87 doctors appointed for family doctor concept
1 year, 9 months ago

87 doctors appointed for family doctor concept

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Kakinada Collector Kritika Shukla has said 87 medical officers have been appointed in 40 Primary Health Centres in the district to make the “family doctor’’ concept successful. The family doctor concept had been introduced in Kakinada district on a pilot basis in October last and 1.35 lakh people got medical treatment via this system so far. Eluru collector Prasanna Venkatesh said 44 mobile medical units linked with VYSR Village clinics and 16 varieties of medical tests and 67 kinds of medicines are available in the village health clinics in the district. East Godavari collector K. Madhavi Latha said two public health centres in every mandal are working under the family doctor concept.

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Family Doctor' Scheme Helps 1.57 Cr with Healthcare Services in First 3 Months
1 year, 4 months ago

Family Doctor' Scheme Helps 1.57 Cr with Healthcare Services in First 3 Months

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Family Doctor programme in Andhra Pradesh is yielding good results as more than one-and-a-half crore people availed the services in their native places/villages during the first three months of its launch in April. Meanwhile, to further fortify the state’s healthcare services, the family doctor programme has recruited 52,000 employees, including 3,899 specialists and 2,552 medical officers. Locals P. …

Family doctor concept will be role model for nation: CM Jagan
1 year, 9 months ago

Family doctor concept will be role model for nation: CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Inaugurating the Family Doctor scheme at a state-level event at Chilakaluripeta constituency in Palnadu district on Thursday, Jagan Mohan Reddy said, “We are starting the Family Doctor system across the state from today. Qualified doctors will man 10,032 Dr YSR Village Health Clinics that would extend preventive healthcare to the needy across the state.” He commented …

CM Jagan to launch family doctor programme today
1 year, 9 months ago

CM Jagan to launch family doctor programme today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will officially launch the Family Doctor programme -- a major initiative of his government -- at Lingamguntla in Chilakaluripet mandal of Palnadu district on April 6, Thursday, with the aim of expanding the medical and health services to the doorsteps of every family in the state. CM Jagan Mohan Reddy formally will inaugurate …

CM to inaugurate Family Doctor' programme at Lingamguntla village on April 6
1 year, 9 months ago

CM to inaugurate Family Doctor' programme at Lingamguntla village on April 6

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to inaugurate the ‘Family Doctor’ programme at Lingamguntla village of Chilakaluripeta Mandal in Palnadu district on April 6. Later, the minister told media persons that the state government was going to launch the ‘Family Doctor’ programme to ensure healthcare to the people at their doorstep and wished the programme would become an ideal …

CM Jagan to launch Family Doctor programme on March 15
1 year, 10 months ago

CM Jagan to launch Family Doctor programme on March 15

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. “Health services to 45,90,086 people have been provided so far in the Family Doctor Pilot Project and we have completed the appointment of doctors in 1,149 PHCs,” the CM said. Along with them, there will be a CHO and 3-4 Asha workers.” Jagan Mohan Reddy said he wanted the Aarogyasri referral and services to be a …

Family Doctor concept to be fully implemented in Andhra Pradesh from March 1
1 year, 11 months ago

Family Doctor concept to be fully implemented in Andhra Pradesh from March 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has advised officials to fully implement the Family Doctor concept across the state from March 1. “This will help the officials take suitable steps to strengthen the functioning of hospitals and the public health system, after the feedback from the people’s representatives,” he said. Jagan Mohan Reddy said mandal-level officials, JCs and district …

Taking healthcare down to the last family
2 years, 1 month ago

Taking healthcare down to the last family

The Hindu  

The Mobile Medical Unit, led by Dr. S. Ravi, a ‘Family Physician’ of Penamaluru Primary Health Centre, arrived at Yanamalakuduru Village on Wednesday. Through the programme, the doctors working as Family Physicians or Medical Officers at the Primary Health Centers would closely monitor the health of the villagers of each Village Secretariat, maintain their health records, conduct periodic health checkups …

Andhra Pradesh: Full-scale implementation of ‘Family Doctor’ programme from Sankranti
2 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Full-scale implementation of ‘Family Doctor’ programme from Sankranti

The Hindu  

Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, M.T. Mr. Krishna Babu said 1,032 YSR Village Clinics would be established across the State. Mr. Krishna Babu said there would be two Primary Health Centres in each mandal. Over 80% of the health issues could be treated at the village level with the implementation of the Family Doctor programme, he said. …

Kerala needs more family doctors: Expert
5 years, 1 month ago

Kerala needs more family doctors: Expert

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode: The state has to shift the focus from specialty sector to family doctor and family medicine to bring about positive changes in the health care system, according to an expert. Even in the USA which has the worst health care model, at least 40 percent of all doctors are family doctors, but they work in the private sector without …

Family medicine department at medical college seeks new lease of life
5 years, 1 month ago

Family medicine department at medical college seeks new lease of life

The Hindu  

The department of family medicine at Government Medical College, Kozhikode, is yet to find its feet even seven-and-a-half years after it was launched to promote the concept of family health. The MD course in family medicine, a first for a government medical college in the country, too was launched in 2012 here. Though the Medical Council of India stipulates a …

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