Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
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Table 43 Manpower in Health SectorCategorya. Medical OfficersAdministrativeGrade- SeniorAdministrativeGrade- DeputySpecialistMedicalOfficersPGIM TraineesGrade MedicalOfficersIntern MedicalOfficersLine<strong>Ministry</strong>8,86863268891,0696,157664Provincial5,2123217327084,548283Total14,08395431,2161,07710,705947b. Dental Surgeons 498 711 1,209C. RegisteredMedical Officers/Assistant Medical 121 1,023 1,144Officers(RMO/AMO)d.Nursing Officers 18,177 9,585 27,762Special GradeNursing OfficersGrade I NursingOfficersGrade II NursingOfficersDirector Nursing2081,57016,39603709338,5822782,50324,97803e. Midwives 1,107 7,619 8,726f. Para MedicalStaffPharmacistsMedicalLaboratoryTechnologistsPhysiotherapistsRadiographersOccupationalTherapistsDental TherapistsMicroscopistPublic HealthInspectorsECG RecordistsDispensers7499622613577910601352439844746061120133693111,554721,0961,1961,422322477923793711,6893151,194g. Attendents 3,568 4,621 8,189Source: Management Information Unit, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong>HealthThe following are the sector strategies-1. Create a country free from majorcommunicable diseases2. The growing incidence <strong>and</strong>mortality from non communicablediseases will be brought under control<strong>and</strong> reduced through preventive <strong>and</strong>curative actions3. Increase resources for preventive care4. Improve efficiency <strong>of</strong> healthcaredelivery services1825. Develop <strong>and</strong> maintain Centres <strong>of</strong>Excellence in Cardiology, Oncology,Neurology <strong>and</strong> Neuro-trauma6. Improve facilities for medicalresearch7. Develop a network <strong>of</strong> modernhospitals with state-<strong>of</strong>-the-arttechnologies <strong>and</strong> pleasant livingenvironment8. Provide mental health services moreeffectively9. Introduce effective <strong>and</strong> affordable newtechnologies <strong>and</strong> innovations into thestate healthcare services10. Regulate drug pricesThe country faces several emergingchallenges such as increasing Noncommunicable diseases whilecommunicable diseases still remain achallenge, increasing elderly carerehabilitation due to rapid increase inelderly population, continuing challengesin maternal <strong>and</strong> child health <strong>and</strong> vaccinepreventable diseases, malnutrition thatremains high amongst children under five,the increasing costs in healthcare <strong>and</strong>regularizing the private sector.Human resource requirements for keycategories in the health sector such asdoctors, nurses, etc <strong>and</strong> infrastructuredevelopment should be addressed in atimely manner in order to meet the needs<strong>of</strong> the health sector Most <strong>of</strong> the jobcategories <strong>of</strong> health sector staff areundergoing vast changes due totechnological advancement in the field <strong>of</strong>medical technology <strong>and</strong> the increasingquality consciousness. Therefore, inservice training is an emerging need to beaddressed.To ensure elderly health care,establishment <strong>of</strong> rehabilitation centers isalso a pressing need. It is required toestablish a health information system (ebased).Itis necessary to encourage publicprivatepartnership both in the provision<strong>and</strong> financing <strong>of</strong> decentralized healthfacilities. There is also a suggestion to give
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