Health
Despite infrastructural bottlenecks
The government is paying increasing attention to integrated health, maternity and childcare in rural areas. An increasing number of coming health workers and doctors are being sent to rural health centers. Economically poorer sections of our population are very much dependent on the government health-infrastructure, which requires massive augmentation, what we need is to care in all its dimensions. The need is to strengthen the entire primary healthcare system.
Despite infrastructural bottlenecks, Purba Medinipur holds a significant place in the state vis-à-vis health states. In a combined rank of blocks in consideration of estimated Birth Rate and female literacy rate in W.B., Purba Medinipur blocks occupy front ranking positions. Considering the fact that population served per bed in rural Purba Medinipur is 6034 persons and urban Purba Medinipur is 199. It can be said that despite various problems, the government health mechanism has served well the district.
In line with the initiatives taken by the state government, it is imperative to remove identified constraints and inadequacies of the health system with respect to manpower, infrastructure and availability of financial resources. Women, Children and the poor are the focus groups that need to be addressed by the state’s health system and efforts are directed in ensuring wide coverage. Broadly such efforts are based on the following principles:-
Focus on efficiency
(a) Meeting the needs of the district population by making the health delivery system more pro-poor, gender sensitive and client friendly and by responding to the high burden of preventable diseases among the poor, women, socially disadvantaged groups such as S.C.s, S.T.s and minorities.
(b) Focus on efficiency and improving efforts by emphasizing quality and accountability of health services in the Government health system as well as private sector.
(c) Promote decentralization of decision-making and collaboration with the Panchayati Raj institutions, urban local bodies and civil society organizations as well as develop inter-sector collaboration with other governments. Much emphasis for improvement in nutrition, education, water and sanitation programs has been laid as well as integration of the various health programs and mainstreaming of activities within the different branches of the health system.The basic approach centers around improving stewardship and management in the government health system is critical for the success of the reforms in health sector. Improving leadership, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness at all levels of the health system will synergistically add to the gains made in the health sector.
| HEALTH SERVICES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) District Hospital | 1 | (h) Leprosy Control Unit | 8 |
| (b) Sub-Divisional Hospital | 3 | (I) Homeopathy Unit | 29 |
| (d) Rural Hospital | 3 | (k) Dental Surgeon | 8 |
| (e) No. of Block Primary Health Centre | 22 | (l) Number of Doctors | 189 |
| (f) No. of Primary Health Centre | 51 | (m) Number of Nursing Staff | 518 |
| (g) Sub-Centres | 597 | ||
| (a) District Hospital | 1 | (h) Leprosy Control Unit | 8 |
| Status of Untied Fund / RKS fund in different BPHC / RH as on 31.10.2011in Purba Medinipur | |||
