Success-Stories-on-Health-Sector

guJarat
innovations unDer nuhM in surat
urban health anD cliMate resilience centre (a Public health
observatory), surat
enhancing accessibility to
sPecialists’ health anD MeDical care
at PriMary health care centres care
ProbleM stateMent
Climate change is a global phenomenon & it presents
the greatest threat to human health in the 21st
century. Climate change currently contributes heavily
to the global burden of disease and premature deaths
and there shall be an increase in the frequency of cardiorespiratory
diseases due to increases in ground level
ozone. We cannot eliminate changes due to climate, but
we can mitigate the risk with collective efforts.
PrograMMe DescriPtion
The idea is to generate city-based scientific evidence on
the links between climate change and health, assess local
vulnerability to climate impacts and contribute to making
urban settings prepared for and resilient to climate
induced risks/diseases, emergencies and disasters.
Urban health and Climate Resilience Center (UHCRC)
was launched in March 2013 by the Asian Cities Climate
Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) and supported
by Rockefeller foundation through Surat City Climate
Trust in which Surat Municipal Corporation is a main
stakeholder.
UHCRC thrives to become the knowledge hub in the
subject of Urban Health and Climate Change Resilience
& aims include piloting assistance Programmes for city
authorities in India and beyond to improve urban health
services.
PrograMMe outcoMes
1. A national workshop was organized on developing
vulnerability tools and indicators for climate change
and urban health.
2 Urban Service Monitoring System (UrSMS) is one of
the seven projects selected as Project to Watch from 40
projects scrutinized by United Nations Global Pulse.
3. Six Arogya Samvad (Community Health Dialogue
Forum) were organized to know the community
perception on climate change and health vulnerability.
iMPleMenting Partners
Surat Municipal Corporation.
evaluation
Due in this year by international agency.
financial investMent
UHCRC is developed under the seed money (INR.
16561,625) by ACCCRN for 3 years and has an excellent
potential of sustainability.
scalability
keeping in view the achievements of UHCRC, yes it has
a great potential for scaling up.
conclusions/lessons learnt
Evidence based research is one of the key areas of
the Centre with the mission of “Healthier Citizens in
Healthier Cities”.
Contact
Deputy Commissioner Health and Hospital, Surat
Municipal Corporation
Email: desaihs@yahoo.com
ProbleM stateMent
Surat, one of the rapidly growing city with highest
migration rate in the country. 10% of city population
is in slums and 40% of city area is slum. Surat Municipal
Corporation has initiated several need based initiatives at
its cost.
Patients attending UPHC OPD need referral services and
the most in need of such care are likely to drop out for
referral. To minimize drop-out rate of patients in need
of Consultants care a Public Private initiative has been
statrted.
PrograMMe DescriPtion
Consultants services was initiated as pilot as early in the
year 1978, which is enhanced since 2005 and there is a
sustained long term planning to further.
Private consultants (Physician, Obstetrician, Paediatricians,
Anaesthetists, Dermatologists, Ophthalmologist) are
invited to join as honorary consultants to provide fix day
fix site services at at 22 UPHCs selected on the base of OPD
load and population characteristics.
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