Looking at the apparent infrastructure of the health care system
in Gujarat one would be fooled into thinking all is well. As compared
to the norms of how many Primary Health Centres or Community Health
Centres or Sub Centres are needed per thousand people, Gujarat is
bursting with health. But go slightly deeper into what staff is
available is available and one gets a totally different picture. Form
my tramping through the villages and slums of my constituency this
discrepancy is appearing more and more frequently. Tackling this with
motivated and trained staff is a conundrum which would have to be
solved.
in Gujarat one would be fooled into thinking all is well. As compared
to the norms of how many Primary Health Centres or Community Health
Centres or Sub Centres are needed per thousand people, Gujarat is
bursting with health. But go slightly deeper into what staff is
available is available and one gets a totally different picture. Form
my tramping through the villages and slums of my constituency this
discrepancy is appearing more and more frequently. Tackling this with
motivated and trained staff is a conundrum which would have to be
solved.
| Table 2: Health Infrastructure in Gujarat as on March 2007 | ||||
| Particulars | Required | In-position | Shortfall | |
| Sub-center | 7263 | 7274 | 0 | |
| Primary Health Center (PHC) | 1172 | 1073 | 99 | |
| Community Health Center (CHC) | 293 | 273 | 20 | |
| Health worker Female/ANM at sub-center | 7274 | 7071 | 203 | |
| Health worker Female/ANM at sub-center & PHC | 8347 | 7071 | 1276 | |
| Health Worker Male at subcenters | 7274 | 3347 | 3927 | |
| Doctor at PHC | 1073 | 1034 | 3 | |
Surgeons at CHCs |
273 | 70 | 307 | |
Obstetricians & Gynaecologists at CHCs |
273 | 6 | 267 | |
| Physicians at CHC | 273 | 0 | 273 | |
| Paediatricians at CHCs | 273 | 6 | 267 | |
| Total specialists at CHCs | 1092 | 82 | 1010 | |
| Radiographers | 273 | 124 | 149 | |
| Pharmacist | 1346 | 814 | 532 | |
| Laboratory Technicians | 1346 | 899 | 447 | |
| Nurse/Midwife | 2984 | 1585 | 1399 | |
| Source: Rural Health Statistics Bulletin, March 2007 |
And how are you going to fill in the vacancies. Why should any post-graduate doctor work at a PHC with the measly pay.
What kind of solution do you have to offer. As an MP you only have 4 crores to work with for local development
Total central GDP for health is < 4%.
Mallikaben,
You need to visit each and every sector in Gandhinagar city - let there be “Sheri nataks”, you should walk in each street and greet people in the sectors of the city - don”t neglect these people while you harp on poor people and other important issues - remember, city has mostly educated and service-oriented people - who are the major vote-bank for Advani - you must interact with them and take them in confidence.