About

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TDU is a provisionally approved Personnel Certification Body(PrCB) responsible for assessing and certifying community-based traditionalhealers. This process evaluates their prior healthcare knowledge and skills inspecific areas (health conditions), based on the Minimum Standards ofCompetence (MSC) outlined as per ISO 17024.

Since 2019, TDU has held the status of PrCB under the Voluntary Certification Scheme for Traditional Community Healthcare Providers(VCSTCHP), a national personnel certification initiative jointly launched by the Quality Council of India (QCI), New Delhi, and the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bengaluru.

Traditional Community Healthcare Providers (TCHPs) are nothing but the traditional healers/folk healers/Parampara Vaidya, play a vital role in meeting the health care needs of our populations in India especially in rural areas. They treat from a  range of simple primary healthcare related common ailments to management of  jaundice, joint pain, sprain, dislocation and bone fracture, child birth, women and child health, poisonous bites, skin diseases, burns and so on. These TCHPs are supported by the local communities who are seeking their services in prevention and management of primary healthcare issues and for promotion of health. VCSTCHP is an exclusive scheme to accredit and certify these traditional healers through internationally accepted process, ISO 17024, 3^rd party certification through PrCB. Following 6 streams are considered for certification based on their prior knowledge and skills

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Six streams (Health Conditions) for certification

1)    Common Ailments  

2)    Jaundice  

3)    Joint Pain  

4)    Traditional Bone Setting  

5)    Poisonous Bites  

6)    Traditional Birth Attendants

Who can apply?

a.     Age: 28 years and above

b.    Experience: 10 years and above in the streams(health conditions) of practice.

Medium of Evaluation

All vernacular languages (according to the respective state’s languages)

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Method, Duration and Weightage of evaluation:

1.    Knowledge Evaluation

2.    Case Presentation

3.    Viva voce on case study presentation

4.    Practical demonstration

5.    Field verification

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Information brochure

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English          Kannada          Hindi           Tamil           Telugu          Malayalam

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How to apply?

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The application forms in different languages are available for download to apply

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English          Kannada          Hindi          Tamil           Telugu          Malayalam

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List of Expert of TCHPs

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Dr. Girish Kumar

Dr. Bhanupriya

Dr. Arun Bhanu

Dr. Nithin G N

Dr. Inde T G

Dr. Chakradhar

Dr. Akhilesan V

Dr. Sri Venkatesh

Ms. Shubhashree  Sahoo

Ms. Krupali Mohanty

List of empanelled evaluators

Certified TCHPs (State wise)

Karnataka          Andhra Pradesh          Chhattisgarh          Chhattisgarh (Re-certified)   

Goa          Gujarat          Jharkhand         Kerala          Odisha          Tamil Nadu          Telangana

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TDU PrCB Managing Committee

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·      Dr. Leena Wadia, Chairperson

·      Dr. Prakash BN, Member Secretary

·      Dr. Girish Kumar, Member

·      Mr. Ravikumar G, Member

·      Mr. Suresh Hegde, Member

·      Mrs. Srividya Venkatesh, Member

·      Mr. Hariramamurthi G, Member

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Appeals & Complaints

The candidates may appealto the Appeals Sub-committee against any decisions of the PrCB. The TCHPs, theusers of the services of the certified TCHPs or any other stake holders mayregister their complaints to the Complaints Sub-committee. The appeals andcomplaints will be acknowledged within a week and will be attended andresponded to within 3 weeks

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Appeals Sub-Committtee

• Dr. Leena Wadia, Member
• Dr. Nirmala Murthy, Member‍
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Click here to register a complaint

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Complaints Sub-Committtee

• Mr. Suresh Hegde, Member
• Dr. Girish Kumar, Member

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​Click here to register an appeal

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Need help to register a complaint or appeal? 

Contact :

Dr. Swathi, Quality Manager

080 - 28568000 - Ext.: 107

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