Directorate General of Health Services (India)

Directorate General of Health Services
Abbreviation	DGHS
Formation	1947; 78 years ago
Type	Government Agency
Region served	India
Director General of Health Services	Prof (Dr) Atul Goel
Parent organization	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Website	dghs.mohfw.gov.in

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is an attached organisation of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It's the apex technical advisory and regulatory body of healthcare. It functions as a repository of technical knowledge regarding public health, medical education and healthcare, and provides technical guidance to the ministry in these domains.^[1]^[2]^[3] DGHS is headed by the Director General of Health Services, a Secretary level (Apex Grade) officer of the Central Health Service (CHS). Prof (Dr) Atul Goel is the current Director General of Health Services. ^[4]^[5]

The DGHS manages the Central Government Hospitals and performs its role in public health through various subordinate organisations.^[6]

Central Government Hospitals and Medical Colleges^[7]

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital^[8]
Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated hospitals^[9]
Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital^[10]
Rural Health Training Centre, Najafgarh^[11]

Subordinate organisations

Nursing Colleges

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing^[12]
Lady Reading Health School

Public health institutes

All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health^[13]
All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation^[13]
National Centre for Disease Control^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme^[18]
Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare^[19]
Point of Entries (Airport Health Organisation, Port Health Organisation, Land Port Health Organisation)

Medical Regulatory Bodies

Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)^[20]
National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)^[21]^[22]

Serum and Vaccine Institutes

Central Research Institute, Kasauli^[13]
BCG Vaccine Laboratory, Guindy
Institute of Serology, Kolkata

Drug Procurement Organisation

Medical Stores Organisation^[23]
GMSD

Leprosy and TB Institutes

Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Chengalpattu
Regional Leprosy Training and Research Institute
- Aska
- Gouripur
- Raipur
TB Institute, Ghaziabad

Central Institutes

Central Health Education Bureau^[24]
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi

External links

References

[1] PIB Press Note: India against M-Pox; Govt Implementing Preventive Public Health measures against the disease.

[2] Economic Times: MoHFW defends DGHS Chief Dr Arun Goel, terms ‘insensitive remark’ report misleading

[3] ttps://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/government-appoints-sanjay-tyagi-as-director-general-of-health-services-4431541.html

[4] ttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2038807

[5] ttps://www.financialexpress.com/business/healthcare-heatwave-in-india-health-ministry-holds-review-meeting-directs-states-to-take-proactive-measures-3516711/

[6] ttps://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/centre-run-hospitals-asked-to-prescribe-generic-medicines-only-health-minister-mansukh-mandaviya/102014142

[7] ttps://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/government-policies/health-ministry-implements-centralized-cadre-system-of-administrative-staff-in-delhi-central-govt-hospitals-seeks-details-111762

[8] ttps://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/dcw-notice-to-rml-hospital-non-availability-of-free-sex-reassignment-surgery-8943108/

[9] ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/generics-only-order-has-docs-at-centre-run-hosps-in-a-fix/articleshow/100263470.cms

[10] ttps://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/doctors/vacancies-in-central-govt-hospitals-dghs-reinstates-ad-hoc-appointment-until-formulation-of-new-uniform-policy-92797

[11] ttps://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/doctors/vacancies-in-central-govt-hospitals-dghs-reinstates-ad-hoc-appointment-until-formulation-of-new-uniform-policy-92797

[12] ttps://medicaldialogues.in/news/education/nursing/mcc-issues-notice-on-bsc-nursing-counselling-process-for-colleges-affiliated-to-ip-university-check-out-details-114227

[:0-13] ttps://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/dghs-result-2023-declared-at-hlldghs-cbtexam-in-download-group-a-b-c-pdf-1703577802-1

[14] ttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2008388

[15] ttps://www.downtoearth.org.in/health/india-s-mysterious-diseases-we-need-a-public-health-system--72486

[16] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Aug/21/centre-to-soon-issue-advisory-to-states-on-new-virulent-strain-of-mpox

[17] ttps://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/national-centre-for-disease-control-s-elusive-role-amid-covid-19-pandemic-121070400783_1.html

[18] ttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1936542

[19] ttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1990674

[20] ttps://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/cdsco-disallow-import-of-refurbished-medical-device-move-divides-the-industry/447687/

[21] ttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1941862

[22] ttps://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/health-ministry-asks-states-uts-to-act-strictly-against-hospitals-involved-in-illegal-transplant/109477450

[23] ttps://studycafe.in/ministry-of-health-and-family-welfare-recruitment-2024-application-open-for-consultants-post-apply-now-342348.html

[24] ttps://goemkarponn.com/state-level-training-programs-on-musculoskeletal-disorders-held-at-sdgh/

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