Rural Health Care and Development Centre

Introduction to the department

Rural Health Care and Development Centre (RHCDC) is an initiative of the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) addressing the social responsibility principle of higher educational institutions.
RHCDC has completed 11 years of service in the rural areas and contributed significantly to the health care of the rural population in the region of D.K. District.

Vision

To excel in community oriented medical education along with preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative community care, service and research.

Mission

To develop social physicians who are competent to provide comprehensive health care to the community.

Objectives

To facilitate additional training of graduates and post graduates in the community settings
To train doctors as family physicians with a public health perspective
To make health care services available and affordable to the community
To educate the community regarding health promotion and disease prevention
To establish a referral system to the tertiary health care institution for further management
To implement national health programmes
To conduct epidemiological longitudinal studies by community participation

Road Map

Rural Health Care Sub Centres

Weekly Working Schedule

Staff Members

Family Adoption Programme

Kara Seva

Unnat Bharath Abhiyan

ISR Outreach Activities

RHCDC Media

Annual report of RHCDC