Hospitals to be ramped up to check infant deaths
KOZHIKODE: In a bid to bring down the infant mortality rate, the district unit of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is planning a proposal to beef up hospital infrastructure in government and private hospitals in the district. The plan is likely to be ready in two weeks and will be submitted to the state government.
The current IMR in the district is 12 per 1,000 births and effort of NRHM is to bring it down to 6 per 1,000 births. According to Dr A Baburaj, district programme manager, NRHM, the proposal will include detailed information on staff and equipment required at government hospitals. It will also give impetus to training programmes for doctors and paramedical staff.
The NRHM will also suggest ramping up the gynaecology wards of government hospitals and setting up of blood banks and transfusion centres. It will give priority to pre-delivery awareness programmes and immunization drives. "We are planning to organize training programme for private hospital doctors and staff on the modern technologies used in gynecology," says Dr Baburaj.
Reduction of Mother Mortality Rate ( MMR) will also be given impetus under the next five year plan. Besides, a comprehensive plan to prevent communicable disease in the district will also be proposed. Cleanliness drive and awareness programmes on the need for proper waste management system will also be included in the proposal. "We will recommend the government to set up high-tech health care centres for early detection and treatment of non-communicable diseases," said Baburaj.
The current IMR in the district is 12 per 1,000 births and effort of NRHM is to bring it down to 6 per 1,000 births
The proposal will include detailed information on staff and equipment required at government hospitals. It also give impetus to training programmes for doctors and paramedical staff.
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