HEALTH DYNAMICS OF INDIA
HEALTH DYNAMICS OF INDIA
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- Previously known as the Rural Health Statistics, the report provides comprehensive annual data on health infrastructure and human resources.
- There are 714 district hospitals, and 362 medical colleges in India.
Rural Rise in health facilities:
- Between 2005 to 2023, number of SCs, PHCs, and CHCs, has increased.
More PHCs in rural areas:
- Around 32,000 PHCs are functioning around the country of which around 25000 PHCs are in rural areas.
Shortage of doctors: Between 2005 to 2023, availability (in position) of doctors and medical officers in PHCs has increased from around 20,000 to around 32,000.
However, vacancy has also almost doubled in the same period.
- Infrastructure gap:
- Most of the Sub-Centres (SCs) in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh among others are running in rented buildings.
Urban Inter-State disparity in availability of services:
- There is a shortfall of around 36% of U-PHCs (Urban PHCs) as per the urban population norms.
- However, U-PHCs exist above the required norms in Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Chandigarh and Delhi.
- Infrastructure gap: Most of the U-PHCs in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Praadesh, among others are functioning in rented buildings.