Capacity Building

Capacity Building is a core function of SHSRC, aimed at strengthening the knowledge, skills, and competencies of Health care worker and Medical officers in the Public health Department across Maharashtra. Through a structured and ongoing approach, SHSRC organizes a wide range of learning platforms including webinars, workshops, hands-on training sessions, and interactive forums. These initiatives focus on clinical topics, administrative processes, public health policies, and program implementation strategies. By collaborating with experts from medical colleges, national institutions, and government departments, SHSRC ensures the dissemination of updated guidelines, protocols, and best practices. The goal is to enhance the effectiveness of service delivery and promote evidence-based decision-making across the health system.

1. Webinars

Technical and Administrative Webinar for CHO

SHSRC conducts monthly webinars for Community Health Officers (CHOs) to strengthen their clinical and administrative skills. These sessions cover a range of topics including maternal and child health, disease surveillance, immunization, and health program implementation. The webinars also serve as a platform to address field-level challenges, promote case-based learning, and enhance the CHOs’ role as team leaders at Health and Wellness Centres.

a) Clinical Webinar

is inhouse monthly activity for capacity building and refreshing clinical knowledge with recent updates for medical officers across Maharashtra. Activity Started from December 2022 with renowned speakers from medical colleges , subject experts and health professionals.
Clinical webinar got accreditation from Maharashtra Medical council resulting a credit score addition for medical officers.
In FY 2024-25, 17 Clinical webinars have been conducted successfully for Medical Officers.

b) CHO Webinar:

The Community Health Officer (CHO) Webinar Series is a refresher capacity-building initiative of SHSRC conducted to strengthen the clinical, public health, and administrative competencies of CHOs working at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Health and Wellness Centres) across Maharashtra. These webinars are organised every month, providing structured and continuous learning support to CHOs.

The webinar series follows a modular approach aligned with the 13 service packages delivered at Health and Wellness Centres, covering key areas such as maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, immunization, nutrition, disease surveillance, record keeping, and national health programmes. Sessions are designed to address field-level challenges, promote case-based discussions, and reinforce the role of CHOs as team leaders in primary healthcare delivery.

During the financial year 2024–25 (April 2024 to March 2025), a total of 12 CHO webinars were successfully conducted. The webinars are conducted by senior public health officials, subject experts, and experienced clinicians from state and national institutions. This continuous learning initiative has contributed significantly to improving the quality and effectiveness of services delivered at the community level.

c) Administrative Webinar (In-house activity)

The Administrative Webinar Series is an in-house capacity-building initiative of SHSRC designed to enhance understanding of administrative, financial, and establishment-related processes among PHC Medical Officers, Medical Superintendent and relevant administrative staff. These webinars aim to improve day-to-day administrative efficiency and ensure compliance with government rules and procedures.

the financial year 2024–25, a total of 14 Administrative Webinars were conducted between July 2023 and September 2024, covering a wide range of topics such as service rules, establishment matters, leave rules, pension procedures, NHM finance, income tax provisions, procurement through GeM Portal and e-tendering, record keeping, E- Aushadhi, and condemnation procedures. The sessions were facilitated by senior administrative officers, treasury officials, finance experts, and subject specialists from state and national institutions.

The Administrative Webinars are conducted once every month and serve as an important platform for clarifying rules, addressing practical administrative challenges, and promoting uniform understanding of procedures across the public health system. This initiative has contributed to improved administrative decision-making, transparency, and effective governance within the Public Health Department.

• The objective of the webinar was to help all medical officers to understand the administrative aspects, Establishment, Tax provision, and Health-related software to gain current information & knowledge to MOs, sometimes CHOs and paramedics.
• Webinar is conducted once in a month
• In FY 2024-25, 6 webinars have been conducted successfully

2. ASHA – Capacity Building

3. Workshops

b) MIS Capacity Building Workshop

SHSRC organizes MIS Capacity Building Workshops to strengthen the data handling and analysis skills .These workshops cover essential topics such as basic and advanced MS Excel, HMIS tool, and techniques for data analysis and visualization to support monitoring and evaluation activities of district and State. By enhancing technical skills and promoting data-driven decision-making, these workshops play a vital role in improving the quality and use of health data at all district and State levels.

Objective:

To strengthen the capacity of data professionals in accurate data handling, analysis, and reporting. This training is expected to improve the efficiency and precision of data-driven decision-making in health systems.

Workshop Details:

45 participants (Monitoring & Evaluation Offices, including Statistical Officers (SO), Statistical Investigators (SI), and Statistical Assistants (SA)) were trained in two-day workshop. This workshop was consecutively conducted for two years (23-24 & 24-25)

Collaboration:

The workshop was organized in collaboration with CTARA, IIT Mumbai.

c) Research Methodology Workshop

Objective:

aimed to build research capacity among key public health personnel involved in program implementation and evaluation. Foundational concepts of public health research, including study design, data collection, analysis, and report writing are components of this workshop.. By equipping health officials with practical research skills, the workshop encourage evidence-based planning, improved documentation of field experiences, and promote a culture of analytical thinking within the public health system.

Workshop Details:

20 Participants (Medical Officers from HFWTCs, Principals, DRCHOs, ADHOs, ACSs, faculty from SIHFW, and other senior officials) for each workshop were trained in research methodology. Total 3 workshop conducted. (Nagpur, Pune & Nashik)

Collaborating partner:

IAPSM

4. Two Way Interactive Learning Sessions (10 Modules)

Objective:

To minimize drawback of webinar, interactive and learning in modular fashion two interactive session planned for a particular program with fixed number of participants for all sessions.

A. Vatsalya program

Pilot Activity for two-way interactive session for Vatsalya program started for entire district of Washim (All PHC M.O., HQ ANM, and CHO). 10 Modular Sessions leaning result in improvement of the knowledge, field activity, reporting and program indicators. Later on Modular training activity with interactive dialogue started extended to Dharashiv district.

Type-

Hub & Spoke model (through ECHO Platform)

Frequency-

Weekly (Every Thursday)

Modules-

Teaching, assessment, gap analysis, reporting, Community Participants, Block and District presentation, etc.

B. Cervical cancer and VIA Screening
In collaboration with TATA Memorial Cancer Centre, Mumbai a pilot project of interactive Modular leaning activity started for Nandurbar District. This Project will help in strengthening cervical cancer screening efforts. Activity Started in from June 2025 as Weekly sessions.
Participants: Medical Officers, Community Health Officers, ANM and LHV of all PHC’s of Nandurbar district.
Modules- Teaching, assessment, gap analysis, reporting and presentation (by THO)
Modules- Teaching, assessment, gap analysis, reporting, Community Participants, Block and District presentation, etc.