooms, SNCUs & OTs as well as OT instruments &linen. Physically verify the status, status of records & trainings of at least one facility every week. To acquire timely Authorization & removal from MP PCB. To ensure availability & functional status of equipments required for Infection control practices and implementation of protocols.
- J. Patient Amenities / Free Drugs, Diagnostics & Transport- Ensure
Monitor & ensure availability of clean linen to all indoor patients & Cleanliness, safe drinking water, sitting arrangement, fans, coolers etc for patients as well as attendants. Monitor & ensure periodic maintenance & cleaning of aqua-guards, ROs & overhead tanks. Co-ordinate with CS & BMOs / BPMs. Monitor & ensure availability of suggested tests & drugs in all the subordinate institutions. Co-ordinate with CS & BMOs / BPMs. Timely availability of transport services. (Physically verify the condition of at least one ambulance per week.) Also monitor their response time & down time if any.
- K. NUHM- Ensure Operationalization of U-PHC by
Planning & Monitoring Target achievement, Availability of Medicine & Consumables, UHND/ Out Reach Services. Planning Community Process Review on- Formation of Mahila Arogya Samiltis, Opening of MAS accounts & transfer of funds in these accounts, Selection & training of Urban ASHAs & Fund utilization. Physical verification of at least one UPSC & 1 UHND per week.
- L.PC & PNDT
Ensure regular & timely inspection of Sonography centers, ART Clinics according to PC&PNDT Act within time limit by teams. To convene Advisory Committee meetings within 60 days as per provision of PC&PNDT Act.
- L. Routine Immunization- Insure complete immunization by
Preparing micro-plan with DIO monitoring that Micro plans are correctly made & strictly followed. Review missed sessions & make arrangements to immunize left out infants & children. Ensure Effective Alternate Vaccine Delivery System (AVDS) Critically Review the placement of ANMs with CMHO, plan redeployment if needed & send to MD through RJD for approval. Ensure their periodic trainings. Physical verification / Supportive supervision of at least two VHND sessions per week. To hold monthly review meeting at district level (DTFI) under chairmanship of Collector with ICDS officials.