At least 120 poor-performing community health centres where patient admissions are low or they have fewer medical officers than the assigned posts have been identified by the state health department, officials in the department said. Parametres such as less than 1,000 out-patients in a month, less than 50 deliveries or 75 admissions in a month, and one or no medical …
Tirupati: In a move aimed at bolstering healthcare services for tribal communities, the AP government has recently redesignated government-run Community Health Centres in Cumbham and Giddalur of Prakasam district to Tribal Hospitals. Eight months ago, the government had redesignated the CHCs in Yerragondapalem, Markapur and Pedda Dornala into tribal hospitals. “The state government's decision to upgrade these CHCs to tribal …
India accounted for estimated 35,000 maternal deaths or 12% of global maternal deaths in 2017 as per United Nation. Sustainable Development Goal 3 says to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate to 70 per 100,000 live births, and under-five mortality rate by 25 per 1000 live births by 2030 meaning fewer than 18,000 maternal and 6,25,000 deaths of udder five children per …
