Tuesday, 17 March 2020

Medical Facilities in Rural Areas


There is some shortfall in the number of medical facilities in position vis-à-vis requirement in the rural areas of the country.  However, except for Community Health Centres (CHC), there is no shortfall in the numbers Sub Centres & HWC-SCs and Primary Health Centres & HWC-PHCs, in Tripura, as per Rural Health Statistics(RHS) as on 1st July, 2019.  A comparative statement of State/UT-wise position of Sub Centres & HWC-SCs and Primary Health Centres & HWC-PHCs and CHCs in-position against requirement, including in Tripura, is given below:

S.No.
State/ UT
Estimated midyear population for Rural areas
Estimated midyear Tribal
population in
Rural areas
Sub Centres and HWC-SCs
PHCs and HWC-PHCs
CHCs
Required
In Position
Shortfall
%
Shorfall
Required
In Position
Shortfall
%
Shorfall
Required
In Position
Shortfall
%
Shorfall
R
P
S
R
P
S
R
P
S
1
Andhra Pradesh
34380000
2266965
7178
7437
*
*
1183
1145
38
3
295
140
155
53
2
Arunachal Pradesh
1133000
839207
338
385
*
*
51
143
*
*
12
63
*
*
3
Assam
29208000
3993696
6374
4643
1731
27
1040
946
94
9
260
177
83
32
4
Bihar
105717000
1454932
21337
9949
11388
53
3548
1899
1649
46
887
150
737
83
5
Chhattisgarh
21366000
7879417
5323
5205
118
2
843
792
51
6
210
170
40
19
6
Goa
435000
69097
96
219
*
*
15
24
*
*
3
5
*
*
7
Gujarat
36235000
6065876
8055
9166
*
*
1308
1476
*
*
327
362
*
*
8
Haryana
17304000
0
3460
2604
856
25
576
379
197
34
144
115
29
20
9
Himachal Pradesh
6567000
398091
1366
2089
*
*
225
586
*
*
56
87
*
*
10
Jammu & Kashmir
9530000
1472006
2102
3025
*
*
342
622
*
*
85
84
1
1
11
Jharkhand
27982000
8787305
6768
3848
2920
43
1079
298
781
72
269
171
98
36
12
Karnataka
37833000
3463079
8028
9758
*
*
1318
2127
*
*
329
198
131
40
13
Kerala
11511000
285346
2340
5380
*
*
388
848
*
*
97
227
*
*
14
Madhya Pradesh
58995000
16025605
13935
10226
3709
27
2233
1199
1034
46
558
309
249
45
15
Maharashtra
64293000
9406508
14112
10668
3444
24
2299
1828
471
20
574
364
210
37
16
Manipur
2132000
834313
537
490
47
9
84
90
*
*
21
23
*
*
17
Meghalaya
2569000
2314912
822
477
345
42
124
118
6
5
31
28
3
10
18
Mizoram
547000
528295
179
370
*
*
27
59
*
*
6
9
*
*
19
Nagaland
1281000
1189355
414
433
*
*
62
126
*
*
15
21
*
*
20
Odisha
35776000
9202138
8382
6688
1694
20
1345
1288
57
4
336
377
*
*
21
Punjab
17814000
0
3562
2950
612
17
593
416
177
30
148
89
59
40
22
Rajasthan
57353000
9681034
12761
13512
*
*
2073
2082
*
*
518
571
*
*
23
Sikkim
389000
142276
96
176
*
*
15
29
*
*
3
2
1
33
24
Tamil Nadu
36348000
644645
7355
8713
*
*
1222
1422
*
*
305
385
*
*
25
Telangana
20535000
2796018
4479
4744
*
*
731
636
95
13
182
85
97
53
26
Tripura
2595000
1069169
661
972
*
*
104
108
*
*
26
18
8
31
27
Uttarakhand
7362000
277051
1509
1847
*
*
250
257
*
*
62
67
*
*
28
Uttar Pradesh
172867000
1147580
34726
20782
13944
40
5781
2936
2845
49
1445
679
766
53
29
West Bengal
62862000
4908121
13226
10357
2869
22
2177
908
1269
58
544
348
196
36
30
A & N Islands
230000
25916
49
124
*
*
8
22
*
*
2
4
*
*
31
Chandigarh
6000
0
1
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N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
32
D & N Haveli
197000
162390
61
71
*
*
9
9
0
0
2
2
0
0
33
Daman & Diu
34000
4288
7
23
*
*
1
4
*
*
0
0
N App
N App
34
Delhi
172000
0
34
12
22
65
5
5
0
0
1
0
1
100
35
Lakshadweep
4000
3808
1
14
*
*
0
4
*
*
0
3
*
*
36
Puducherry
459000
0
91
54
37
41
15
24
*
*
3
2
1
33

