Geoinformatics in Health Facility Analysis by Praveen Kumar Rai & Mahendra Singh Nathawat

Author:Praveen Kumar Rai & Mahendra Singh Nathawat
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

2. Chitaipur

3. Lohta

Total block (3138671)

26

08

06

24

304

10

321

305

7

Total urban (1312342)

152

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–

–

–

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Source: CMO Office, Varanasi District and Self Computed Rai et al. (2011)

It is clear from the Table 4.1 that Aushadhalaya are mostly confined to urban centres besides one each in Baragaon, Cholapur, Chiraiagon, Harhua and Sewapuri development blocks respectively.

Out of total 26 Ayurvedic hospitals in the district the maximum number (5) is found in Harhua block followed by Cholapur (4), Kashi Vidyapith (3 each) except Baragaon (2). Homeopathic hospitals are confined mainly in Cholapur (3), Chiraigaon (3), Pindra (2) and Kashi Vidyapith (2). One Unani hospital situated in Kashi Vidyapith block of the study area. Since people living in rural areas, therefore, it is pertinent to analyse their distribution pattern in the district. Presently, the district as a whole possesses 32 PHCs (8 old PHCs and 24 new PHCs) and 304 sub-centres. In addition, as many as 64 referral centres (eight centres in each block) are being made operational for providing mother and child health care. Against the norms of one sub-centres for every 5000 rural population, a sub-centres in the district caters the health needs of over 8000 rural populations. Most of the sub-centres are being run by one ANM due to shortage of basic health workers. Shortage of health staff has also stopped these centres from carrying out routine immunization programme (twice a week). The analysis of available information reveals that considerable amount of these facilities are found in Araziline, Chiraigaon, Baragaon and Cholapur development blocks while Harhua, Pindra, Sewapuri and Kashi Vidyapith blocks are endowed with poor status in health care facilities (Rai et al. 2011).

The local people in the area travel a long distance to reach the PHCs for addressing their health problems, the sub-centres has also failed to provide mother and child health care and family planning, as it depends on block PHCs for most of health services (Rai et al. 2011).

Some of the rural belts in the study area including Padao, Ramnagar and Lohta are in the grip of quacks, who do not mind playing with the lives of innocent villagers. Due to lack of awareness and knowledge, even the residents of urban areas at times fall prey to these quacks. Around more than dozen unauthorized nursing homes and many privately operated pathological centres with blood bank facilities is running smoothly since many year but all are closed in the past 1 year. These health centres and some maternity clinic are found to be operating near government hospitals in the city and most of them are not registered (Rai et al. 2011).

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