Shimla, May 9
Even as the percentage of free institutional deliveries has gone up in Himachal from 50 to 64 since the launch of “Maitri Sewa Yojna” in August last year, the disproportionate distribution of these births at the health institutions has prompted the government to assess the situation block wise rather than district wise.
No doubt having touched an all-time high of 95 per cent institutional deliveries in Hamirpur district, the scheme has hit off very well, but then within some of the districts there is too much of disparity. While not even one delivery took place in the Civil Hospital at Garli in Kangra district, there were almost 200 deliveries at Haripur Primary Health Centre (PHC), close to Jwalamukhi.
As a major step towards providing the free delivery service to people close to their home, the Health Department last week took a decision that a total of 125 health institutions will be provided with a minimum of three doctors and five nurses. This will include all district and civil hospitals and some of the PHCs where the patient burden is more.
While some of the districts like Hamirpur and Shimla have touched a high of 95 and 92 per cent institutional deliveries, respectively, there are some districts like Chamba where the figure is abysmally low at 34. “Henceforth, we will monitor the statistics of free institutional deliveries at the block level to bring about uniformity and provide services even in the remote areas,” an official said.
A flip side of the free delivery scheme has been that the district hospitals are getting burdened as people avoid going to civil hospitals and PHCs. A perfect example of this is Kandaghat where only eight deliveries took place as a majority offered to avail the free service at Kamla Nehru Hospital in Shimla.
Similarly, while the aggregate percentage for free institutional deliveries in Shimla district is very high at 92, in remote areas like Nerwa, Chopal and Kupvi this figure far low. Though the figure for tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti is satisfactory, that is on the account of the fact that most women delivered at Rampur or at Kullu-Manali.
As such the facility is yet to reach out uniformly to one and all in various parts of the state. The Atal Swashtya Yojna has been a major help, especially in case of deliveries. Statistics of the Health Department reveal that 23 per cent of the total use of these ambulances was by expectant mothers with 114 giving birth while in transit in the vehicle.
Even as the percentage of free institutional deliveries has gone up in Himachal from 50 to 64 since the launch of “Maitri Sewa Yojna” in August last year, the disproportionate distribution of these births at the health institutions has prompted the government to assess the situation block wise rather than district wise.
No doubt having touched an all-time high of 95 per cent institutional deliveries in Hamirpur district, the scheme has hit off very well, but then within some of the districts there is too much of disparity. While not even one delivery took place in the Civil Hospital at Garli in Kangra district, there were almost 200 deliveries at Haripur Primary Health Centre (PHC), close to Jwalamukhi.
As a major step towards providing the free delivery service to people close to their home, the Health Department last week took a decision that a total of 125 health institutions will be provided with a minimum of three doctors and five nurses. This will include all district and civil hospitals and some of the PHCs where the patient burden is more.
While some of the districts like Hamirpur and Shimla have touched a high of 95 and 92 per cent institutional deliveries, respectively, there are some districts like Chamba where the figure is abysmally low at 34. “Henceforth, we will monitor the statistics of free institutional deliveries at the block level to bring about uniformity and provide services even in the remote areas,” an official said.
A flip side of the free delivery scheme has been that the district hospitals are getting burdened as people avoid going to civil hospitals and PHCs. A perfect example of this is Kandaghat where only eight deliveries took place as a majority offered to avail the free service at Kamla Nehru Hospital in Shimla.
Similarly, while the aggregate percentage for free institutional deliveries in Shimla district is very high at 92, in remote areas like Nerwa, Chopal and Kupvi this figure far low. Though the figure for tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti is satisfactory, that is on the account of the fact that most women delivered at Rampur or at Kullu-Manali.
As such the facility is yet to reach out uniformly to one and all in various parts of the state. The Atal Swashtya Yojna has been a major help, especially in case of deliveries. Statistics of the Health Department reveal that 23 per cent of the total use of these ambulances was by expectant mothers with 114 giving birth while in transit in the vehicle.
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