Adherence to Indian public health standard guidelines: Assessment of infrastructure facilities in primary health centres of Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

Uday W. Narlawar; Ujjwal Sourav

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Adherence to Indian public health standard guidelines: Assessment of infrastructure facilities in primary health centres of Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

Uday W. Narlawar, Ujjwal Sourav

Abstract :

Since their establishment PHCs were constantly criticized for poor infrastructure facilities, and considered as one of the major hurdles in health care delivery. Aim & objectives: To assess the Infrastructure facilities at the primary health centers in Nagpur district of Maharashtra as per IPHS 2012.Material & methods: One primary health center from each block were selected in Nagpur district of Maharashtra. Data was collected as per proforma of IPHS 2012.Results: 12(92.3%) PHCs had own government building, 9 (69.2%) PHCs had the boundary wall with gate, 5(38.5%) PHCs were located close to garbage dump, cattle shed. All of the 13 (100%) PHCs had the availability of emergency room, drug dispensing counter, registration counters, and OPD rooms. Conclusions: None of the PHCs completely adhered to the IPHS standards for infrastructure facilities. Limitations: In the present study selection of district was done purposefully