All India/ Total
874021000
97338441
189765
157411
43736
23
31074
24855
8764
28
7756
5335
2865
37
Notes: The requirement is calculated using the prescribed norms on the basis of rural population estimation for mid year for the year 2019.  All India shortfall is derived by adding state-wise figures of shortfall ignoring the existing surplus in some of the states.(Mid year Tribal population for the year 2019 calculated based on the percentages of Tribal population in the Rural areas in Census 2011) R: Required; P: In Position; S: Shortfall;     *: Surplus
N App- Not Applicable

The NRHM interventions are aligned to achieve the objectives of National Health Policy and the progress towards the same is on track. The physical achievements/progress by National Health Mission(NHM) that includes National Rural Health Mission(NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission(NUHM) as on September, 2019,  State/UT-wise, are given below:

Physical Achievement/Progress under National Health Mission (As on Sept 2019)*


S.N


State/UTs
Health Human Resources Augmentation
Functional FRUs (First Referral Units)
Mobile Medical Units (MMUs)

Ambulances (Operational)

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)

No of PHCs working on 24X7 basis

Setting up RogiKalyanSamitis
Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition
Committees constituted
1
Bihar
13612
68
6
1102
89437
496
2006
8406
2
Chhattisgarh
6048
37
30
589
69515
251
1003
19180
3
Himachal Pradesh
820
16
3
323
32376
81
667
7790
4
Jammu & Kashmir

7492
55
11
331

12356
204
795
6741
5
Jharkhand
7938
59
92
2140
41312
114
582
30012
6
Madhya Pradesh

10886
148
150
1358

77531
754
1635
49567
7
Odisha
9187
66
8
1004
46566
116
1795
46060
8
Rajasthan
8739
82
214
1353
64243
982
3008
43440
9
Uttar Pradesh
32681
334
144
4720
163407
439
1710
71944
10
Uttarakhand
2120
50
5
234
12212
87
330
15296
11
Arunachal Pradesh

1531
13
16
149

3880
64
228
3772
12
Assam
15092
73
130
938
32256
314
1226
27673
13
Manipur
1528
7
9
43
4009
66
126
3878
14
Meghalaya
1692
8
4
43
6697
61
150
6249
15
Mizoram
1120
9
9
60
1170
41
85
830
16
Nagaland
933
16
11
82
1992
33
167
1346
17
Sikkim
301
3
4
9
656
24
30
641
18
Tripura
497
11
0
0
8044
84
153
1038
19
Andhra Pradesh
9522
240
52
439
42346
596
1385
12940
20
Goa
492
2
0
54
0
13
37
247
21
Gujarat
11659
132
74
587
46287
311
2201
17644
22
Haryana
8757
37
12
377
20115
248
640
6049
23
Karnataka
12773
163
70
911
43500
1006
2930
26087
24
Kerala
4844
87
30
43
30113
171
1296
19692
25
Maharashtra
20952
227
50
3611
70282
759
3481
39788
26
Punjab
5293
205
33
242
21470
211
670
12982
27
Tamil Nadu
24389
573
415
936
3965
1315
2587
15015
28
Telangana
13261
156
0
632
32575
314
1086
10426
29
West Bengal
16152
143
49
3759
61545
234
1251
46862
30
A & N Islands
326
1
0
1
422
20
29
275
31
Chandigarh
523
4
0
15
18
0
6
0
32
D & N Haveli
310
2
1
0
542
7
6
61
33
Daman & Diu
114
2
0
11
134
2
6
28
34
Delhi
1670
32
2
200
6035
0
34
0
35
Lakshadweep
217
6
0
14
110
4
9
9
36
Puducherry
467
4
4
11
206
23
48
100
TOTAL
253938
3071
1638
26321
1047324
9445
33398
552068
§ Source: - NHM-MIS report
§ *Cumulative figures as on Sept 2019.

