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and Markundal with commutative at early identification and early intervention
expenditure of Rupees2.50 crore. Primary for children from birth to 18 years to cover
Health Centre (PHC) Trigam, NTPHC defects of birth , deficiencies , diseases and
Nowgam, PHC Amchikundal Baharabad, development delays including disability.
additional accommodation for PHC Hajin, During the year 2016-17, 57538
Allopathic dispensary at Burnai Tulial are beneficiaries of 0-18 years have been
also progressing at an estimated cost of Rs. screened while as 6098 children found
1.76 crore, Rs.1.81 crore, Rs. 93.92 lacs, positive for identified health conditions and
Rs.1.64 crore and Rs. 1.67 crore reoffered to Community Health Centres/
respectivel To provide better diagnostic tertiary care institutions. During last
facilities in the existing health institutions of financial year Rs. 8.41 core have been
the district, 11 machinery equipment incurred on various programmes of
including Multi- Channel ECG and Labour National Health Mission including
Room Delivery Electric Bed costing Rs. 36 Baseflexipool, Immunization, NRHM
lac have been installed during the current Additionalities and pulse polio, JSY, JSSK
year. The district has a fleet of 48 and other heads.
ambulances / vehicles available in all the 3 Indian System of Medicine (ISM) is also
blocks of Hajin, Gurez and Bandipora.
playing an important role in extending
National Health Mission, earlier health care facilities in the district. The
known as National Rural Health Mission is system is administratively controlled by
also playing a vital role in extension and District Nodal Officer ISM. During the year
improving of Health care facilities in the 2016-17, 123184 patients have been
district. The key strategies of the mission provided health care facilities under AYUSH
includes establishment of the District health .As many as 24 outdoor camps have been
societies, Rogi kalyan samities (RKS), organized in the district ,in which 9783
Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition patients have been treated while as 65
Committees, engagement of ASHA workers school health and hygiene camps have also
, establishment of Baby Care Corners and been organized in which 1909 school
other related activities, aiming at to involve children have been treated.
society for better Improvement of health
The efforts put in place by the
sector.
Government for further development of the
Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY) is the health sector in the district is not the end
safe motherhood intervention with the point , but is a continuous process as there
objective of maternal and neonatal mortality is always scope for further improvement of
by promoting institutional deliveries among the sector.
poor pregnant women. During last financial
Meanwhile imprudent plans and
year 4367 mothers have been given fumbling governance has left the ongoing
incentive under JSY for institutional and construction of multi- corore project of
home deliveries in both rural and urban district Hospital Bandipora in limbo. The
areas, while as ASHA workers have been construction of hospital was first started in
given incentive for 5464 cases under the 2003,and then minister of state Mr. Usman
said scheme.
Majid laid foundation stone of it at Nusoo
Under Janani Shishu Suraksha which was later changed aimed political
Karyakram( JSSK) thousands of pregnant interests of local representatives.
women have been provided free Medicare
After over sixteen years of work with
facilities including drugs and diagnostic
an additional expenditure, the multi-corore
facilities , besides free referral transport.
project of hospital Construction is far from
Under Immunization programme, 4137
being complete.
BCG, 3267 LPV III and 6802 Measles doses
have been administered during the year while patients as well as medicos are
2016-17. Another important scheme suffering in a packed Health Centre like un-
Rashtriya Bal Swasthya karyakram officially declared 'district hospital.
(RBSK) of National Health Mission is aiming
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