Bhubaneswar: Ministry of Well being &Household Welfare, Authorities of India has felicitated Odisha for reaching the goal of December 2022, for operationalization of Well being and Wellness Facilities (HWC) within the State.
On behalf of H&FW Division, Dr Brundha D, Mission Director, Nationwide Well being Mission has obtained the coveted award from Union Minister, Well being & Household Welfare on the eve of Common Well being Protection Day celebration at Varanasi on Sunday.
As on right now, 6304 HWCs are operational within the State to offer complete main healthcare providers. 4792 Sub Facilities, 1260 Main Well being Facilities (PHCs), 105 City Main Well being Facilities, 44 City Well being & Wellness Centre (UHWC) and 100 AYUSH dispensaries have been transformed and strengthened as HWCs.
In these HWCs, 12 sorts of main healthcare providers together with expanded vary of prognosis and medicines are supplied.
As well as, specialist and tremendous specialist consultations are additionally supplied by means of telemedicine (e-Sanjeevani) providers by linking with District Headquarter Hospitals, Medical Schools & Hospitals and different Tertiary degree healthcare establishments.
Yoga periods and varied sorts of wellness actions are performed at HWCs as a part of preventive well being. Inhabitants primarily based screening of frequent NCD like hypertension, Diabetes, oral, breast, cervical most cancers, and different communicable ailments like leprosy are performed recurrently by HWC crew together with ASHAs.
