Health & Family Welfare 

Health facilities are available both in curative and preventive aspects. At present it has one District Hospital, One Medical College Hospital, One Sub-Divisional Hospital, 5 Rural Hospitals, 17 BPHC,68 PHC, 2 Panchayat run PHC and 508 Sub-Centres. The Secondary label Hospitals, i.e., DH,SDH and RH has been included under HSDP-II for up-gradation and better facilities. Another Sub-Divisional hospital at Khatra is under construction. There are 13 dental units in the district.

Future Prospect

Secondary tier Hospitals (District Hospital , Sub-Divisional Hospital, Rural Hospital /CHC)

1.                    Fill up of Critical gaps of manpower (Medical officer and Paramedical Persons) by contract.     

 2.                  Infrastructural improvement and renovation to increase the space both in Indoor and Out Patient Dept. under SHSDP-II.

3.                    Procurement of instrument in order to increase the investigational   facilities.

4.                    Scientific disposal of Wastes.

5.                    Cleaning of the Hospital complex by contractual agencies under SHSDP-II. 

Primary tier Hospitals (BPHC, PHC & Sub-Centres)

1.                    Promotion of  Preventive and referral Services.

2.                   Improvement of infrastructure with Special Stress on Service, cleaning and waste disposal.

 The following facilities have been provided at S.D. Hospital during last year :- 

1.        Bed space for patient increased . 

            2.   ECG Facility is available . Cardiology patient being treated. 

3.   Blood test for RE, Sugar, Urea etc, available. 

                  4.   O.T. facilities extended. 

5.   Preparatory steps were taken for opening  New morgue. 

6.   Arrangement has been made to shift the Isolation ward to a new Spacious Building. 

7         Pediatric ward started functioning.  

To extend Health facilities to the wider cross section of society the following activities are proposed during this year.                           

Ø       Upgradation of Sub-centres with provision for improved services through the Health workers. 

Ø       Improvement of services and strengthening of infrastructural  facilities at the District  

        Hospital, BPHC and Rural Hospital.

 Ø       Repair and renovation of BPHC and PHC Building.

 Ø       Supply of Medicine, Vaccine and improved equipments to the District as well as Rural  

       Hospital and BPHC.

 Ø       Successful launching of immunization Programme, Malaria and Fileria, Blindness control  Programme, Leprosy elimination Programme, Tuberculosis control Programme, Prevention of food adulteration Programme.

 Ø       Launchings or awareness building campaign through IEC Programme.

 Ø       For Execution of above programme the fund from BMS Health Sector, SHSDP and     

      Grant in Aid has been mobilized.

             District Hospital

1.                    O.P.D services started in 2000.

2.                    Other infrastructural  development for Indoor facilities are under process.

Type of Health Centre