It will be the first State in the country to do so. The State Urban Health Mission will seek to set up Urban Health Centres over a population of one lakh which will provide curative, promotive and preventive health services. Besides, poly-clinics and dispensaries will be operationalized in many cities.
Outreach services will be provided through ANMs and community health motivators. This mission will be implemented in a phased manner initially focusing on urban areas with large slum population.
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
- Health department has manifold functions and duties which are as under :-
- Provide promotive , preventive , curative and rehabilitative services to the community through primary health care delivery system
- Provide equitable and quality health care at primary, secondary and tertiary level.
- Extension, expansion and consolidation of rural health infrastructure.
- Respond to the local community health needs and request.
- It takes many steps for population stabilization.
- Provide Reproductive and Child Health Services with the objective of reducing MMR & IMR.
- Provide immunization services against vaccine preventive diseases of childhood as well as pregnant mothers against tetanus during child birth.
- Provide Family Welfare Services.
- Provide Essential Obstetric Care.
- Enforcement of PNDT Act to prevent Sex Determination.
- Implement and monitor various National Health Programmes.
- Provide emergency obstetric care.
- Ensure potable drinking water and basic sanitation facilities.
- Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases through active disease surveillance and timely remedial measures.
- Provide treatment for common disease and injuries including emergency medical care.
- Provide essential drugs, materials, equipments & modern medical/surgical gadgets for diagnosis and treatment of patients.
- Birth and Registration through Civil Registration System.
- Work with other sectors in promoting activities and initiatives related to health.10 | P a g e
- Promotion of proper and balanced nutrition – To raise the health status of thecommunity.
- Provide in service orientation training to the medical and paramedical personnel’s – To update their knowledge and sharpen their skills.
- Enforcement of various Acts like Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, Drugs & Cosmetic Act, Human organ Transplant, Mental health Act, Radiation protection Ac-, MTP Act, Birth & Registration Act, Human Anatomy Act and implementation Of Bio Medical Waste Management & Handling rules.
- Educate community to bring about behavioral change regarding various Health and Family Welfare programmes thereby improving the quality of life – through various mass media activities.
- Conduct Medico Legal and Postmortem examination.
- Conduct Medical Examination for first entry into Govt. service, driving license, disability, medical fitness, communication of pension etc.
- Issuance of manufacturing, wholesale & retail drug license.
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