Excess Primary Healthcare Centres Established In State In Terms Of Population Ratio: State Tells Karnataka High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Excess Primary Healthcare Centres Established In State In Terms Of Population Ratio: State Tells Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government has informed the High Court that an excess of 822 Public Health Centres have been established in terms of the population ratio in the state. The statement was made in a compliance report filed in response to the Public Interest Litigation filed by one Gurunath Vadde seeking to start a hospital at the gram panchayat level. In this backdrop, a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum observed, "The apprehension of the petitioner that there are lesser PHC's and the rural population is deprived of healthcare system cannot be acceded to." The State had further assured the Court that: Government will provide suitable site and Government buildings for PHCS that are being run in rented buildings; Dilapidated buildings will be repaired as soon as possible by following the necessary provisions of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, if applicable and/or new buildings will be constructed;

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Right To Health/Medical Care A Fundamental Right, Enforceable Through Corresponding Obligation On State To Create Facilities: Karnataka HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Right To Health/Medical Care A Fundamental Right, Enforceable Through Corresponding Obligation On State To Create Facilities: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

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NEET, rising deaths among young persons, brought up in Lok Sabha as MPs demand more funds for healthcare sector
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Cabinet approval for 33 PHCs in KK region under Arogya Avishkara programme
1 year ago

Cabinet approval for 33 PHCs in KK region under Arogya Avishkara programme

The Hindu  

The State Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday, approved the establishment of 33 primary health centres in the Kalyana Karnataka region under the “Arogya Avishkara “ programme launched by the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board. KKRDB chairman Ajay Singh, in a release, stated that the Board had submitted a proposal to the State government for establishing 65 PHCs …

1,125 PHCs renovated in AP with ₹670 crore: Minister Vidadala Rajini
1 year, 8 months ago

1,125 PHCs renovated in AP with ₹670 crore: Minister Vidadala Rajini

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: State government has renovated 1,125 public health centres in the state under Nadu Nedu scheme, spending ₹670 crore during the last four years, said health and family welfare minister Vidadala Rajini on Tuesday. Further, the state government is planning to build 10,032 YSR Health Clinics by spending ₹1,692 crore. Similarly, Rajini said ₹1,223 crore has been sanctioned to build …

Building 10k PHCs in AP, says health minister Rajani
1 year, 10 months ago

Building 10k PHCs in AP, says health minister Rajani

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Health and Family Welfare Minister Vidadala Rajani said the State government has taken up an ambitious project of constructing 10,032 public health centers across the state to augment the health services. Talking to the media persons after inaugurating a urban health hospital with 10 beds in Peda Gantyada mandal in 77th division of GVMC in Anakapalli district on Tuesday, …

Telangana\'s primary health centres ailing, need infra boost
2 years, 4 months ago

Telangana\'s primary health centres ailing, need infra boost

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Staff shortages, lack of funds, and delays in the construction of infrastructure for hospitals and health centres in districts have reaffirmed medical associations' concerns about the state's primary health care system. According to information provided in a response to an RTI, only 72 staff members work out of a total sanctioned strength of 258 in various departments at the …

Report finds Telangana has few health centres
2 years, 10 months ago

Report finds Telangana has few health centres

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The presence of Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres in Telangana is 53 per cent and 12 per cent less than the required numbers, respectively, as per the Rural Health Statistics 2020-21 report. It noted that as on March 31, 2021, 180 CHCs were deemed to be required in the state, whereas there were only 85, a shortfall …

Manish Tewari: What we need is a New Deal for health
4 years, 11 months ago

Manish Tewari: What we need is a New Deal for health

Deccan Chronicle  

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India’s rural public health facilities need urgent fixing
7 years ago

India’s rural public health facilities need urgent fixing

Live Mint  

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PHCs with more than 150 outpatients a day to be upgraded
7 years, 6 months ago

PHCs with more than 150 outpatients a day to be upgraded

The Hindu  

Minister for Health and Family Welfare K.R. Ramesh Kumar has said that government Primary Health Centres, where the number of outpatients is more than 150 per day, would be upgraded to 24x7 healthcare centres. Those that have more than 150 outpatients a day would be sanctioned one more post of doctor, Mr. Kumar said, at the meeting. Mr. Kumar said …

Shortage of PHCs plagues added areas in Chennai
11 years, 5 months ago

Shortage of PHCs plagues added areas in Chennai

The Hindu  

The added areas in the city are in dire need of more primary health centres with facilities for night clinics. The commissioning of additional centres and the rearrangement of existing centres is a vital step in relieving the pressure on tertiary care centres and offering primary healthcare to poor beneficiaries. According to Chennai Corporation sources, the added areas of the …

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