Recognizing the critical health status of indigenous people in diffe= rent parts of the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) proposed a holistic approach for reducing the burden of disease among these people</ti= tle> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"stockticker"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"date"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> <table class=3DMsoTableGrid border=3D1 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'background:maroon;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border= -alt: solid windowtext .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5= .4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid win= dowtext'> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D295 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:221.1pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=3D767 colspan=3D5 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:575.3pt;border:so= lid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:s= olid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> Recogniz= ing the critical health status of indigenous people in different parts of the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) proposed a holist= ic approach for reducing the burden of disease among these people. On </span= ><ns0:date ns1:Year=3D"2010" ns1:Day=3D"9" ns1:= Month=3D"8">9th August 2010</ns0:date> , the International Day of the World's indigenous people, ICMR initiated a Tribal Health Research Forum (THRF) with the man= date to address and discuss all the health issues pertaining to indigenous peo= ple. This forum meet once in every three months to look into the progress made= and develop modus operandi to meet challenges of health problems of the indigenous people.<u2:p> <o:p></o:p> </u2:p> Indian tribal people, locally know= n as the Adivasi, are the aboriginal people of the nation and constitute a larger part of population of the country. These communities belong to different ethno-lingual groups and living at dispar= ate levels of socio-economic development. Their spatial distribution is characterized by a tendency of clustering and concentration in pockets wh= ich have suffered from isolation. Article 366(25) refers to scheduled tribes = as those communities who are scheduled in accordance with Article 342 of the Constitution. According to census of <st1:country-region w:st=3D"o= n"><ns0:place><ns0:country-region><st1:country-r= egion w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">India</= span></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:country-region></ns0:place></sp= an></st1:country-region> , 2001, the Scheduled Tribes are = the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within these tribes and tribal communities which have been declared as such by the President thro= ugh a public notification. The tribal population of the country, as per the 2= 001 census, is 8.43 crore, constituting 8.2% of t= he total population with 91.7% of them living in rural areas and 8.3% in urb= an areas. The tribal population accounts for 8.2% population (Indian Census 2011). According to Article 342 of the constitution of India, at present, there are 697 tribes= as counted by the Central Government. Of which certain Scheduled Tribes, 75 = in number known as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups classified as Primi= tive Tribal Groups (PTGs). Some of the primitive t= ribes are Abujmaria, Bodo</spa= n>, Bondo, Birhore, Baiga, Kamar, Saharia and Onges etc. = Three numerically dominant tribes in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st= 1:place w:st=3D"on"><ns0:place><ns0:country-reg= ion>India</ns0:country-region></ns0:place></= span></st1:place></st1:country-region> are Gond</sp= an>, Bhil and Santhal. Gond & Bhil are predominantly distributed in Central and Western India, whereas Santhal are distributed in Eastern part of the coun= try, predominantly in Bihar, <ns0:plac= e><st1:place w:st=3D"on">West Bengal</st1:place></= ns0:place> , Orissa<= /span> & Jharkhand. In North Eastern part of the country, the main tribes are Naga, Mijo, Garo, Khasi, Chakma etc., and are found mostly and predomi= nantly in the state of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mijoram & Arunachal Pradesh. In this North Eastern part of th= e country, even if, these tribes are numerically small groups but their share in the state population is more than 50 percent. There are five numerically small tribes located in the Andman & <st= 1:place w:st=3D"on"><ns0:place>N= icobar islands</ns0:place></st1:place> are Jarwas, Onges, S= entinelese, Shompens & t= he Andamanese / Nicobaries with an anthropological links to the <sp= an class=3DSpellE>Negrito</= span> group. Central and Northern part of the country is the home of the tribes like Gaddies, Bhotia</sp= an>, Kamar, Birhore, Jaunsaris, Baiga, Khampa, Meena and Gujjar etc. In Southern part of the country some of= the tribal groups are Andh, = Chenchu, Dubla, Gadabas, <= span class=3DSpellE>Kolam and Todas etc.<u2= :p> <o:p></o:p> </u2:p> Both communicable diseases like Tuberculosis, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Lymphatic Filariasis and Diarrhea and non communicable diseases as Hypertension, Fluorosis</sp= an>, Cancer, Nutritional deficiency disorders and genetic disorders etc are ma= jor health problems in these tribes. Presence of these diseases coupled with illiteracy, poverty and malnutrition makes the situation more complex and tedious to the tribal group as well to the health functionaries to bring = them to main stream so as to reach the targets of Millennium Development Goals= (<ns0:stockticker> = MDG</ns0:stockticker> ). <o:p></o:p> <u2:p></u2:p> The epid= emic of diseases and their risk factors is affecting all population of the cou= ntry and with the ongoing epidemiological transition, even marginalized popula= tion are getting affected. Studies in the tribal population would provide us w= ith an opportunity to capture this transition as well as understand the behavioral determinants of the risk factor selecting appropriate evidence based intervention. The Tribal Health Forum provides us an opportunity for strengthening research on tribal population and interacting with key stake holders.<u2:p> <o:p></o:p> </u2:p> Dr. V. M= . Katoch, Secretary DHR and Director General ICMR is = of opinion that there is need for taking up research which would make a posi= tive difference in the health of the tribal population as a total health packa= ge irrespective of specialties in the shortest possible time. The outcome of research should include public health indicators so as to assess impact of research, involvement of local medical colleges, universities, other rese= arch organization and the state authorities is critical for under taking resea= rch and making an impact.<u2:p> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=3D767 colspan=3D5 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:575.3pt;border:so= lid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:s= olid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/D17231F3/THRF_indexdetails.