| This directory lists training courses available in India during 1968 for various types of paramedical workers including health inspectors and visitors, public health nurses, dais, medical assistants, auxiliary health workers, etc. The name and address of the institutions offering each course is listed together with entrance requirements, course duration, qualification awarded on completion, number of vacancies, and tuition fees, if any. For example, in Bihar State, trained dressers can take a condensed course for health inspectors at the Public Health Institute at Patna; the course lasts 3 months, it can accommodate 50 students, no fee is charged, and a certificate is awarded by the state government Department of Health Services. |