A recent paper published in the National Medical Journal of India has emphasised the need to introduce a cadre of mid-level healthcare providers into the health systems to compensate for physician shortages. Coupled with professional practice models that ensure long-term growth and career advancement, MLHPs can bolster India’s journey to achieve and sustain universal health coverage,” Dr. Bhaduri says in …
If one were to think of a public health facility in India, they would imagine long queues of patients lining up for scarce outpatient care, doctors and nurses buzzing around to handle the massive patient list, and security trying hard to keep people in check. Previously, small scale WISN-based assessments have been conducted in India, focused mainly on nurses working …
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 …
