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1 lnLroducLlon Lo healLh care sysLem
2 MlnlsLry of healLh
3 Area wlse hosplLals
4 PealLh care sLrucLure
3 ubllc healLh sysLem
a Crg sLrucLure
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6 Access Lo healLh secLor
7 rlorlLy area Lo supporL healLh
8 CurrenL lssues and lnlLlaLlve
9 ollcles regardlng healLh care sysLem
10 SLraLegles Lo supporL healLh sysLem
11 PealLh secLor corrupLlon
12 Concluslon and recommendaLlon
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FederaI Government Expenditure
on HeaIth (2007-08)
Development Expenditure Rs. 14.272 billion
Current Expenditure Rs. 3.791 billion

HeaIth Indicators
nIant Mortality Rate (MR)
(per 1000 persons)
76.7
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
(per 100,000 live births)
350
Under -5mortality rate
(per 1000 persons)
101
Parasite ncidence oI Malaria
(per 1000 persons)
0.75
ncidence oI TB (per 100,000 persons) 181
Fertility Rate (percentage) 4.1 (source: NPS)
Contraceptive prevalence rate 30 (source: NPS)
Births attended by skilled persons 19
Population growth rate 1.9
Total Population 159.06: million
(source NPS)

HeaIth Services DeIivery (2006-07)
Total Health Facilities 13,937
Hospitals 965
Dispensaries 4,916
Basic Health Units 4,872
Rural Health Centers 595
MCH Centers 1,138
TB Centers 371
First Aid Points: 1,080
Beds in hospitals & dispensaries 105,005
Population per bed 1,515
Population to health Iacility ratio 11,413



Human Resources(Registered, 2007)
Doctors 107,835
Doctors registered as specialists 19,623
Dentists 7446
Dental specialists 433
Nurses 43,646
Midwives 2,788
Lady Health Visitors 3,864
Lady Health Workers 95,000
Lady Health Supervisors 3,385
Population per doctor 1,475
Population per dentist 21,362
Population per nurse 3,644

cademic Institutions(2007)
Public sector: Medical colleges 23
Dental colleges 9
Private sector Medical colleges: 24
Dental colleges: 12

FederaIIy dministered MedicaI FaciIities
Total health Iacilities includes 7 hospitals, 39dispensaries, 1 TB clinic,
4 MCH Centers, 3 RHCs, 14 BHUs Reported data Ior 09 hospitals
and dispensaries ( 2006-07)

Patients treated in OPD 4,637,970
Patients operated 74,444
Patients attended in emergency 922,037


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