September 18, 2018

Healthcare services now at their doorstep, for the people of Kabirdham

In an effort to improve access to health care for the people of District Kabirdham in Chhattisgarh, District authorities have sanctioned health camps to be conducted in each village at the sub-center level, with a minimum of one camp being set up every fortnight. These camps are run by a team consisting of the local Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) In-charge and other paramedical staff. Every PHC In-charge is required to conduct these camps in every village under their respective PHC and Sub Health Centre (SHC), especially in often hard-to-reach areas which are populated by those people categorized by the Government of India as ‘Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups’ (PVTGs).

Each health camp is equipped with the necessary screening equipment and is scheduled according to a plan prepared by the District Programme Management Unit under the orders of the Chief Medical & Health Officer to coincide with the community-hosted weekly markets known as ‘Hawat Bazaars’, so that the maximum number of people can be reached.

The health camp involves examination of the patient by the Medical Officer or the Assistant Medical Officer followed by the recording of details such as nature of complaint(s) and their duration, general clinical examination, investigation and category of the disease and drugs prescribed for the same, in the Registration-cum-Prescription Card and the Medical Screening Form. Patients treated as out-patients would be issued medicines prescribed by the Screening doctor. Those patients who are referred to a specialist would be examined and their details would be mentioned in a Health Referral Card with specifications regarding when they should report to the District Hospital for following up on the check-up/treatment prescribed. Those who are not referred to any specialist would be provided with medicines as per the Medical Officer’s prescription.

Apart from bringing quality health care in terms of examination, prescription, distribution of medicines and referrals to the doorsteps of Kabirdham’s people, these health camps are also intended to identify beneficiaries for different health care schemes such as the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB), National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) etc. The data collected in these health camps would also factor majorly in introducing various healthcare schemes at the village level since they open up the screening process to each and every village of the taluka. What is significant about these health camps is also that they provide basic awareness that would go a long way towards informing and supporting the health care needs of the villagers of District Kabirdham.



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