The Times of India                26.09.2013  

Govt okays 3 primary health centres for urban slums

BAHRAICH: District magistrate Kinjal Singh has announced that the government has sanctioned three primary health centres in urban slums under the Urban health mission scheme. The three centres would be set up at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore.

She said that the proposal was sent to the government three months ago for setting up PHCs at Salarganj, Qazipura and Buxipura. Following the government nod, leprosy centre at Salarganj would be renovated and converted into a PHC. The urban health post at Buxipura, which is being operated from a rented building, too would be converted into a PHC. Similarly, the old hospital at Qazipura too would be renovated.

The DM said that Rs 1.46 crore would be spent on purchase of equipments and renovation of the three centres.

DM said that 15 ANM, nine staff nurses, three lab technicians, three urban health coordinators and a data entry operator would be recruited for the three urban PHCs on contractual basis. The urban ANM already posted would be deployed on these centres, while 37 urban Asha workers too would be recruited. According to the urban development authority, the city has 30 slums and 37 Asha workers would be selected for these areas. The Asha workers would constitute 74 women treatment committees, with every Asha worker being responsible for two committees, comprising of 10 women each.

All the works would be done under the National Urban Health Mission. Three specialist doctors would also be appointed at urban PHCs for better treatment of patients, including a gynecologist, a pediatrician, and a physician.