Due to insufficient healthcare infrastructure in Bijapur, injured soldiers and general public facing complicated ailments were referred to either Jagdalpur (160km) or Raipur (450km). Poor tribal people who couldn’t travel these long distances had to return to their villages seeking remedies from traditional healers (Siraah Guniya).
Prolonged lack of access to modern medical facilities has reinforced the prominence of these traditional healers. If sufficient healthcare infrastructure existed, the population of Bijapur would have received proper care and medical treatment.
Taking into account the existing challenges in healthcare, the district administration came up with an innovative Human Resource strategy, along with improvements in infrastructure and proactive outreach to community.
Infrastructure Improvement:
Recruitment and Retainment of Talented Human Resources:
Community Outreach:
In a district, where there was only one specialist, 15 doctors, and 16 staff nurses, there are now 17 specialists, 30 doctors, and 116 staff nurses. They today serve patients 24x7, and have performed 1,444 major and minor surgeries. In addition, four new PHCs have been built at strategic locations to reduce the distance travelled from 50km to 20km (on an average). These PHCs have also expanded institutional outreach.
Source : Asirational Districts for WEB
Last Modified : 9/4/2023
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