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Recognizing the critical health status of indigenous people in diffe= rent parts of the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) proposed a holistic approach for reducing the burden of disease among these people</ti= tle> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"stockticker"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"date"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> <table class=3DMsoTableGrid border=3D1 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'background:maroon;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border= -alt: solid windowtext .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5= .4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid win= dowtext'> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D118 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:88.55pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> <td width=3D295 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:221.1pt;border:solid windowte= xt 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=3D767 colspan=3D5 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:575.3pt;border:so= lid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:s= olid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> Recogniz= ing the critical health status of indigenous people in different parts of the country, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) proposed a holist= ic approach for reducing the burden of disease among these people. On </span= ><ns0:date ns1:Year=3D"2010" ns1:Day=3D"9" ns1:= Month=3D"8">9th August 2010</ns0:date> , the International Day of the World's indigenous people, ICMR initiated a Tribal Health Research Forum (THRF) with the man= date to address and discuss all the health issues pertaining to indigenous peo= ple. This forum meet once in every three months to look into the progress made= and develop modus operandi to meet challenges of health problems of the indigenous people.<u2:p> <o:p></o:p> </u2:p> Indian tribal people, locally know= n as the Adivasi, are the aboriginal people of the nation and constitute a larger part of population of the country. These communities belong to different ethno-lingual groups and living at dispar= ate levels of socio-economic development. Their spatial distribution is characterized by a tendency of clustering and concentration in pockets wh= ich have suffered from isolation. Article 366(25) refers to scheduled tribes = as those communities who are scheduled in accordance with Article 342 of the Constitution. According to census of <st1:country-region w:st=3D"o= n"><ns0:place><ns0:country-region><st1:country-r= egion w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">India</= span></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:country-region></ns0:place></sp= an></st1:country-region> , 2001, the Scheduled Tribes are = the tribes or tribal communities or part of or groups within these tribes and tribal communities which have been declared as such by the President thro= ugh a public notification. The tribal population of the country, as per the 2= 001 census, is 8.43 crore, constituting 8.2% of t= he total population with 91.7% of them living in rural areas and 8.3% in urb= an areas. The tribal population accounts for 8.2% population (Indian Census 2011). According to Article 342 of the constitution of India, at present, there are 697 tribes= as counted by the Central Government. Of which certain Scheduled Tribes, 75 = in number known as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups classified as Primi= tive Tribal Groups (PTGs). Some of the primitive t= ribes are Abujmaria, Bodo</spa= n>, Bondo, Birhore, Baiga, Kamar, Saharia and Onges etc. = Three numerically dominant tribes in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st= 1:place w:st=3D"on"><ns0:place><ns0:country-reg= ion>India</ns0:country-region></ns0:place></= span></st1:place></st1:country-region> are Gond</sp= an>, Bhil and Santhal. Gond & Bhil are predominantly distributed in Central and Western India, whereas Santhal are distributed in Eastern part of the coun= try, predominantly in Bihar, <ns0:plac= e><st1:place w:st=3D"on">West Bengal</st1:place></= ns0:place> , Orissa<= /span> & Jharkhand. In North Eastern part of the country, the main tribes are Naga, Mijo, Garo, Khasi, Chakma etc., and are found mostly and predomi= nantly in the state of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mijoram & Arunachal Pradesh. In this North Eastern part of th= e country, even if, these tribes are numerically small groups but their share in the state population is more than 50 percent. There are five numerically small tribes located in the Andman & <st= 1:place w:st=3D"on"><ns0:place>N= icobar islands</ns0:place></st1:place> are Jarwas, Onges, S= entinelese, Shompens & t= he Andamanese / Nicobaries with an anthropological links to the <sp= an class=3DSpellE>Negrito</= span> group. Central and Northern part of the country is the home of the tribes like Gaddies, Bhotia</sp= an>, Kamar, Birhore, Jaunsaris, Baiga, Khampa, Meena and Gujjar etc. In Southern part of the country some of= the tribal groups are Andh, = Chenchu, Dubla, Gadabas, <= span class=3DSpellE>Kolam and Todas etc.<u2= :p> <o:p></o:p> </u2:p> Both communicable diseases like Tuberculosis, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Lymphatic Filariasis and Diarrhea and non communicable diseases as Hypertension, Fluorosis</sp= an>, Cancer, Nutritional deficiency disorders and genetic disorders etc are ma= jor health problems in these tribes. Presence of these diseases coupled with illiteracy, poverty and malnutrition makes the situation more complex and tedious to the tribal group as well to the health functionaries to bring = them to main stream so as to reach the targets of Millennium Development Goals= (<ns0:stockticker> = MDG</ns0:stockticker> ). <o:p></o:p> <u2:p></u2:p> The epid= emic of diseases and their risk factors is affecting all population of the cou= ntry and with the ongoing epidemiological transition, even marginalized popula= tion are getting affected. Studies in the tribal population would provide us w= ith an opportunity to capture this transition as well as understand the behavioral determinants of the risk factor selecting appropriate evidence based intervention. The Tribal Health Forum provides us an opportunity for strengthening research on tribal population and interacting with key stake holders.<u2:p> <o:p></o:p> </u2:p> Dr. V. M= . Katoch, Secretary DHR and Director General ICMR is = of opinion that there is need for taking up research which would make a posi= tive difference in the health of the tribal population as a total health packa= ge irrespective of specialties in the shortest possible time. The outcome of research should include public health indicators so as to assess impact of research, involvement of local medical colleges, universities, other rese= arch organization and the state authorities is critical for under taking resea= rch and making an impact.<u2:p> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=3D767 colspan=3D5 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:575.3pt;border:so= lid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:s= olid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>