This story is from September 15, 2021

Now, health sub-centres in Ghaziabad urban areas too

As many as 162 new health sub-centres and 10 polyclinics will be set up this financial year in Ghaziabad’s urban localities. The concept of the sub-centre was till now limited to rural areas only.
Now, health sub-centres in Ghaziabad urban areas too
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GHAZIABAD: As many as 162 new health sub-centres and 10 polyclinics will be set up this financial year in Ghaziabad’s urban localities. The concept of the sub-centre was till now limited to rural areas only.
Moreover, a plan is afoot to shift 14 sub-centres from rented accommodation to new government buildings. These centres, like mohalla clinics in Delhi, aim to provide primary health services to residents near their homes.
The government is planning to appoint specialists and provide an array of health services to people through these centres.
However, the condition of the existing sub-centres is not quite good. Of the 76 health sub-centres initially planned in Ghaziabad, 34 are lying defunct for months in the absence of community health officers (CHOs).
The government had planned to upgrade the sub-centres that focused on maternal and child healthcare to health and wellness centres in Ghaziabad. The target was to increase the number of such facilities to 76 by 2020-21 fiscal. But only 42 are functional now.
These sub-centres are the first healthcare points in villages and family planning drives, counselling sessions, routine immunisation programmes and ante-natal check-ups are planned at these facilities. Some centres also conduct procedures like insertion of copper IUDs as part of the family planning drive.
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