Some of the outcomes achieved under NHM
  • Decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 122 during 2015-17 from 130 during 2014-16;
  • Decline in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 33 in 2017 as compared to 42 in 2012. 
  • Decline in the Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) to 37 in 2017 from 52 in 2012.
  • Decline in the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to 2.2 in 2017.

Further various diseases-related health indicators have also shown improvement, such as:
  • Annual Parasite Incidence (API) of Malaria Cases has declined to 0.02 in 2019 from 1.10 in 2011.
  • The incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) per 1 lakh population has been reduced to 204 in 2017, from 234 in 2012.
  • The target of prevalence of leprosy <1/one lakh population has been achieved nationally.
  • At the end of November 2019, 92% Kala-azar endemic blocks have achieved the elimination target of <1 Kala Aazar case per 10,000 population at block level.
  • The prevalence of tobacco use has reduced by six percentage points from 34.6% (2009-10) to 28.6% (2016-17) as per Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2)]

The Government has sanctioned setting up of Super Specialty Blocks in some existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) in various parts of the country, which may include rural areas, under different phases of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Details of Government Medical Colleges taken up for Up-gradation under PMSSY where Super Specialty Blocks have been sanctioned during the last three years including current year, are given below:

Up-gradation of Government Medical Colleges(GMC)Completed during 2017-18

S. No
Name of the GMC/Institute
Executing Agency
Phase
1
Government Medical College, Amritsar
HSCC
II

Up-gradation of Government Medical Colleges Completed during 2018-19

S. No
Name of the GMC/Institute
Executing Agency
Phase
1
Kolkata Medical College, Kolkata
HSCC
I
2
Government Medical College, Madurai*
HLL
II
3
Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada
HSCC
III
4
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli*
HITES
III
5
Govt. Medical College, Rewa
HSCC
III
6
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur
HSCC
III
7
Govt. Medical College,  Latur
HSCC
III
8
MKCG Medical College, Behrampur
HSCC
III
9
Govt Medical College, Patiala
HSCC
III
10
SP Medical College, Bikaner
HSCC
III
11
Govt Medical College, Kota
HSCC
III
12
Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
HITES
III
13
Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli
HITES
III
14
Govt Medical College, Gorakhpur
CPWD
III
15
LLRM Medical College, Meerut
CPWD
III

List of Up-gradation of GMC Projects completed during 2019-20


S. No.
Name of the GMC/Institute
Executing Agency
Phase
  1.  
GMC, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
HSCC
III
  1.  
GMC Akola (Maharashtra)
CPWD
III
  1.  
GR Medical College, Gwalior
 (Madhya Pradesh)
HSCC
III
  1.  
GMC Udaipur (Rajasthan)
HSCC
III
  1.  
MLB Medical College, Jhansi (UP)
HSCC
III
  1.  
IMS-BHU, Varanasi (UP)
CPWD
V(A)
  1.  
PDU Govt. Medical College, Rajkot (Gujarat)
HITES
III
  1.  
PGIMS Rohtak (Haryana)
HLL
II
  1.  
BS Medical College, Bankura (WB)
CPWD
III
  1.  
GMC Guwahati (Assam)
HSCC
III

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.

Courtesy: pib.gov.in

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