HARYANA
In rural Haryana, community health centres 96% short of specialists
Against requirement of 496, there are just 22 specialists

Updated At: May 12, 2022 01:05 PM

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Tribune News Service
Bhartesh Singh Thakur
Chandigarh, May 11
The community health centres (CHCs) in rural Haryana are 96 per cent short of the required strength of specialists. The Rural Health Statistics 2020-21 report says that against the requirement of 496, there are just 22 specialists.
The specialists include surgeons, obstetricians and gynaecologists, paediatricians and physicians. According to the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines, four specialists are needed per CHC. In the 124 CHCs in rural Haryana, there are just three surgeons, nine obstetricians and gynaecologists, six physicians, and four paediatricians.
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